Broadway's My Beat: The Mary Smith Murder Case (EP4968)
06/05/2026 | 34 mins.
Today's Mystery: A woman is found murdered in a cheap hotel.
Original Radio Broadcast Date:Decemnber 8, 1951
Originated in Hollywood
Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Betty Lou Gerson, Stan Waxman, Steve Roberts, David Wolfe
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The Big Story: New Facts About a 26-Year Frame-Up (EP4967)
05/05/2026 | 32 mins.
Today's Mystery: Reporter Ralph Goll becomes suspicious of the results of a murder case when he learns that the detective involved had later been convicted of graft and the sheriff at the time had committed suicide before the trial.
Original Radio Broadcast: March 1, 1950
Originating from New York
Starring: Nat Polen as Ralph Goll; Athena Lorde; John Shea; Bill Smith; Scott Tennyson; Walter Greska; Tom Heaphy; Humphrey Davis
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The Saint: The Cake that Killed (EP4966)
04/05/2026 | 30 mins.
Today's Mystery: Simon gets a cake at a bakery from a woman in distress and finds himself caught up in a case of larceny and murder.
Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 8, 1950
Originating from Hollywood
Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar, Betty Lou Gerson, Peter Leeds, Dan O'Herleheigh, Larry Dobkin, Ted Von Else
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Counterspy: The Recruited Nurse (A0084)
02/05/2026 | 37 mins.
Today's Adventure: An escaped criminal disfigures his own face to get plastic surgery to claim a $250,000
Original Radio Broadcast: June 6, 1948
Originating in New York
Starring Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters, Bryna Rayburn, Chuck Webster
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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jimmy Carter Matter (EP4965)
01/05/2026 | 32 mins.
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
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About The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway's My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you covered with six audio dramas every week.Podcast Award finalist Host Adam Graham has been your guide through dozens of old-time radio detective series since 2009. He provides insightful commentary and humor after each episode and responds to listener questions and feedback. You can subscribe to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from your favorite podcast app or by visiting our website at http://www.greatdetectives.net.We are currently in our fifteenth season of provided suspenseful mystery dramas. Our podcast feed captures the last 1,000 episodes we've released including all of seasons thirteen and fourteen, and part of season twelve. We have created two archive feeds: Volume 1, which features our first three seasons and Volume 2, which features seasons four-six, and Volume 3 which will feature Seasons Seven through Nine.Our feed includes old time radio recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and also Australia. The current actors featured in our old time radio detective podcast include Les Damon, Bob Bailey, Larry Thor, Walter Connolly, and Jack Webb. Other actors featured within the past 1,000 include Alice Frost, Howard Duff, Glenn Langan, Herbert Marshall, Gerald Mohr, Joel McCrea, Les Tremayne, Jackson Beck, Santos Ortega, Ned Wever, Karl Swenson, and more.
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