Crackling Airwaves Old Time Radio
Episodes
Cloak and Dagger OTR 1950-05-28 "The Trojan Horse" Old Time Radio
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cloak and Dagger premiered on the NBC Network on May 7, 1950 and ran through the Summer until October 22, 1950. It featured fictional stories of the O...
Crime And Peter Chambers OTR 1954-04-06 "Bruce Burke Murder Frame-Up" Old Time Radio
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crime and Peter Chambers starred Dane Clark as private detective, Peter Chambers. The show was based on a book series written by Henry Kane, who also ...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-09-07 "The Case of the Snarling Corpse" Old Time Radio
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Crime Club OTR 1947-03-29 "Dead Man Control" Old Time Radio
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Crime Club began on Mutual Broadcasting in 1946. The show featured tales of murder and mystery. Many of the episodes were adapted from the publica...
The Falcon OTR 1951-02-11 "Mighty Muscle" Old Time Radio
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Falcon was a hard boiled drama that featured an American agent code named “Falcon,” though later episodes depict the Falcon as an insurance in...
The Saint OTR 1951-05-20 "The Red Rose" Old Time Radio
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Saint began on NBC Radio from 1945 and ended its run in 1950 on Mutual. Vincent Price starred as Simon Templar who righted wrongs and thwarted cri...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1948-09-01 "The Case of the Blood Stained Dollar Bills" Old Time Radio
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Sky King OTR 1947-07-14 “Army of Blue Men” Old Time Radio
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sky King was an American radio adventure series that aired from 1946 to 1954. The show starred Earl Nightingale as Schuyler "Sky" King, a heroic ranch...
The Mel Blanc Show OTR 1947-04-01 "April Fools" Old Time Radio
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Mel Blanc show ran from 1946 to 1947 on CBS. Mel Blanc played the owner of a fix-it shop who was never able to fix anything. He also played the sh...
Suspense OTR 1948-10-14 "A Little Piece of Rope" Old Time Radio
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" and focused on suspense thriller-...
The Whistler OTR 1950-03-05 "The Chinese Elephant Puzzle" Old Time Radio
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Whistler hosted a crime drama on radio, which ran from 1942 until 1955 on CBS. The crimes (fequently murder) dramatized in the show usually result...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1951-01-31 "The Dream House Murder Case" Old Time Radio
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Phyl Coe Mysteries OTR 1936-02-12 "The Mystery of the Death Ray Tube" Old Time Radio
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Phyl Coe Radio Mysteries first aired in 1936. Phyl Coe was short for the private detective Phyllis Coe, but was also a play on words for Philco, t...
Obsession OTR 1952 "Little Man of Destiny" Old Time Radio
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Obsession was based on the premise that one's own obsessions can be dark and could lead one to a terrible end. It was produced by C. P. McGregor for W...
The Falcon OTR 1951-04-08 "Carved Ham" Old Time Radio
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Falcon was a hard boiled drama that featured an American agent code named “Falcon,” though later episodes depict the Falcon as an insurance in...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1950-05-03 "Gold Cigarette Holder Murder" Old Time Radio
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Sky King OTR 1947-06-30 “Prince Aron Zibi” Old Time Radio
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sky King was an American radio adventure series that aired from 1946 to 1954. The show starred Earl Nightingale as Schuyler "Sky" King, a heroic ranch...
Night Beat OTR 1950-02-06 "Zero" Old Time Radio
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Night Beat starred Frank Lovejoy as reporter Randy Stone who, in his need to get a story, met people who usually had some problem. Randy Stone got his...
Escape OTR 1950-12-24 "The Cave" Old Time Radio
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Escape aired on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25. 1954. The show was a popular adventure anthology, which hosted some of the biggest names in rad...
Mr. Chameleon 1949-04-20 OTR "Case of the Bewildering Body in the Bowery" Old Time Radio
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Hollywood Mystery Time OTR 1945-05-20 "Glowing Eyes" Old Time Radio
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hollywood Mystery Time was a detective melodrama that ran from 1944 to 1945, originally on CBS then on ABC. The main character, Jim Laughton was a Hol...
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator OTR unknown "Passage to Tangiers" Old Time Radio
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator was produced for the AFRS, the show was part of the Starlight Mystery Theater. The show was set in San Francisco an...
The Chase OTR 1953-02-15 "The Will" Old Time Radio
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Chase is an exciting old time radio series in which every episode contains a chase. It may be an adventure story, a crime story, or even science f...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-01-12 "The Case of the Dance of Death" Old Time Radio
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
You Can't do Business With Hitler OTR 1942 "Legalized Murder" Old Time Radio
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You Can’t do Business With Hitler was written and produced by the Office of War Information (OWI.) The show was a propaganda piece, warning of the d...
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator OTR unknown "The Case of Murder" Old Time Radio
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator was produced for the AFRS, the show was part of the Starlight Mystery Theater. The show was set in San Francisco an...
Escape OTR 1948-08-15 "The Fugitive" Old Time Radio
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Escape aired on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25. 1954. The show was a popular adventure anthology, which hosted some of the biggest names in rad...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-09-14 "The Murder Clue of the Embalmed Body" Old Time Radio
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Counterfeit OTR 1952 "Dynamiter in Suede Shoes" Old Time Radio
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not much is known about this Australian series, written by Ronald Ingleby. Mr. Ingleby was a prolific writer for Australian radio. This piece seems a ...
A Case for Dr. Morelle OTR 1957-06-18 "The Black Ruby" Old Time Radio
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Audiences loved the opinionated and eccentric Morelle, whose disdain for his loyal secretary was an extension of his general lack of regard for humani...
Top Secret OTR 1950-10-26 "The Plan for Sabotage" Old Time Radio
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Top Secret aired from June 12 to October 26, 1950. The Hungarian born actress, Ilona Massey, was said to be tailor made for the role of a spy. Top Sec...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1948-07-21 "Case of the Dead Woman's Eyes" Old Time Radio
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Inspector Hearthstone of the Death Squad OTR 1951-12-13 “The Marriage Annulment Case” Old Time Radio
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Inspector Hearthstone of the Death Squad was a production of Frank and Anne Hummert. This rare show ran on CBS. The implacable Inspector Hearthstone w...
Counterspy OTR 1949-09-01 "Cold Blooded Professor, part 2" Old Time Radio
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were ...
Counterspy OTR 1949-08-30 "Cold Blooded Professor, part 1" Old Time Radio
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were ...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-10-05 "The Suspicious Father Murder Case" Old Time Radio
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
The Fifth Horseman OTR 1946-07-18 "The Promise" Old Time Radio
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After World War II, there were feelings held by many that atomic weapons were too dangerous to be controlled by any single country. The Fifth Horseman...
The Saint OTR 1951-06-03 "The Train" Old Time Radio
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Saint began on NBC Radio from 1945 and ended its run in 1950 on Mutual. Vincent Price starred as Simon Templar who righted wrongs and thwarted cri...
Christopher London OTR 1950-05-29 "Pattern for Murder" Old Time Radio
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher London starred Glenn Ford as a San Francisco detective who traveled the world in pursuit of mystery, adventure, and beautiful women. Londo...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1950-09-06 “The Fashion World Murder Case” Old Time Radio
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Mr. Aladdin OTR 1951 "The Miracle of the Four Legged Husband" Old Time Radio
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Aladdin ran from July through September 1951 on CBS. The show was an detective show featuring the character Robert Aladdin, a detective who solved...
John Steele, Adventurer OTR 1950-05-09 "The Unsuspected" Old Time Radio
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Steele, Adventurer was an exciting drama starring Don Douglas. The character of John Steele was a thrill seeker and found adventure while taking ...
Gangbusters! OTR 1941-12-26 "New York's Safe and Lock Squad" Old Time Radio
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gang Busters was an American dramatic radio program heralded as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories." It premie...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1950-09-20 "The Broken Promise Murder Case" Old Time Radio
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
This is Your FBI OTR 1946-04-05 "The Delinquent Parents" Old Time Radio
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is Your FBI aired from 1945 to 1953. The show got the endorsement of J. Edgar Hoover and many times featured crimes that were well known at the t...
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe OTR 1947-07-08 "The King in Yellow" Old Time Radio
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a show featuring detective Philip Marlowe. Mr. Marlowe was a slightly more complex character than many of the mor...
The Whistler OTR 1950-08-06 "Double Exposure" Old Time Radio
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Whistler hosted a crime drama on radio, which ran from 1942 until 1955 on CBS. The crimes (fequently murder) dramatized in the show usually result...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-12-21 "Perfect Maid Murder Case" Old Time Radio
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
The Lineup OTR 1950-07-27 "The Paradise Murder Case" Old Time Radio
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In an attempt to compete with the success of Dragnet, The Lineup featured realistic police situations. While the shows were fictional, they seemed rea...
Famous Jury Trials OTR 1946-12-06 "The People vs Bessie Malden" Old Time Radio
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Famous Jury Trials was one of radio’s first courtroom dramas, beginning its run in 1936. The anthology program ran until 1949 and later became a tel...
Damon Runyon Theater 1940's OTR "Maybe a Queen" Old Time Radio
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Damon Runyon Theater was broadcast on radio in the late 1940s. Actor John Brown had the role of Broadway, the narrator, and portrayed a leading charac...
Cloak and Dagger OTR 1950-05-07 "File 2218" Old Time Radio
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cloak and Dagger premiered on the NBC Network on May 7, 1950 and ran through the Summer until October 22, 1950. It featured fictional stories of the O...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1948-08-25 "The Case of His Brother's Murderer" Old Time Radio
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Calling All Cars OTR 1934-01-17 "The Steele Kidnapping" Old Time Radio
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being one of the first police dramas on radio, Calling All Cars began in 1933 on CBS and Mutual. It ran until 1939. It was sponsored by Rio Grande Oil...
Michael Shayne, Private Detective OTR 194-05-07 "Case of the Man Who Lived Forever" Old Time Radio
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Shayne, Private Detective was originally broadcast on the Don Lee Network and starred Wally Maher, with Louise Arthur and Joe Forte. Later, Ca...
Cavalcade of America OTR 1935-10-09 "No Turning Back" Old Time Radio
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953,...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1950-05-10 "The Engagement Ring Murder Case" Old Time Radio
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Dangerously Yours OTR 1944-06-21 "The Highwayman" Old Time Radio
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dangerously Yours began its radio run in 1944. The show starred Victor Jory in the leading role. The show featured adventures about espionage, pirate...
Crime and Peter Chambers OTR 1954-04-13 "Charles Avon, Druggist" Old Time Radio
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crime and Peter Chambers starred Dane Clark as private detective, Peter Chambers. The show was based on a book series written by Henry Kane, who also ...
Counterspy OTR 1951-01-14 "The Case of the Captured Contact" Old Time Radio
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were ...
Mr. District Attorney OTR 1939-06-09 "The Ohio Kid" Old Time Radio
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Philip H. Lord helped create the show, Mr. District Attorney, which aired on NBC and ABC from 1939 to 1952. Mr. District Attorney cracked down on lawl...
The Harold Peary Show OTR 1950-12-27 "New Year's Dance" Old Time Radio
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Harold Peary Show aired on CBS from 1950 to 1951. The show featured well known radio actor Harold Peary starring as “Honest” Harold Hemp. It w...
It's a Crime Mr. Collins OTR 1957 "Red Hot Momma" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Crime, Mr. Collins was broadcast from August 1956 until February 1957 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. Greg Collins is a private detective wh...
Obsession OTR 1952 "Solitary Genius" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Obsession was based on the premise that one's own obsessions can be dark and could lead one to a terrible end. It was produced by C. P. McGregor for W...
The Lineup OTR 1950-11-16 "The Candy Store Murder" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an attempt to compete with the success of Dragnet, The Lineup featured realistic police situations. While the shows were fictional, they seemed rea...
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons OTR 1950-01-19 "The Bride and Groom Murder Case" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was a show about a private detective, Mr. Keen, who, along with his sidekick, Mike Clancy, tracked down people who ha...
Nick Carter, Master Detective OTR 1943-07-06 "The Echo of Death" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lon Clark played Nick Carter, Master Detective. The character, Nick Carter, was first introduced in 1886, and first appeared in radio in 1943. The sho...
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator OTR unknown "The Secret Grey Man" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mathew Slade, Private Investigator was produced for the AFRS, the show was part of the Starlight Mystery Theater. The show was set in San Francisco an...
The Man Called X OTR 1947-08-21 "The Lost Ones" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Man Called X was an espionage radio drama which aired on CBS and NBC from July 10, 1944 to May 20, 1952. Herbert Marshall had played agent Ken Thu...
Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-07-20 "The Bought and Paid for Murder Case" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured ...
Philo Vance OTR 1948-11-16 "Heavyweight Murder Case" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Philo Vance was the fictitious detective created by S. S. Van Dine, which was first published in the mid 1920s. The Radio show starred Jose Ferrer, in...
John Steele, Adventurer OTR 1950-11-03 "The Darkened Ring" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Steele, Adventurer was an exciting drama starring Don Douglas. The character of John Steele was a thrill seeker and found adventure while taking ...
The Chase OTR 1953-03-08 "Special Delivery" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Chase is an exciting old time radio series in which every episode contains a chase. It may be an adventure story, a crime story, or even science f...
Counterspy OTR 1953-12-21 "The Case of the Diamond Thieves" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were ...
Casey, Crime Photographer OTR 1944-02-26 "Clue in the Clouds" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The character, Jack Casey, AKA “Casey, Crime Photographer,” was created by George Harmon Coxe. The radio show aired from 1943 to 1955 with various...
Molle Mystery Theater OTR 1946-03-08 "Red Wine" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Molle Mystery Theater was first broadcast on September 7, 1943 on NBC. It featured mystery plays from writers like Edgar Allen Poe to Raymond Chan...
Night Editor OTR 1940's "Smoke Rings" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Night Editor premiered on station KPO on September 12, 1934 and ran until 1948 and was sponsored by Edwards Coffee. All characters in Night Editor wer...
The Saint OTR 1951-07-01 "Death of a Cowboy" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Saint began on NBC Radio from 1945 and ended its run in 1950 on Mutual. Vincent Price starred as Simon Templar who righted wrongs and thwarted cri...
The Falcon OTR 1951-04-15 "Shopkeeper's Gun" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Falcon was a hard boiled drama that featured an American agent code named “Falcon,” though later episodes depict the Falcon as an insurance in...
Tales of Texas OTR "Lost San Saba Mine" Old Time Radio
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not much is know about this series.