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Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

by Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

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 HandsCases of Mr. Ace Starring George RaftThe International Mystery series Mr. I.A. MotoThe adventures of crime-solving lawyer John J. Malone in The Amazing Mr. Malone and Murder and Mr. MaloneThe greatest of all manhunters Nick Carter, Master DetectiveThe police procedural classic The Line-UpAn antiques dealer and amateur detectives opens The Casebook of Gregory Hood1930s Crimefightint Action with Police HeadquartersThe Adventures of Philip Marlowe starring both Van Heflin and Gerald Mohr1930s Crime-solving Action with Police HeadquartersManhunt featuring 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 JusticePat 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 CrimeEasy Money tells of a magician-turned-detective who exposes con games.Dane Clark stars as a New York Private Eye in Crime and Peter ChambersEllery 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 DetectiveA Chicago-based Criminologist uses psychology to solve crimes in The Crime Files of FlammondAlso listen to even more obscure series such as Homicide 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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Nick Carter: The Case of the Talking Tree (EP1332)

Release Date: August 07, 2014 Nick investigates the death of a homeless man who dies on a trolley mumbling about talking trees. Original Air Date: September 9, 1945 Su

Oct 22
34 min

Philip Marlowe: The Orange Dog (EP1331)

Release Date: August 06, 2014 Marlowe stars out looking for a woman’s missing sister and instead finds himself in Chinatown on the trail of the orange dog of Fo. Origin

Oct 21
33 min

Pat Novak: Agnes Bolton (EP1330)

Release Date: August 05, 2014 Pat Novak hired to follow a woman, and while he’s doing it, she drops dead in a phone booth and once again Hellman puts the finger on Novak

Oct 20
35 min

Pursuit: Pursuit of the Night Ferry (EP1329)

Release Date: August 04, 2014 Peter Black, Moffet, and another policeman are on board a night train after a tip was sent of a potential robbery. Original Air Date: Nove

Oct 19
33 min

Police Headquarters: Frame Up and Death of a Mystery Writer (EP1328)

Release Date: August 02, 2014 A police Captain’s son is charged with murder in, “Frame Up.” A mystery writer is killed before finishing his long-running serial in, “Dea

Oct 17
31 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Suntan Oil Matter (EP1327)

Release Date: August 01, 2014 Johnny investigates the disappearance of a necklace owned by the wife of an oil man trying to hang on to his young wife. Original Air Date

Oct 16
35 min

Nick Carter: The Vanishing Postman (EP1326)

Release Date: July 31, 2014 After a car accident, Nick happens on a leather bag belonging to a postman who disappeared seven years ago. Original Air Date: August 26, 19

Oct 15
35 min

Phillip Marlowe: The Black Halo (EP1325)

Release Date: July 30, 2014 Marlowe looks for a woman who works for a major perfume company. Original Air Date: January 15, 1949 Support the show monthly at https://pa

Oct 14
36 min

Pat Novak for Hire: Give Envelope to John St. John (EP1324)

Release Date: July 29, 2014 A dying man gives Novak an envelope with the mission to deliver it to John St. John. Original Air Date: May 22, 1949 Support the show month

Oct 13
34 min

Pursuit: Pursuit and the Man Who Died Late (EP1323)

Release Date: July 28, 2014 Inspector Black is presented with a case of a man who appeared to died from assault but was actually shot-months before he died. Original Ai

Oct 12
34 min

Police Headquarters: Old Cop and Stolen Brain (EP1322)

Release Date: July 26, 2014 An elderly soon to be retired police officer investigates the theft of $190,000 in cash in “Old Cop.” And the brain of a dead brilliant scie

Oct 11
27 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Meek Memorial Matter (EP1321)

Release Date: July 25, 2014 Johnny searches for a stolen missing copy of the Gettysburg Address. Original Air Date: March 3, 1957 Support the show monthly at https://p

Oct 10
35 min

Nick Carter: The Case of the Sick Statue (EP1320)

Release Date: July 24, 2014 Nick’s called in by a maid who is concerned about a plague spreading from statues. Nick arrives to find her dead. Original Air Date: August

Oct 8
28 min

Philip Marlowe: The Restless Day (EP1319)

Release Date: July 23, 2014 Marlowe’s hopes of a day off are spoiled when a man who was assumed dead by accident shows up asking Marlowe to find out who tried to kill hi

Oct 7
32 min

Pat Novak: The Geranium Plant (EP1318)

Release Date: July 22, 2014 Pat Novak’s hired to deliver a geranium. He’s hit by a car after the pick-up and that’s just the start of his trouble. Original Air Date: Ma

Oct 6
33 min

Pursuit: Pursuit and the Ladies of Farthing Street (EP1317)

Release Date: July 21, 2014 Black is advised he’d find evidence of a murder and he finds a dead body and is led to two very proper ladies living on Farthing Street. Ori

Oct 5
32 min

Police Headquarters: William Spencer Killed and Race Track (EP1316)

Release Date: July 19, 2014 A well-liked roguish gambler is found dead of an apparent suicide in William Spencer Killed. A friend of a couple of police officers needs

Oct 3
28 min

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Templeton Matter (EP1315)

Release Date: July 18, 2014 Johnny investigates the theft of thousands of dollars in merchandise that includes the murder of one of the guards. Original Air Date: Febru

Oct 2
31 min

Nick Carter: The Hanging Paperhanger (EP1314)

Release Date: July 17, 2014 Nick is hired by a cleaning woman who becomes suspicious when her landlord repapers her wall without her permission. The landlord is then fou

Sep 24
29 min

Philip Marlowe: The Old Acquaintance (EP1313)

Release Date: July 16, 2014 Marlowe is hired on New Year’s Eve to a locate a missing fiancée who disappeared at the same day a dangerous convict broke out of prison. Or

Sep 23
34 min