The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
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Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.
Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.
Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.
We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.
Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia.
The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.
Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.
We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.
Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia.
The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
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Today's Mystery:A reporter wants his paper to run a story identifying the murderer of a river boy, when no body has been found and there's no evidence he was murdered.Original Radio Broadcast: October 26, 1949Originating from New YorkStarring: Beryl Firestone as Harold Faller; Hazel Logan; Jim Boles; Jim Stevens; Scott Tennyson; Bob Dryden; Sandy BickhartSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: The Saint becomes inovlved when everyone wants to buy an old junker of a car from an elderly man.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 14, 1949Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar,Lurene Tuttle, Dan O'Herlihy, Tony Barrett, Barney Phillips, Fred Howard.Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Chris, Patreon supporter since February 2019Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Adventure: A spy plans to use a dog to destroy a critical research facility.Original Radio Broadcast: July 25, 1945Originating from New YorkStarring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Maurice TarplinTo subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar receives a telephone call from a denizen of the Parisian underworld about an insured oil painting.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 22, 1959Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; G. Stanley Jones; Forrest Lewis; Harry Bartell; Joseph Kearns; Bert Holland; Byron KaneWhen making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comBecome one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netThank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Greg, Patreon supporter since January 2023Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: Friday goes undercover as a narcotics buyer after getting a tip from an informant about a new narcotics ring operating in LA.Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 3, 1952Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs; Stacy HarrisSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Old Time Radio Fan, Patreon supporter since September 2023Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: A young man is found murdered in a club in Spanish Harlem.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 27, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant MuggavanSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Lisa, Patreon supporter since April 2016.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery:Reporter Ray Sprigle undertakes an effort to free a man who claims to have been wrongfully convicted of murder at the plea of his ex-wife.Original Radio Broadcast: October 12, 1949Originating from New YorkStarring: Bill Smith as Ray Sprigle; Barbara Weeks; George Petrie; Joshua Shelley; Eric Dressler; Humphrey Davis; Jim BolesSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Ronda, Patreon supporter since October 2020Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: The Saint makes an emergency landing in a small town and finds people immediately threatening him to get him to leave town.Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 31, 1949Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar; Harry Bartell; Tony Barrett; Barney Phillips; Colleen Collins; Fred HowardSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Heidi, Patreon supporter since March 2018.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Adventure: David Harding looks into the suicide of a prominent wealthy man tied to the war effort.Original Radio Broadcast: June 13, 1945Originating from New YorkStarring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as PetersTo subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Today's Mystery: An eccentric elderly woman has Johnny guard her while she's wearing a valuable necklace to a party.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 15, 1959Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lillian Buyeff; Jack Edwards; Barney Phillips; ForrestLewis; Eric SnowdenWhen making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comBecome one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netThank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Scott, Patreon supporter since June 2016.Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery:Joe mourns the death of his partner Ben Romero as he joins the search for two escaped robbers.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 27, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs, Vic Perrin, Herb ButterfieldSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Shelia, Patreon supporter since February 2020.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: Danny gets a tip that a wealthy woman's life is endangered. Her ski instructor is murdered instead.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 21, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Betty Lou Gerson; Ted Osborne; Irene TedrowSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Jacqueline, Patreon supporter since August 2018Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery:A reporter with a reputation for making errors tries to solve the murder of a laundry owner.Original Radio Broadcast: July 20, 1949Originating from New YorkStarring: Jackson Beck as Tom Mercer; Barbara Townsend; Alice Rinehart; Ted Osborn; Santos Ortega; Gil Mack; Milton HermanSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Jacqueline, Patreon supporter since August 2018.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: When a treasury agent, a childhood friend of Simon Templar, is shot to death and the SaintOriginal Radio Broadcast Date:Originating from HollywoodStarred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar, Jeff ChandlerSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the DaySupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to a small Nevada mining town to investigate the death of an insured elderly man married to a twenty-seven year-old woman.Original Radio Broadcast Date:Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Lillian Buyeff, Irene Tedrow, D. J. Thompson, Herb Ellis, Marvin Miller, Forrest Lewis, Bob Bruce, Russ ThorsonWhen making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comBecome one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netThank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Rodger, Patreon supporter since July 2024.Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Adventure: A military officer is murdered on a train and David Harding suspects enemy involvement and enlists the help of a refugees to track down a suspected foreign agent. Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1943 Originating in New York Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding To subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net
Today's Mystery: A desperate criminal is gunning for Johnny after failing to kill him last week.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1959Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Lucille Meredith, James McCallion, Russ Thorson, Sam Edwards, Herb VigranWhen making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comBecome one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netThank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: T, Patreon supporter since July 2025.Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Todays Mystery:The daughter of a banker is kidnapped from her business school.Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 13, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Vic Perrin, Herb ButterfieldSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day:Richard, Patreon supporter since October 2025.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: A cop is found in a fire at a chemical plant.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1951Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Tony Barrett, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Tony Barrett, Michael Ann Barrett, Paula Winslowe, Herb Butterfield, Edwin MaxSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreonSupporter of the Day:Tanya, Patreon supporter since August 2024.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesBecome one of ourfriends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
Today's Mystery: A reporter tries to get justice for a man who claims to have been mistaken for someone else.Original Radio Broadcast: June 8, 1949Originating in New YorkStarring John Sylvester as Julian Housman, Canada Lee, Jim Boles, Eric Dressler, Bill Smith, Georgia Burke, and Scott TennysonSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day:Dianne, Patreon supporter since July 2023Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesBecome one of ourfriends on Facebook.Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectivesJoin us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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On the closing commentary: Agreed that the script is so horribly truncated to fit the time limit the writer has effectively had to cover the equivalent of a Jack Reacher novel, whilst having to introduce the audience to the lead character. It's so obvious that a two (or more) part version would be better, especially because the book is fast-paced and offers multiple cliffhanger moments that really It's worth discussing what sort of constraints in the USA's radio businesses prevented that. FWIW the lead character being bored in London after returning from South Africa is definitely not because he's a "businessman". That was the wildest part of the British Empire then; the British equivalent of the American Wild West. It's also a US 'tell' that his name is mispronounced throughout. Hann-eye, not Hann-ay (as in 'hay'). It's a bit puzzling for a Brit why they couldn't just read it as written. But then we have the deeper mystery of why Americans struggle with correctly pronouncing the names
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always have had a love for old time radio shows.I all types except the westerns great that CBS had shows all the way I to the 1970's
host talks too long before episode starts but it's his podcast,so be it.
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only 2 mi 42 secs downloaded on Cadtbox
love listening to this.
I wish there was an app that would the decelerate speech .Tired of listening to what sounds like the a disclaimer at the end of a commercial.
Ran out of time, I guess.
Loved this so much!! Thank you for allowing us to enjoy it. Caron Brown Little Elm, TX
Loved this!
sound quality on this is basically un-listenable
I love it 🥰
does anyone know what the sports car is that the guy crashed in? I can't hear it well enough to search but I'm really curious!
memories!!!