OTR Detective - The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Today’s Mystery: Johnny is called by a boy in New England who helped solve a case to report he’s the only witness to a murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 29, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Virginia Gregg, Richard Beals, Lawrence Dobkin When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Welcome to…

Today’s Mystery: Friday and Jacobs investigate a woman’s report of her brother’s disappearance. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 31, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phillips as Sergeant Ed Jacobs, Joyce McCluskey, Virginia Gregg, Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day:RB, Patreon supporter since September…

Today’s Mystery: A reporter investigates the murder of a real estate developer who was killed after taking a prospective client to a property. Original Radio Broadcast: January 11, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Bill Quinn as Frank McCulloch; Athena Lord; Rolly Bestor; Joe DeSantis; Mandel Kramer; William Keene; Paul Mann Support the show monthly…

Today’s Mystery: The Saint encounters a blonde woman who claims to have lost her memory and is mixed up in a murder. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 13, 1949 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Vincent Price as Simon Templar Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Support the show on a one-time…

Today’s Adventure: A gang of bank robbers pretend to be a film crew as a cover for a robbery. Original Radio Broadcast: May 30, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters To subscribe to this podcast and, go to Read more ...

Today’s Mystery: Johnny is sent to Lake Mead near Las Vegas to investigate the disappearance of an insured where foul play is suspected. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 22, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lawrence Dobkin, Bartlett Robinson, Frank Nelson, Harry Bartell, Gil Stratton Jr. When making your travel plans,…

Today’s Mystery: Friday and Romero assist with the prosecution of a robbery case, but they lack faith in the case. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 24, 1952 Originating from Hollywo Read more ...

Today’s Mystery: A toy inventor is implicated in the murder of his boss. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Read more ...

Today’s Mystery: A jealous father’s response to his daughter’s surprise engagement leads to tragedy. Original Radio Broadcast: January 4, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Grant Richards as Sam Melnick; Melba Rae; Ethel Remey; Kathleen Nidday; Humphrey Davis; Bill Smith; Beryl Firestone

Today’s Mystery: A meek man asks Simon to prove that he murdered his business partner. Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 6, 1949 Originating Read more ...

A man travels via Cloud Nine to an office building, where all the world’s famous radio detectives work. He is mistaken for Sam Spade and hired to find a woman’s murderer – in case she’s killed. Original Air Date: July 21, 1950 Originating from Chicago Support the show monthly at

Three adventurers (played by Jack Webb, Elliot Lewis, and Barton Yarborough) arrive in New Orleans to locate a valuable black opal. Audition Date: 1949 Originating from Hollywood To subscribe to this podcast go to https://greatadventures.info/ Become one of our Patreon supp Read more ...

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes undercover as a seaman on a Corpus Christi-bound ship to prevent the destruction of the ship and its cargo. Original Air Date: February 10, Read more ...

Today’s Mystery: Guthrie investigates a series of brutal muggings that have targeted elderly victims. Original Air Date: September 12, 1951 Originating from Holl Read more ...

An Oklahoma rancher brings in Diamond to solve the death of his brother. Rebroadcast Date: August 16, 1953 Originating from Hollywood Starring: Dick Powell as Richard Read more ...

Today’s Mystery: Christopher London is hired by a sugar magnate to find out how one of his competitors is massively underselling him. However, London finds the case far more d Read more ...

Today’s Mystery: A private detective is hired to located a woman’s brother, who is tied into underworld activity. Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1950 Originating from New York Starring: Lee Tracy as Clint Flint; Miriam Wolfe; Bill Lipton; Joe DeSantis Support the show monthly at

Today’s Adventure: Counterspy is called in to investigate a shady home developer. Original Radio Broadcast: May 23, 1948 Originating from New York Starring: Don McLaughlin as David Harding; Mandel Kramer as Peters To subscribe to this podcast and others like it, go to

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to California to investigate a case of modern day pilots robbing a yacht at sea. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 15, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Virginia Gregg, Eleanor Audley, Vic Perrin, Howard McNear, Lawrence Dobkin, Will Wright, Carleton G. Young, Jack Edwards When making your travel…

v Todays Mystery: Joe Friday tries to stop a juvenile gang war. Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 17, 1952 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barney Phill Read more ...