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The Saint "The Robin Hood of Modern Crime" much like Boston Blackie was introduced a thief who robbed from the ungodly. By the 1940s, he'd mostly reformed and came to radio as a crime solver. Enjoy every episode featuring Hollywood legend Vincent Price along with episodes starring Tom Conway and Barry Sullivan.

Ellery Queen remains one of the most famous names in the world of mystery and detective fiction. The character was created by cousins Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee. In 1929, Ellery Queen made his first appearance in The Roman Hat Mystery.The character would appear in numerous books, movies, television series, comic strips, radio shows, and magazines. Outside of the novels, Ellery Queen is best know for the 1940s movies with Ralph Bellamy and William Gargan, the 1975-76 TV series with Jim Hutton, and the mystery magazine that bears his name. Over radio, Ellery Queen had five separate radio ...

Enjoy some of the best radio detective programs of all time!This feed features thirty different detective episodes from twenty-five different programs. The Listener's Choice countdown was made in celebration of the tenth season of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio. providing daily old time radio detective stories. Twenty-five episodes were chosen by listeners and five as wild cars by host Adam Graham.This is a sample of old time radio detective goodness. You can listen to any of these programs in our massive archive and also follow our main podcast feed for new episodes posted daily.

With the smash success of Dragnet, many networks and producers began to play follow the leader. On NBC, Dragnet was followed up with Tales of the Texas Rangers which dramatized real-life tales from the Texas Rangers. CBS countered with The Line Up and later 21st Precinct, and then Nightwatch which while following an actual policeman in the field was as realistic as it got in a show that was pre-cursor to modern police reality dramas like Cops.The Line Up was a hard-boiled drama of police action. Like Dragnet, it realistically showed police doing their jobs. Unlike Dragnet, it was not...

Pat Novak for Hire aired from 1946-48 on KGO Radio, and1949 on ABC Radio.Jack Webb (1946 and 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) played Pat Novak, a wisecracking freelancer who rents boats “and anything else that sounds like money.”The plot of most Pat Novak episodes could be summarized as follows:The show begins with Novak talking about the sign he put out, “Pat Novak for Hire,” and then the soliloquy turns into a discussion of what a forsaken hole the San Francisco Waterfront is, and how lowdown corrupt and awful everyone and everything around Pat Novak is.Novak is then approached by ...

Host Adam Graham presents the two Thin Man Movie adaptations done by the Lux Radio Theater starring William Powell as well as every complete circulating episode of the radio adventures of Nick and Nora Charles.

Are you ready for some rare detective programs? You may have heard of the Saint, but what about the Judge or Crime Correspondent? You may have heard of Rocky Jordan, but what about the Cases of Mr. Ace? This podcast contains a mix of programs that never made it past the audition and shows that aired for a while, but only an episode or two survived the ravages of time. So sit back, relax, and meet some detectives you never heard of before in long-forgotten tales of mystery, guided by your host Adam Graham. Note: These were originally presented as part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio ...

Lon Clark plays Nick Carter, the greatest of all manhunters. Nick appeared in countless books, three movies, and for 12 years in this radio series featuring his unusual adventures. Host Adam Graham guides you through Carter's prolific radio adventures.

This feed will feature all the episodes of Mr. and Mrs. North starring Joseph Curtain and Alice Frost. The North are a husband and sleuthing team that were very popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Your host, Adam Graham, is your guide to all circulating episodes during the Curtain-Frost run from 1942-54.

Adam Graham is your guide as we follow the adventures of Rocky Fortune (Frank Siantra), a foot loose and fancy-free young man who finds himself flitting from job to job and mystery to mystery.

Chicago Star Reporter Randy Stone walks the Night Beat, searching for stories for his column and finding heartache and mystery along the way in this classic and well-written 1950-52 mystery drama series. Adam Graham is your host and guide to every circulating episode of Night Beat.

Join host Adam Graham as he presents the legendary Dick Tracy old time radio appearances including complete radio serials, standalone episodes, and the classic Command Performance Dick Tracy story.

In 1939, Miami-based Private Detective Michael Shayne was first published in paperbacks by Davis Dresser (writing under the pseudonym Brett Halliday) and quickly became a sensational hard-boiled private eye who would appear in 77 novels and 300 short stories enduring from the 1930s through the 1970s.Shayne quickly made the leap to films with Lloyd Nolan playing Shayne in seven well-made B-movies between 1940 and 1942. There was another film series made in 1946-47 from the poverty row PRC films starring Hugh Beaumont.Shayne was also big over radio. The first series of Michael Shayne ...

Get ready for the first-ever snackable Old Time Radio podcast.Each week listen for a bite-sized sample of the Golden Age of Radio and journey back to the twentieth century. Gain keen insights into life in the 1930s, 1940s , and 1950s through short-form old-time radio programs including comedic moments, full-cast short dramas, stories from the greatest storytellers of the past.Unearth legends and rediscover those who have long been forgotten, all while gaining keen insights into life in a world that was. Each episode brings you self-contained short programs or excerpts from longer programs, ...

Why should Edmund be given the Talisman? Why should he have to give it away when the time comes? Edmund's story starts in the early '60s and tracks his life into the next century. Life-changing events occur to him that cannot be explained, except for the prophesy from that old woman! So many lives are changed when they contact Edmund, not all to the good!

Join host Adam Graham on two seperate journeys through Box 13, the series starring Alan Ladd as reprorter turned Mystery Writer Dan Holiday. Holiday's adventures begin as a result of a newspaper ad that reads, "Adventure wanted. Will go anywhere, will do anything." This podcast features every episode of Box 13 twice. First, originally podcast from 2009-2010 and then ten years later. Find out how our knowledge of some episodes have grown and how reactions to them have changed over the years.

What do a Prohibition-era Speak-easy clarinetist, a boys school headmaster who looks like William Shakespeare, a piano player, and a criminologist have in common with tough cops, an assistant DA, private eyes, and defense attorneys? They're all among the forgotten detectives of old time radio. Join your host Adam Graham and rediscover these long-forgotten programs. Some of them may have aired for years, others for a single Summer, but all have left less than ten episodes behind. Together we'll take a listen to these obscure crime solvers.Note: This is part of the larger Great Detectives of Old...

This podcast features all circulating episodes of Candy Matson, a post-War female hard boied private eye who became a San Francisco radio phenomenon. Adam Graham is your guide through this fun and intriguing series as part of the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio podcast.

Adam Graham is your guide as each week we present another episode of Dangerous Assignment, a 1949-53 radio starring Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell, a troubleshooter who throws into danger all around the world in stories of mystery and international intrigue.