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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host
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    Dragnet: The Big Bunco (EP5024)

    2026-07-23 | 39 mins.
    Today's Mystery: An experienced confidence man returns to Los Angeles with the same polished investment scam, cheating trusting victims out of thousands of dollars. As Sergeant Joe Friday begins breaking in a new partner, the detectives race to stop the swindler before he can disappear with another fortune.

    Original Radio Broadcast: April 17, 1952

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday.Also featuring Martin Milner as Officer Bill Lockwood, Marian Richman, and Vic Rodman.

    Script by Jim Moser. Music by Walter Schumann.

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Pam, Patreon supporter since February 2024.

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    Broadway's My Beat: The John Mooney Murder Case (EP5023)

    2026-07-22 | 38 mins.
    Today's Mystery: When a man unknowingly passes a stolen thousand-dollar bill from a long-unsolved payroll robbery, Detective Danny Clover follows a trail that leads from Broadway's underworld to a string of murders. As more bodies fall, Danny races to uncover who has been hiding the stolen money for the past five years.

    Original Radio Broadcast: March 22, 1952

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.Also featuring Charles Calvert, Jack Kruschen, Charlotte Lawrence, Anthony Barrett, Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, and Leo Cleary.

    Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin. 

    Produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

    Music composed by Alexander Courage and conducted by Marlon Skiles.

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ron, Patreon supporter since January 2026.

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

    Take the listener survey at survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

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    The Big Story: Poker Game Ends in Death (EP5022)

    2026-07-21 | 29 mins.
    Today’s Mystery: When a suburban poker game ends in a deadly holdup, veteran Chicago reporter Bill Doherty becomes intrigued by the teenage brother of one of the dead gunmen.

    As evidence mounts against the youth, Doherty sets out to determine whether the frightened suspect is a killer—or another victim of the crime.

    Original Radio Broadcast: March 21, 195

    1Originating in New York

    Starring John Larkin as Bill Doherty.Also featuring Joseph Julian, Jack Grimes, Larry Haines, Bryna Raeburn, and Parker Fennelly. Based on the reporting of William Doherty of the Chicago Sun-Times.

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: Brent, Patreon supporter since January 2020.

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    5Take the listener survey at survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783

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    The Saint: Cupid and Corpse (EP5021)

    2026-07-20 | 35 mins.
    Today's Mystery:Simon Templar's plans for a carefree day with Ann Morley are interrupted when the murder of a ticket broker draws them into a dangerous mystery. Pursued by hired gunmen and faced with a growing list of suspects, The Saint follows a twisting trail that seems to center on a prominent warehouse owner.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 20, 1950

    Originating from HollywoodStarring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar

    Also featuring Shirley Mitchell, Barbara Eiler, Jack Moyles, Tom Brown, Edmund MacDonald, and Anthony Barrett

    Script by Louis Vittes

    Music composed and conducted by Vaughn Dexter

    Produced by James L. Saphier

    Directed by Helen Mack

    Announcer: Don Stanley

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Patreon Supporter of the Day: James, Patreon supporter since June 2015

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

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    Philip Marlowe: Heir for G-String (Encore) (EP5020s)

    2026-07-19 | 33 mins.
    Marlowe goes searching in the seedy part of town for an heir to $5,000.

    Original Air Date: August 25, 1951

    Starring Gerald Mohr as Philip Marlowe

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About The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
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.
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