Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives

The Case of the Persistent Beggars - Nick Carter | 01/26/1947 (Ep272)

Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels

Pattern for Revenge - Rocky Jordan | 10/02/1949 (Ep048)

Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast between

The Ingenuous Jeweler Matter - Johnny Dollar | 01/05/1958 (Ep570)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance in

The Big Chet - Dragnet | 04/05/1953 (Ep198)

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Elaine Tanner Case - Richard Diamond | 02/12/1950 (Ep041)

Richard Diamond, Private Detective premiered on NBC radio in 1949, starring Dick Powell as a witty, sophisticated private investigator. Known for his sharp humor and toug

The Lonesome Reunion - Philip Marlowe | 02/12/1949 (Ep20)

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, h

Case of the Picture - 21st Precinct | 10/13/1953 (Ep015)

The old-time radio series 21st Precinct was a dramatic police procedural that aired on CBS from 1953 to 1956. It was a gritty, realistic police drama, often compared to t

The Boron 112 Matter - Johnny Dollar | 01/12/1958 (Ep571)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance in

The Big Compulsion - Dragnet | 04/12/1953 (Ep199)

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Murder Among The Statues - Rocky Fortune | 12/01/1953 (Ep08)

Rocky Fortune was created in 1953 by writer George Lefferts and starring Frank Sinatra in the lead. Rocky Fortune followed the exploits of a marginally employed jack-of-a

The Cheesecake Caper - Sam Spade | 11/06/1949 (Ep176)

The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946-1951) radio series was loosely based on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Fa

The Case of the Chemical Chickens - Nick Carter | 04/13/1947 (Ep283)

Nick Carter, Master Detective was a radio crime drama based on tales of the fictional private detective Nick Carter, first seen in 1886, from Street & Smith's dime novels

The Eleven O'Clock Matter - Johnny Dollar | 01/19/1958 (Ep572)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance in

The Big Rip - Dragnet | 04/19/1953 (Ep200)

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Archimedes And The Roman - Box 13 | 07/31/1949 (Ep50)

Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holiday, played by film star Alan Ladd. It ran during 1948 and 1949. Th

Death and the Purple Cow - Barrie Craig | 12/12/1951

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was an old-time radio detective drama that aired on NBC from 1951 to 1955.The series starred William Gargan as Barrie Craig, a sua

The Honest Thief Caper - Sam Spade | 05/28/1950 (Ep205)

The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946-1951) radio series was loosely based on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Fa

The Bird - 21st Precinct | 10/06/1953 (Ep014)

The old-time radio series 21st Precinct was a dramatic police procedural that aired on CBS from 1953 to 1956. It was a gritty, realistic police drama, often compared to t

The Price of Fame - Johnny Dollar | 02/02/1958 (Ep574)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was a radio drama which aired between 1949 and 1962. "The man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance in

The Big Carney - Dragnet | 05/03/1953 (Ep202)

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