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Old Time Radio Mystery Specials

by Adam Graham

Enjoy a series of unusual episodes of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio including old time radio mystery movie adaptations from the Lux Radio Theater, Screen Guild Theater, and similar programs. As well as episodes Escape, Suspense, and Murder Clinic, along with some truly different programs including Roy Rogers, Mayor of the Town, Superman, and Cavalcade of America. Also comparisons of how two detective programs handle the same story.

Latest episodes

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Gunsmoke: Mark Dillon Goes To Gough Eye

Release Date: October 23, 2013 Marshall Mark Dillon goes to Gough Eye to investigate an allegedly crooked roulette wheel and finds a a series of murders. Audition Date:

Oct 2
36 min

Twice Told Tale: Dangerous Assignment: Guided Missile Plans and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Picture Postcard Matter

Dangerous Assignment — “Guided Missile Plans” Steve Mitchell is sent to Dublin to recover stolen microfilm containing plans for a new American guided missile. His pursuit

Sep 6
1 h 40 min

Dragnet: The Big Badge (Peggy Webber Special)

Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero hunt for the “Badge Bandit,” a violent criminal who poses as a police officer to rob and assault his victim

Aug 30
37 min

Crime Club: Death Blew Out the Match

Release Date: Semptember 15, 2013 A woman visits a peaceful Maine town, only to find herself prime suspect in a rival’s murder. Original Air Date: December 2, 1946 Sup

Aug 14
33 min

NBC University Theater: The Purloined Letter

Release Date: July 25, 2013 A blackmailing count steals a compromising letter from a noble lady. Original Air Date: September 17, 1948 Support the show monthly at http

Aug 7
35 min

Suspense: The Mystery of Marie Roget

Release Date: July 18, 2013 Auguste Dupin investigates the murder of a young woman found floating in a Paris river. Original Air Date: December 14, 1953 Support the sh

Jul 31
37 min

Screen Guild Theatre: Call Northside 777 (EP1000s)

Release Date: July 16, 2013 Jimmy Stewart plays a cynical reporter turned crusader who seeks to clear a man wrongly convicted of murdering a police officer. This episode

Jul 24
27 min

The Weird Circle: Murders in the Rue Morgue

Release Date: July 11, 2013 The episode begins with a look at a story of the Prophet Daniel that many think is the first detective story. From Can You Imagine That? Ori

Jul 9
40 min

Escape: The Lost Special

Release Date: July 04, 2013 A Scotland Yard Inspector investigates the disappearance of a train en route. Original Air Date: February 12, 1949 Support the show monthly

Jul 2
41 min

Lux Radio Theater: The Fallen Sparrow

Today's Mystery: After returning to New York following years of imprisonment during the Spanish Civil War, John McKittrick learns that a close friend has died under suspi

Jun 21
1 h 05 min

X Minus One: Protective Mimicry

Release Date: March 24, 2013 In the 25th Century, a Treasury Agent seeks to find the truth behind the re-appearance of counterfeit currency. Original Air Date: October

May 29
33 min

Murder Clinic: The Holloway Flat Tragedy

Release Date: January 27, 2013 Max Carrados doesn’t buy an obvious explanation that a man was murdered by the boyfriend of his lover. Original Air Date: August 18, 1942

May 22
35 min

Suspense: Deadline at Dawn

Release Date: November 17, 2012 A couple has until dawn to find out who killed a rich socialite or one of them will have to answer to the police. Original Air Date: May

May 8
1 h 05 min

50th Anniversary of the End of the Golden Age of Radio

Release Date: September 30, 2012 The golden age of radio came to an end with episodes of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and Suspense. In the “Tip-Off Matter,” an ex-con tells

Apr 24
1 h 03 min

Proudly We Hail: Follow that Man

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 Origina

Apr 12
34 min

Lux Radio Theater: Captain Carey USA

Release Date: June 30, 2012 A former O.S.S. Officer returns to Italy to locate the person who betrayed him and his compatriots to the Nazis. Original Air Date: February

Apr 3
1 h 05 min

Suspense: The Crowd

Original Release Date: June 16, 2012    A police lieutenant hunts a murderer whose crimes are always accompanied by a crowd. Original Air Date: September 27, 1950 Suppor

Mar 27
32 min

The Silent Men: The Big Kill and Night Beat: Ellen (Twice-Told Tale)

Today's 1st Mystery: An investigator for the Civil Aviation Administration gets a call warning of a bomb on a plane. Original Radio Broadcast: February 3, 1952 Originat

Mar 8
1 h 06 min

Screen Guild Theater: The Glass Key

Today's Story: The best friend and top lieutenant of a political boss finds himself in the midst of a murder that threatens his boss's career. Original Air Date: July 22

Mar 1
36 min

Screen Guild Theater: My Favorite Brunette

Today's Mystery: A baby photographer impersonates an out-of-town private investigator and gets mixed up with a beautiful woman who wants him to find her missing uncle. O

Feb 8
33 min

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#87
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3
days in the top 100 since Dec 2024

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