Episodes

  • Dragnet: The Big Speech (EP4742)

    Dragnet: The Big Speech (EP4742)
    Jun 28 2025
    Today's Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero search for an armed man who beat and robbed a Doctor and stole a supply of narcotics.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 19, 1951

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero

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    36 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Salkoff Sequel Matter (EP4741)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Salkoff Sequel Matter (EP4741)
    Jun 27 2025
    Today's Mystery: Johnny was about to leave Florida, but plans change when Johnny learns that the assistant at a laboratory doing top secret research has disappeared, with foul play suspected.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 16, 1958

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Herb Ellis; Lou Merrill; Stacy Harris; Jack Kruschen; Vic Perrin; Harry Bartell

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    30 mins
  • World's Great Novels: The Moonstone, Part Four (EP4740)

    World's Great Novels: The Moonstone, Part Four (EP4740)
    Jun 26 2025
    Today's Mystery: An experiment reveals how the diamond got out of Rachel Verinder's cabinet. But where is it now?

    Original Air Date: April 23, 1948

    Originating from Chicago

    Starring: Sherman Marks as Gabriel Betterridge; Arthur Sedgewick as Sergeant Cuff; Charles Mountain as Franklin Blake, Jonathan Hull, Dick York, Donald Gallagher, Boris Aplon, Marvin Peisner

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    35 mins
  • Broadway's My Beat: The Seliah Jordan Murder Case (E{4739)

    Broadway's My Beat: The Seliah Jordan Murder Case (E{4739)
    Jun 25 2025
    Today's Mystery: A middle-aged man reports that a beautiful young woman was murdered, though there is no body.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 24, 1950

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Irene Tedrow; Joyce McCluskey; Earle Ross; Jack Edwards; Tom Holland

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    38 mins
  • Charlie Chan: Ryder's Cover Up or Blind Man's Bluff (EP4738)

    Charlie Chan: Ryder's Cover Up or Blind Man's Bluff (EP4738)
    Jun 24 2025
    Today's Mystery: What is John Ryder hiding? Inspector Chan plans a trap for the murderer.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936

    Originating from Los Angeles

    Starring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie Chan

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    33 mins
  • The Falcon: The Case of the Gorgeous Greek (EP4737)

    The Falcon: The Case of the Gorgeous Greek (EP4737)
    Jun 23 2025
    Today's Mystery: Waring is in Greece looking for the leader of the Greek Communist Party.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 17, 1952

    Originating from New York

    Starred: Les Damon as the Falcon, Ken Lynch, Anne Burr

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    36 mins
  • Dragnet: The Big Threat (1951) (EP4736)

    Dragnet: The Big Threat (1951) (EP4736)
    Jun 21 2025
    Today's Mystery: A man was slugged and robbed but doesn't want to talk due to threats by the robbers.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12, 1951

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield

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    37 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Moth Matter (EP4735)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Moth Matter (EP4735)
    Jun 20 2025
    Today's Mystery: Johnny is called to investigate a small claim in a case involving damage at a sensitive chemistry experiment. Or was it sabotage?

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 9, 1958

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Vic Perrin, Herb Ellis, Paul Richards, Lou Merrill, Leon Belasco

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    31 mins