100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories
100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories is an anthology of classic detective and crime dramas from the golden age of radio. Each episode presents an original broadcast featuring famous private eyes, murder cases, missing persons, and suspenseful investigations. The series includes shows such as Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade, Sherlock Holmes, Boston Blackie, and The Falcon. Episodes are produced by Old Time Retro Radio with gently cleaned and mastered audio, new introductions and closings, and custom artwork.
Episodes
Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "Martin White Sees Dead Men" (1950)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective: “Martin White Sees Dead Men,” originally broadcast January 22, 1950, is episode 39 of the NBC series. Dick Powell stars as suave private eye Richard Diamond.Martin White hires Diamond to locate Paul Jarvis, a missing man with a dangerous past as a murderer and Army deserter. What begins as a search for Jarvis draws Diamond into a tense and hazardous investigatio
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Detective - "Subject - Edith Hamilton" (2026)
The Adventures of Sam Spade presents “Subject—Edith Hamilton,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 17, 1949. Commonly cataloged as episode 147, it stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine.Psychiatrist Dr. Ludwig Zoya asks Spade to locate Edith Hamilton, a woman tied to an unresolved death three years earlier. What begins as a search for a m
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "Murder in the Casbah" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Murder in the Casbah,” originally broadcast December 3, 1945. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in this Mutual Broadcasting System drama written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher.After a troubling English case, Holmes and Watson follow a clue hidden in a painting from Baker Street to Algiers. Their search for a mis
Broadway Is My Beat - "The Joe Gruber Murder Case" (1951)
Broadway Is My Beat, “The Joe Gruber Murder Case,” originally aired on CBS on July 8, 1951. This is episode 70 of the hard-boiled detective series, starring Larry Thor as New York police detective Danny Clover and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.An armed robber believed to be a killer is cornered in a second-floor apartment—then seemingly vanishes in the most unsettling way possible: inside
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Great Gandolfo" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Great Gandolfo,” originally broadcast on Mutual on October 22, 1945. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in an original radio adventure by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, suggested by an incident in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Second Stain.”A troubling Foreign Office clue leads Holmes and Watso
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Forbes Matter" (1955)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: “The Forbes Matter,” episode 294, originally broadcast December 29, 1955. In this fourth chapter of a five-part CBS Radio serial, Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone.In New York City, Dollar investigates more than $4,000 missing from the books of Century Styles, Inc., a major dress man
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Detective - "Convertible Caper" (2026)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “The Convertible Caper,” originally broadcast on June 15, 1947. Episode 051 stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as his indispensable secretary, Effie Perrine.Hired by Miss Estrada to recover a valuable foreign convertible, Spade follows a trail of competing claims and concealed motives through San Francis
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Disappearing Scientists" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Disappearing Scientists,” episode 213, originally broadcast on April 8, 1946. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in this late Mutual Broadcasting System mystery written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.Ready to retire to a Sussex bee farm, Holmes is drawn back into action when a London University professor and
Casey, Crime Photographer - "The Box of Death" (1947)
Casey, Crime Photographer, “The Box of Death” (episode 181), originally broadcast on CBS on April 17, 1947. Written by Alonzo Deen Cole and sponsored by Anchor Hocking Glass, the episode stars Staats Cotsworth as crime photographer Casey and Jan Miner as reporter Ann Williams.At three o’clock on a dark city street, a patrolman finds a large packing crate addressed to a nearby resident—and its cont
Boston Blackie - "Uncle Frank Murdered by Joe Parker" (1946)
Boston Blackie, “Uncle Frank Murdered by Joe Parker,” originally broadcast July 2, 1946, is episode 77. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday and Jan Miner as Mary Wesley.When Uncle Frank Miller is murdered, suspicion falls on Joe Parker—but Parker has a seemingly airtight alibi involving a day spent repairing pipes at Aunt Margaret’s a
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Detective - "Bail Bond Caper" (2026)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Bail Bond Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 27, 1948. Commonly cataloged as episode 105, it stars Howard Duff as Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco private eye and was written by Gil Doud.When Vivian, a woman from Sam’s past, fears her reform-minded bail-bondsman husband is being drawn back toward dangerous associates, Spade takes the case. H
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Speckled Band" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Speckled Band,” originally broadcast on November 12, 1945. This Mutual Network drama stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, adapting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Speckled Band.”When Helen Stoner arrives at Baker Street fearing for her safety, Holmes and Watson travel to the troubled Stoke Moran estate
Broadway Is My Beat - "The Irene Hall Murder Case" (1952)
Broadway Is My Beat, “The Irene Hall Murder Case” (episode 113), originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on May 17, 1952. Larry Thor stars as New York detective Danny Clover in this Elliott Lewis-produced and -directed drama, written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin.When a frightened out-of-town businessman reports finding Broadway entertainer Irene Hall dead, one detail refuses to fit: he clai
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Valentine Matter" (1955)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Valentine Matter,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on October 31, 1955. This is episode 251 and the first chapter of a five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as the globe-trotting insurance investigator.Johnny Dollar arrives in New Orleans for an unusual hotel-theft assignment that appears to have been wrapped up before he gets there. Then an unexpected enc
Box 13 - "Blackmail Is Murder" (2012)
Box 13 presents “Blackmail Is Murder,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on September 5, 1948. This is episode 3 of the Alan Ladd mystery series, starring Ladd as adventure-seeking novelist Dan Holiday.After answering an urgent Box 13 letter, Dan arrives at the Bradford Hotel and meets Agatha Marsh, an eccentric guest with a troubling problem in Room 718. A dead man, a suspici
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Terrifying Cats" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Terrifying Cats,” originally broadcast February 25, 1946. Also known as “Murder at the Opera,” this Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Eric Snowden as Dr. Watson, substituting for the ill Nigel Bruce.Holidaying in Rome, Holmes and Watson attend a performance of Verdi’s La Traviata and are drawn backstage when
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Detective - "Dry Martini Caper" (2026)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective: “The Dry Martini Caper,” episode 110, originally broadcast on CBS on August 1, 1948. Howard Duff stars as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine, in a William Spier production from the Wildroot Cream-Oil-sponsored series.When San Francisco businessman Gordon Martini reports an apparent kidnapping attempt, Spade is summone
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "Van Heflin Audio Biography" (2025)
From The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “Van Heflin Audio Biography” is a special presentation dated 2025. No episode number is supplied.This rare audio biography explores the career of Van Heflin, the distinguished actor who first brought Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe to radio. Drawing on narration and archival material, it considers Heflin’s approach to the hard-boiled detective and his endur
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Amateur Mendicant Society" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Amateur Mendicant Society,” originally broadcast April 2, 1945. Commonly listed as episode 173, this Mutual Broadcasting System production stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson.On a stormy Victorian London night, Watson is summoned by a woman disguised as a beggar and led to a secret society hidden beneath a fu
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Cronin Matter" (1955)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Cronin Matter,” originally broadcast December 5, 1955, is episode 276. In this first installment of a five-part serial, Bob Bailey stars as the resourceful insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.Surety Mutual sends Dollar from New York to the Adirondacks to safeguard the “Circle of Fire,” a diamond-and-emerald necklace worth half a million dollars. When former dance
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Detective - "Missing Newshawk Caper" (2026)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Missing Newshawk Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 18, 1948. Episode 108 stars Howard Duff as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as his resourceful secretary, Effie Perrine.Newspaper publisher A. M. Youngblood hires Spade to find Ray McCully, the paper’s ace crime reporter, who vanished while investigating racketeerin
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Bruce Partington Plans" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Bruce Partington Plans,” originally broadcast November 6, 1939. Episode 6 of the first-season NBC Blue series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.When Mycroft Holmes brings a national-security crisis to Baker Street, Holmes and Watson investigate the disappearance of confidential submarine plans and the death of a go
Broadway Is My Beat - "The Harry Foster Murder Case" (1951)
Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Harry Foster Murder Case,” episode 62, originally broadcast on CBS on May 5, 1951. Larry Thor stars as hard-boiled New York homicide detective Lieutenant Danny Clover in this Morton Fine and David Friedkin script, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.Called to Central Park after a wounded man leaves a park bench, Clover finds the trail leading through contradict
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Strange Case of the Demon Barber" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Strange Case of the Demon Barber,” episode 203, originally broadcast January 28, 1946. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in this Mutual-era drama written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.On a winter night in 1896, Holmes and Watson attend an East End production of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "The Bail Bond Caper (1948 - 06 - 27)" (1948)
The Adventures of Sam Spade, “The Bail Bond Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 27, 1948. Episode 92, written by Gil Doud, stars Howard Duff as hard-boiled private eye Sam Spade, with Sandra Gould temporarily filling in as Effie Perrine.A woman from Spade’s past fears that her bail-bondsman husband is being drawn back into criminal company. As Spade follows the trail of an armored-car robb
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Strange Case of the Murder in Wax" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Strange Case of the Murder in Wax,” originally broadcast January 7, 1946. Episode 200 of the series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.A baffling series of murders on Hampstead Heath leads Holmes and Watson from an old knife and traces of wax to a sinister London waxworks and its Chamber of Horrors. Written by Antho
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Lorko Diamonds Matter" (1955)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Lorko Diamonds Matter,” originally broadcast November 10, 1955, is episode 259. In this fourth chapter of a five-part CBS Radio serial, Bob Bailey stars as the hard-working insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.Dollar remains in Algiers on the trail of $100,000 in missing diamonds. With suspicion tightening around several leads, his search carries him into the shado
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Paradol Chamber" (2026)
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Paradol Chamber” originally aired May 21, 1945. Episode 180 features Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.After Watson witnesses inventor Dr. Paradise demonstrate apparent instant transportation, he calls on Holmes to unravel the mystery. This original radio “untold story,” written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green and inspir
Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "The George Lexington Murder Case" (1950)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The George Lexington Murder Case,” originally broadcast on September 13, 1950. Often listed as episode 64, this Rexall-sponsored NBC mystery stars Dick Powell as the wisecracking private eye and was written by Blake Edwards.Diamond answers an urgent call from George Lexington, who fears for his life, only to arrive at a murder scene filled with troublin
Boston Blackie - "The William Larson Extortion Murder Case" (1948)
Boston Blackie, “The William Larson Extortion Murder Case,” originally broadcast March 17, 1948, is episode 166. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Jan Minor as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday.Wealthy, unpopular William Larson has been paying extortionists, and resentment is already simmering among the people in his household. When Larson is shot, Bl
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Detective - "Dick Foley Caper" (2026)
The Adventures of Sam Spade presents “Dick Foley Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 26, 1948. Episode 118 stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine and Frank Lovejoy as fellow detective Dick Foley.When Foley asks Sam to locate Claude Spicer, a recently released convict carrying a grudge, the trail leads to the Belvedere hotel
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Case of the Accidental Murderess" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Case of the Accidental Murderess,” originally broadcast November 26, 1945. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in this Mutual-era adventure, written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.Seeking a peaceful holiday near Stratford-upon-Avon in 1895, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a troubling case after an apparent rabbi
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Ricardo Amerigo Matter" (1956)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Ricardo Amerigo Matter,” originally broadcast January 17, 1956, is episode 307 and the second chapter of a five-part CBS Radio serial. Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.A concert violinist and a valuable insured Amati violin have vanished after a car accident in South Jersey. Following leads from Philadelphia toward Port Morris and
Broadway Is My Beat - "The Harold Clark Murder Case" (1950)
Broadway Is My Beat: “The Harold Clark Murder Case” originally aired on CBS on October 27, 1950. Cataloged as episode 51, it stars Larry Thor as hard-boiled New York homicide detective Lieutenant Danny Clover and was written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin, with Elliott Lewis directing and producing.Clover is summoned to the Elroy El Apartments, where Harold Clark has been found shot to death. W
Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "Bill Kirby Murder Case" (1949)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective: “Bill Kirby Murder Case” originally aired on NBC on October 29, 1949. Commonly listed as episode 27, this early sustained-run broadcast stars Dick Powell as the wisecracking New York private eye.When Mrs. Lenore Kirby fears that her son Bill—also a private detective—is in trouble, Diamond takes the case. Bill’s nervous behavior, unexplained cash, a hidden packag
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Detective - "Death Bed Caper" (2026)
The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Death Bed Caper,” also known as “The Caper With Two Death Beds,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 20, 1948. Episode 104 stars Howard Duff as hard-boiled private eye Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine.Spade is summoned to witness a dying declaration from the injured Gordon Starbuck, but the man’s last words place suspicion where it is l
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "Murder by Moonlight" (2026)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Murder by Moonlight,” originally broadcast October 29, 1945. This Mutual-network episode stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.Traveling incognito aboard the steamship Lucifer across the Indian Ocean, Holmes and Watson encounter the threatened Rani of Cavaratti, secluded behind shuttered cabin doors. Bound for Calcutta, Ho
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The Torch Carriers" (1950)
From The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Torch Carriers” is episode 66, originally broadcast on CBS on January 7, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe in this Gene Levitt script, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.Marlowe investigates the death of a racketeer’s girlfriend, a woman who has already been dead for two days. His search leads from a loan sha
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Classified Killer Matter" (1954)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Classified Killer Matter,” originally broadcast February 23, 1954, is episode 203. This CBS Radio mystery stars John Lund as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and was sponsored by Wrigley’s Gum.Dollar heads to blizzard-bound Chicago after Eastern Indemnity claim adjuster Frank Harvey is murdered. A classified ad for Harvey’s 1953 Cadillac convertible,
Boston Blackie - "Professor Beasley Is Murdered" (1948)
Boston Blackie, “Professor Beasley Is Murdered,” originally broadcast June 30, 1948, is episode 181. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Lesley Woods as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday.Blackie and Mary return to their old alma mater, Daniels College, after Professor Beasley, the head of the history department, fails to appear for class for the first
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Case of the Retired Colourman" (1940)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Case of the Retired Colourman,” originally broadcast March 11, 1940, is episode 24. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in this adaptation by Edith Meiser of Arthur Conan Doyle’s late Holmes tale.Retired artists’-materials dealer Josiah Amberley seeks Holmes’s help after his young wife vanishes with a neighbor and a subst
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "The Death Dr. Denhoff Caper"
The Adventures of Sam Spade presents “The Death Dr. Denhoff Caper,” originally broadcast on ABC on August 9, 1946. Howard Duff stars as Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled private detective, Sam Spade.Hired by psychoanalyst Dr. Gregory Denhoff to handle a blackmail threat, Spade finds himself drawn into a troubling maze of confidential secrets, suspicious figures, and a missing microfilmed case history
Broadway Is My Beat - "The Morris Bernstein Murder Case" (1950)
Broadway Is My Beat, “The Morris Bernstein Murder Case” (episode 39), originally broadcast on CBS on June 16, 1950. Larry Thor stars as hard-bitten New York detective Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia.When bread-delivery driver Morris Bernstein is fatally beaten and his girlfriend, Leah Goldin, is badly injured, Clover follows a slim trail of clues into troubled tenement ne
Box 13 - "Blackmail Is Murder" (2025)
Box 13 presents “Blackmail Is Murder,” episode 3, originally broadcast September 5, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as mystery novelist turned investigator Dan Holiday, whose unusual cases arrive through a newspaper-box address.An urgent message sends Holiday to the Bradford Hotel, where an eccentric guest fears the consequences of reporting a death in her room. As Lieutenant Kling enters the picture, a roo
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Broderick Matter" (1955)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Broderick Matter,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on November 16, 1955. This is episode 263, Part 3 of a five-part serial, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.Johnny’s search for missing beneficiary Lorraine Broderick leads from New York to the California coast, where a trail of assumed names and bad checks makes a modes
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "Sam and Psyche" (1946)
100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents The Adventures of Sam Spade, “Sam and Psyche,” originally broadcast on August 2, 1946. Episode 4 of the series’ initial ABC run, it stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine.A psychoanalyst hires Spade to recover confidential patient records from a blackmailer, but the assignment quickly beco
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Notorious Canary Trainer" (1945)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Notorious Canary Trainer,” originally broadcast April 23, 1945. Episode 176 stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson.While on holiday at the Fisherman’s Arms in Kingsgate, Kent, Holmes and Watson are approached by a worried young woman who believes she is being followed. A suspicious fellow lodger, his caged canaries
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes" (1946)
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes” originally aired May 20, 1946, as episode 219. Basil Rathbone stars as Holmes, with Joseph Kearns appearing as Dr. Watson in this late series broadcast.Seeking a holiday in the Balkan capital of Cazarlack, Holmes and Watson attend an opera performance by celebrated singer Lily Rainer. When accusations of espionage and a dist
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Case of the Double Zero" (1945)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Case of the Double Zero,” originally broadcast November 19, 1945. Episode 193 of the classic Mutual Broadcasting System radio series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.Holmes and Watson travel to a glamorous gambling casino in the South of France, where two troubling apparent suicides cast a shadow over the roulette tables.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "The Case of the Retired Colourman" (1940)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Case of the Retired Colourman,” originally broadcast on March 11, 1940. Episode 24 of the 1939–40 season stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.Holmes and Watson investigate the troubling complaint of Josiah Amberley, a retired dealer in artists’ materials whose wife has vanished with his chess-playing n
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "Sherlock Holmes the Problem of Thor Bridge" (1945)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Problem of Thor Bridge,” originally broadcast October 1, 1945. This is episode 186, starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.When mining magnate Neil Gibson asks Holmes to defend Grace Dunbar, the governess accused of murdering Gibson’s wife, the detective finds a case built around a suspicious note, a
Boston Blackie - "The Backstage Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1946)
Boston Blackie: “The Backstage Murder,” originally broadcast September 10, 1946, is episode 87 of the classic detective series. Richard Kollmar stars as the quick-witted Boston Blackie, with Jan Miner as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday.Mary draws Blackie into a charity production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, but rehearsal takes a grim turn when a theater superintenden
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The King in Yellow" (Crime Radio Drama, 1947)" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The King in Yellow,” originally broadcast on July 8, 1947, is episode 4 of the 1947 NBC summer run. Van Heflin stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles detective in this adaptation of Chandler’s 1938 short story, written for radio by Milton Geiger.Asked to step in during a late-night disturbance at the Carlton Hotel on the Sunset Strip, Marlowe finds t
Boston Blackie - "The Manletter Bank" (Old Time Radio, 1944)
Boston Blackie, “The Manletter Bank” (also known as “Fifty Hunter Street”), originally broadcast June 30, 1944. This is episode 2 of NBC’s 1944 summer replacement series, starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie and Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday.Businessman Arthur Manleder is threatened with the loss of his company unless a $100,000 note is covered overnight. An anonymous message sends Bosto
Boston Blackie - "The Jonathan Diamond" (Old Time Radio, 1944)
Boston Blackie, “The Jonathan Diamond” (also known as “The Rockwell Diamond”), originally broadcast June 23, 1944, is episode 1 of the 1944 series. Chester Morris stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday.After Miss Moray has Blackie arrested on an apparent theft charge, he learns she needs his help recovering the priceless Jonathan Diamond. With her fiancé G
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "Sherlock Holmes the Strange Case of the Iron Box" (Old Time Radio, 1945)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Strange Case of the Iron Box,” originally broadcast December 31, 1945. Episode 199 stars Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson.On New Year’s Eve 1899, Holmes and Watson travel to Dunbar Castle near Edinburgh, where an elderly baronet prepares to open an iron box sealed away under the terms of a long-awaited inheritanc
Boston Blackie - "The Wentworth Diamonds" (Old Time Radio, 1945)
Boston Blackie, “The Wentworth Diamonds,” originally broadcast April 25, 1945, is episode 16 in this collection. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful reformed jewel thief, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday and Lesley Woods as Mary Wesley. The episode was directed by Jeanne Harrison.When the priceless Wentworth Diamonds disappear from the Manchester Museum, the evidence points directly
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "Sherlock Holmes a Scandal in Bohemia (Old Time Radio)" (Old Time Radio, 1945)
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia” originally aired December 10, 1945. Episode 196 stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson.At 221B Baker Street, Holmes is approached by a masked client with a highly sensitive royal problem involving the celebrated Irene Adler and a compromising photograph. Adapted from Sir Arthur Co
Boston Blackie - "The Winthrop Jewel Robberies" (Old Time Radio, 1946)
Boston Blackie, “The Winthrop Jewel Robberies,” originally broadcast May 7, 1946, is episode 69. This installment comes from the 1945–1950 syndicated series starring Richard Kollmar as the clever former jewel thief turned detective.Insurance investigator Mr. Barnes calls on Blackie when diamonds begin vanishing from the Winthrop Jewelry Company’s twelfth-floor setting department. With the diamond
Pat Novak for Hire - "Rory Malone" (Old Time Radio, 1949)
Pat Novak for Hire presents “Rory Malone,” originally broadcast on ABC on March 20, 1949. This is episode 6 of the series’ 1949 run, starring Jack Webb as San Francisco waterfront troubleshooter Pat Novak.Novak is offered $300 to stay away from prizefighter Rory Malone—then receives another $300 offer to keep watch over the same boxer. With a major fight approaching and the two assignments pulling
The Adventures of Sam Spade - "The Wheel of Life Caper" (July 11, 1948)" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
The Adventures of Sam Spade presents “The Wheel of Life Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 11, 1948. Howard Duff stars as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, with Sandra Gould as Effie Perrine.When Poppy O’Farrell comes to Spade with no memory of who she is, her few scattered clues include a troubling cable-car encounter and the name Leverett. What begins as a search for her identity
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - "Sherlock Holmes the Paradol Chamber" (Old Time Radio, 1945)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Paradol Chamber,” episode 180, originally broadcast May 21, 1945. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in an original radio mystery by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.Watson’s doubts are tested when an inventor demonstrates an extraordinary new method of transportation. Unable to explain what he has
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Forbes Matter" (Old Time Radio, 1955)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Forbes Matter,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 27, 1955. This is episode 292 and Part 2 of a five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.Sent to New York for Delaware Eastern Liability, Dollar examines a more-than-$4,000 debt claim involving Century Styles Incorporated, a major dress manufacturer. Written
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - "The Valentine Matter" (Old Time Radio, 1955)
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Valentine Matter,” originally broadcast November 1, 1955, is episode 252 of the CBS radio series. In this second chapter of a five-part serial, Bob Bailey stars as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.Dollar remains in New Orleans after insured former bootlegger Dan Valentine is shot but refuses to name his assailants. With Inspector DeBaca and a milk-truck driver’
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