• The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2

  • By: Adam Graham
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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2

By: Adam Graham
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  • Summary

  • Adam Graham continues his journey through Old Time Radio Detective programs from their first available adventure to their final bow in Seasons 4-6 which were released between 2012 and 2015, featuring nearly 1,000 Old Time Radio episodes. You can listen to the current podcast feed of The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio here.

    Picking up where we left off at the end of Volume 1, Volume 2 begins by continuing the Adventures of Frank Race, The Fat Man, Let George Do It, Sherlock Holmes (with John Stanley and later John Gielgud) and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar with John Lund.

    In this volume, we'll hear these Golden Age Radio Classics:
    • Bob Bailey taking over as Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in exciting serials and then in thrilling half hour episodes.
    • The legal mystery series from the mind of Erle Stanley Gardener A Life in Your Hands
    • Cases of Mr. Ace Starring George Raft
    • The International Mystery series Mr. I.A. Moto
    • The adventures of crime-solving lawyer John J. Malone
    • The greatest of all manhunters Nick Carter, Master Detective
    • The police procedural classic The Line-Up
    • An antiques dealer and amateur detectives opens The Casebook of Gregory Hood
    • 1930s Crimefightint Action with Police Headquarters
    • The Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring both Van Heflin and Gerald Mohr
    • 1930s Crime-solving Action with Police Headquarters
    • Manhunt featured a police criminologist who is smarter than the detectives and doesn't mind showing it every chance he gets!
    • Half-doctor, Half Detective, all lovable responsible adult. Dr, Tim, Detective is assisted in solving crimes by a couple of kids who he instructs in important lessons in science and medicine.
    • Tales of Scotland Yard Inspector Peter Black and his Pursuit of Justice
    • Pat Novak for Hire is back for a second run through his hard-boiled adventures to contrast with the other Jack Webb show that ran concurrently for a weeks.
    • We begin our journey through the landmark radio program Dragnet starring Webb as the rules for police dramas are rewritten.
    • Vincent Price stars as the Saint, the modern Robin Hood of Crime
    • Easy Money tells of a magician-turned-detective who exposes con games.
    • Dane Clark stars as a New York Private Eye in Crime and Peter Chambers
    • Ellery Queen challenges you to match wits with him in amazing puzzle mysteries.
    • The first radio incarnation of Michael Shayne starring Wally Maher as a Bay Area Private Detective
    • A Chicago-based Criminologist uses psychology to solve crimes in The Crime Files of Flammond
    Also listen to even more obscure series such as Homocide O'Kane, Here Comes McBride, Miss Pinkerton Incorporated, A Johnny Fletcher Mystery, Police Blotter, Call the Police, The Big Guy, The Man from Homicide, and Hearthstone of the Death Squad.

    Also listen for specials starring Orson Welles, Adolph Menjous, Gregory Peck, Dick Powell, Robert Montgomery, and William Bendix as we feature adaptations of Philip Marlowe Movies, Raymond Chandler short stories, and Edgar Allen Poe's Detective Auguste Dupin.
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Episodes
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Price of Fame Matter (EP1573)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Price of Fame Matter (EP1573)
    Jul 3 2024
    Release Date: May 15, 2015

    Vincent Price calls for Johnny’s help to locate a priceless stolen painting.

    Original Air Date: February 2, 1958


    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net

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    27 mins
  • Nick Carter: The Man Who Died Twice (EP1572)

    Nick Carter: The Man Who Died Twice (EP1572)
    Jul 3 2024
    Release Date: May 14, 2015

    Nick Carter finds a man killed in an auto accident in Florida was also killed in Ohio.

    Original Air Date: January 18, 1948

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    31 mins
  • Philip Marlowe: The Little Wishbone (EP1571)

    Philip Marlowe: The Little Wishbone (EP1571)
    Jul 2 2024
    Release Date: May 13, 2015

    Marlowe falls in love, but the woman he’s in love with has a secret.

    Original Air Date: December 10, 1949

    Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Give us a call at 208-991-4783

    Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    36 mins
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