The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3

Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 7-9 which were released between 2015 and 2018, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of <i>The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio<a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-ol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> </a></i><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-ol" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.<br /><br />Picking up where we left off at the end of<a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio-volume-2--5901852" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Volume 2</a>, Volume 3 begins by continuing Michael Shayne, Private Detective with Wally Maher, Crime Files of Flammond, The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, Nick Carter, Master Detective, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with Bob Bailey, and Dragnet.<br /><br />In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Classics:<br /><ul><li>The hard-boiled New Orleans-based <i>New Adventures of Michael Shayne </i>with Jeff Chandler</li><li>The detective series in which Basil Rathbone plays himself called <i>Tales of Fatima</i></li><li>The Shadow knock-off detective series <i>The Avenger </i></li><li>The Rex Harrison-helmed Adventure-Detective Series, <i>The Private Files of Rex Saunders</i></li><li>The Mercedes McCambridge legal thriller series <i>Defense Attorney</i></li><li>Dick Powell as <i>Richard Diamond, Private Detective</i></li><li>The Boston Blackie radio series. We feature episodes both with the Screen Boston Blackie Chester Morris as well as RIchard Kollmar, who'd star in the long-running Syndicated Boston Blackie radio series</li><li>Frank Lovejoy stars in Night Beat which tell the adventures of newspaper  Columnist Randy Stone as he uncovers mystery and human drama in his after-dark vigil.</li><li>The Mike Hammer radio series <i>That Hammer Guy</i></li><li>New York-based  Yours Truly Johnny Dollar radio episodes that bring the character into the 1960s with stars Bob Readkick and Mandel Kramer</li><li>The Frank Sinatra Detective series where he plays <i>Rocky Fortune</i> a young man in search of steady employment who finds himself involved in mysteries instead.</li><li>The longest-running Golden Age radio detective series Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons</li><li>The Adventures of Rocky Jordan in Cairo, Egypt as mystery, intrigue and adventure find him at the Cafe Tambourine</li></ul><i>Also </i>listen to even more obscure series such as <i>ABC Mystery Theater, The Judge,</i>  <i>Bishop and the Garogyle, </i>That <i>Strong Guy,  Hollywood Mystery Time,</i> <i>The Airmail Mystery. </i> We also feature episodes of series we previously played but found more episodes for including <i>The Line-Up, </i><i>Pursuit, Manhunt</i>, <i>Man from Homicide, Let George Do It</i>, and more. <br /><br />Also listen for specials starring Jeff Chandler, Mercedes McCambridge, Pat O'Brien, Orson Welles, Alan Ladd, Red Skelton, Myrna Loy, Frank Lovejoy, Lionel Barrymore, Roy Rogers. We feature Jack Webb in detective comedy parodies with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis,  and Bob Hope. We feature adaptations of the classic mystery novels <i>The Moonstone</i> and <i>Trent's Last Case </i>as well as a Lord Peter Whimsey story.

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lucky 4 Matter (EP1723)

Original Release Date: November 06, 2015Johnny travels to Colorado to investigate a rancher’s mysterious death.Original Air Date: August 3, 1958Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

10-18
31:52

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Double Trouble Matter (EP1771)

Original Release Date: January 01, 2016Two young men claim to be the heir to a fortune and Johnny has to sort out who’s telling the truth.Original Air Date: November 16, 1958Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-23
35:16

Nick Carter: The Case of the Bull and Bear (EP1770)

Original Release Date: December 31, 2015A store detective is killed in a counterfeiting scheme gone bad.Original Air Date: October 24, 1948Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-23
33:54

Philip Marlowe: The Dark Tunnel (EP1769)

Original Release Date: December 30, 2015Marlowe begins a search for a woman at the behest of her small town boyfriend.]Original Air Date: August 18, 1950Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-22
32:32

Tales of Fatima: Time to Kill (EP1768)

Original Release Date: December 29, 2015Basil Rathbone is shot at and then finds a blonde in his car who claims Rathbone wrote letters that convinced her to leave her husband and come to New York, and then learns of his own brutal murder from a radio broadcast.Original Air Date: May 28, 1949Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-22
35:56

Michael Shayne: The Malcolm Boyd Case (EP1767)

Original Release Date: December 28, 2015A man asks Shayne’s help after he’s identified as a murderer in a line up.Original Air Date: July 2, 1945Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-21
39:13

Dragnet: The Big Car (EP1766)

Original Release Date: December 26, 2015A well-dressed man has committed a string of robberies but his flashy taste in cars offers Friday and Romero a clue.Original Air Date: November 30, 1950Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-21
34:55

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Gruesome Spectacle Matter (EP1765)

Original Release Date: December 25, 2015Johnny investigates what appears to be a routine accident and finds signs of foul play.Original Air Date: September 28, 1958Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-20
29:30

Nick Carter: Nick Carter’s Christmas Adventure (EP1764)

Original Release Date: December 24, 2015Nick Carter investigates why a rich man has soured on Christmas.Original Air Date: December 25, 1943Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-20
35:57

Philip Marlowe: The Quiet Magpie (EP1763)

Original Release Date: December 23, 2015A man is on trial for murdering his father and Marlowe’s hired to find the real killer.Original Air Date: August 11, 1950Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-19
37:50

Tales of Fatima: A Much Expected Murder (EP1762)

Original Release Date: December 22, 2015A woman calls Basil Rathbone in to prevent the death of her husband.Original Air Date: May 21, 1949Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-19
33:52

Michael Shayne: Body by the Piano (EP1761)

Original Release Date: December 21, 2015A famous pianist turns up dead with a house full of people who claimed to love him but have reason to hate him.Original Air Date: June 25, 1945Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-18
37:04

OTR Westerns/Great Detectives 2015 Christmas Special (EP1760s)

Original Release Date: December 20, 2015Andrew Rhynes and Adam Graham come together in a crossover Christmas special featuring two hours of Old Time Radio Western and Detectives Christmas programs:—Britt Ponset tells a runaway boy the story of the Christmas Carol with a western twist in this episode of the Six Shooter from December 20, 1953 in “Britt Ponsett’s Christmas Carol”—Jeff Regan helps a painfully shy young woman receiving threatening letters around Christmas in this episode from December 21, 1949 in “Some Echanted Carhop.”—Roy Rogers and friends help a man with a young daughter who’s framed for burglarizing a s store in , “The Night before the Night Before Christmas,” Original Air Date:: December 25, 1952—Sherlock Holmes learns of a plot by one of Moriarity’s assistants to rob a rich party of Christmas presents. Due to a mix up, Doctor Watson and a house full of children are in danger. Original Air Date: December 24, 1945Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-18
02:19:09

Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP1760)

Original Release Date: December 19, 2015Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate the theft of a statue of the child Jesus from a local church.Original Air Date: December 22, 1953Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-17
37:48

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Carmen Kringle Matter (EP1759)

Original Release Date: December 18, 2015On Christmas Eve, an eccentric miner wants to change the beneficiary of his life insurance to his beloved burrow.Original Air Date: December 22, 1957Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-17
27:49

Nick Carter: The Case of the Double Frame (EP1758)

Original Release Date: December 17, 2015A young friend of Nick’s vows revenge on the two men who sent him to prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit.Original Air Date: October 17, 1948Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-16
31:58

Philip Marlowe: The Parrot’s Bed (EP1757)

Original Release Date: December 16, 2015Marlowe searches for a missing sailor with a map to a fortune in black pearls.Original Air Date: August 4, 1950Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-16
34:06

Crime Files of Flamond: The Case of the Innocent Crook (EP1756)

Original Release Date: December 15, 2015A terminally ill,  wealthy publisher hires Flamond to find his killer as he expects to be murdered but he doesn’t want Flamond to stop the killing.Originally Aired: Sometime in 1953Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-15
32:47

Michael Shayne: Investment in an Invention (EP1755)

Original Release Date: December 14, 2015A wealthy investor is killed and suspicion falls on his partners.Original Air Date: June 18, 1945Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-15
35:43

Dyke Easter: This Time for Creeps (EP1754s)

Original Release Date: December 13, 2015Dyke Easter is hired by a man to smooth out a case where he committed murder, except Easter arrives to find the supposedly murdered man alive.Audition Date: 1939 or 1949Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Give us a call at 208-991-4783Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.netCheck out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net

11-14
36:21

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