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" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"> </a></i><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-ol" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">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" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"> 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.

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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
30:16

Richard Diamond: The Pete Rocco Case (EP2261)

Original Release Date: July 26, 2017A murderer Diamond sent to jail escapes from prison and the murderer’s mother hires Diamond to send him back.Original Air Date: October 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

09-10
36:22

That Hammer Guy: Jim Gordon-Suicide or Murder (EP2260)

Original Release Date: July 25, 2017A friend of Hammer’s is found dead of an apparent suicide, but Hammer thinks it’s murder.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1954Support 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

09-09
30:59

Night Beat: The Slasher (EP2259)

Original Release Date: July 24, 2017Randy suspects an artist looking for his unfaithful girlfriend is actually a serial slasher.Original Air Date: November 10, 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

09-08
37:01

Dragnet: The Big Impression (EP2258)

Original Release Date: July 22, 2017Joe Friday investigates when a man is robbed of his jewelry collection.Original Air Date: August 7, 1952Support 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

09-06
34:53

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Too Much Money Matter (EP2257)

Original Release Date: July 21, 2017Johnny’s favorite eccentric millionaire, Alvin Cartwright, calls him to California to protect a wealthy friend with a big house targeted for murder.Original Air Date: September 11, 1960Support 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

09-05
29:11

Boston Blackie: The Witness-Tampering Murders (EP2256)

Original Release Date: July 20, 2017Jerry Willaims always gets away with whatever he’s charged with. However, this time, the chief witness against him is Boston Blackie.Original Air Date: August 6, 1946Support 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

09-04
37:00

Richard Diamond: The Hatpin Murder Case (EP2255)

Original Release Date: July 19, 2017Diamond flies to Oklahoma to investigate the murder of a wealthy cattleman.Original Air Date: September 27, 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

09-03
38:36

That Hammer Guy: Mike Hammer Sees Red (EP2254)

Original Release Date: July 18, 2017Mike’s secretary Velda has a brother who is a Communist, and he’s in Velda’s apartment shot.Original Air Date: June 2, 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

09-02
28:29

Night Beat: Black Cat (EP2253)

Original Release Date: July 17, 2017A disturbed abandoned cat sets Randy into the midst of a murder mystery in a tenement where all the suspects are oddballs.Original Air Date: November 3, 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

09-01
36:15

Suspense: Library Book (EP2252s)

Original Release Date: July 16, 2017A librarian learns of a book missing a page and her investigation leads her to a kidnapping.Original Air Date: September 20, 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

08-31
35:04

Dragnet: The Big Signet (EP2252)

Original Release Date: July 15, 2017Friday investigates a case of an elderly shopkeeper who was beaten and robbed of his father’s signet ring.Original Air Date: July 31, 1952Support 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

08-31
39:54

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Killer Kin Matter (EP2251)

Original Release Date: July 14, 2017The brother of a man who accidentally killed himself while Johnny was pursuing him calls Johnny promising to kill him.Original Air Date: September 4, 1960Support 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

08-30
29:39

Boston Blackie: Murder Aboard the Swan (EP2250)

Original Release Date: July 13, 2017The only passenger on board a ship is murdered.Original Air Date: July 30, 1946Support 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

08-30
32:35

Richard Diamond: The Bald Head Case (EP2249)

Original Release Date: July 12, 2017A man’s neck is broken in a hair loss salon and Diamond has to figure out who committed the murder.Original Air Date: September 20, 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

08-29
35:48

That Hammer Guy: What You Don’t Know About Dames (EP2248)

Original Release Date: July 11, 2017Mike’s pal, Captain Pat Chambers, has a serious girlfriend and according to anonymous caller he’s also got serious problems.Original Air Date: April 28, 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

08-29
31:48

Night Beat: The Doctor’s Daughter (EP2247)

Original Release Date: July 10, 2017Randy is outraged when a doctor chooses to take a vacation in France rather than operate on a man whose life hangs by a thread after a gunshot wound.Original Air Date: October 27, 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

08-28
35:20

Dragnet: The Big Hate (EP2246)

Original Release Date: July 8, 2017A young man is found in a box car with a middle aged woman’s body and refused to offer any explanation.Original Date: July 10, 1952Support 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

08-28
32:32

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deadly Debt Matter (EP2245)

Original Release Date: July 7, 2017When an insured person sees a man who he helped convict of murder living in the same town as him, Johnny is called in to provide protection.Original Air Date: August 28, 1960Support 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

08-27
32:21

Boston Blackie: The Murdering Cuckoo Clock (EP2244)

Original Release Date: July 6, 2017A young clockmaker is shot at a party by a cuckoo clock.Original Air Date: July 23, 1946Support 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

08-27
33:12
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