The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 3

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Bayou Monster (EP1953)

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: August 01, 2016Shayne is hired to find the truth behind a monster that has haunted a wealthy family.Original Air Date: Sometime...

Escape: Red Wine (EP1952s)

01 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 31, 2016A detective goes searching for an American fugitive on a tropical isle.Original Air Date: February 26, 1949Support...

Dragnet: The Big Late Script (EP1952)

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 30, 2016Friday and Romero search for a kidnapped businessman.Original Air Date: July 26, 1951Support the show monthly at ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Night in Paris Matter (EP1951)

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 29, 2016Johnny goes to Paris to retrieve a quarter of a million in stolen jewels.Original Air Date: August 16, 1959Support...

Boston Blackie: Blackie’s Car Kills a Woman (EP1950)

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 28, 2016Someone stole Blackie’s car and used it to commit murder. Blackie sets out to discover who did it.Original Air D...

Richard Diamond: Escaped Convicts After Diamond (EP1949)

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 27, 2016Two criminals escape prison, with one determined to get his revenge on Diamond.Original Air Date: July 9, 1949Supp...

The Line-Up: The Lapinish Lighter-Upper Case (EP1948)

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 26, 2016Guthrie searches for the murderer who killed a woman in the park.Original Air Date: March 27, 1951Support the show...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Popular Corpse (EP1947)

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 25, 2016Shayne is hired to find a missing woman.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948Support the show monthly at https://pa...

Night Beat: Girl in the Park (EP1946s)

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 24, 2016Randy tries to unravel the secrets of a fearful young woman in a park whose boyfriend is about to be executed.Spec...

Dragnet: The Big Sophomore (EP1946)

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 23, 2016Working out of Juvenile division, Friday and Romero investigate a series of petty thefts.Original Air Date: July 1...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lost by a Hair Matter (EP1945)

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 22, 2016An ailing insured woman calls Johnny in for protection for fear that one of her relatives will kill her.Original A...

Boston Blackie: The Worthington Pearls (EP1944)

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 21, 2016Just as he’s about to be searched by Farraday over another theft he hasn’t committed, Blackie learns the stole...

Richard Diamond: The Tom Waxman Bombing Case (EP1943)

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 20, 2016A labor leader, who is a friend of Diamond’s, is killed by a bombed and suspicion falls on his brother.Original ...

The Line-Up: The Molly About Seven Case (EP1942)

26 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 19, 2016A gangland killer is identified in the line-up, but Guthrie and Groeb have to scramble to identify him when the wi...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Deadly Dough (EP1941)

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 18, 2016Mike takes a simple job to deliver a suitcase and ends up between several criminals fighting over loot from a 1931...

Dragnet: The Big Set-Up (EP1940)

25 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 16, 2016Friday and Romero investigate a series of high dollar home burglaries.Original Air Date: July 12, 1951Support the ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Deadly Chain Matter (EP1939)

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 15, 2016An eccentric millionaire wants Johnny’s protection from threats in a chain letter.Original Air Date: August 2, 1...

Boston Blackie: Blackie Jilts Mary (EP1938)

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 14, 2016After two weeks of not seeing her, Blackie shows up to tell Mary he wants nothing to do with her and Mary wants to...

Richard Diamond: The Fred Sears Murder Case (EP1937)

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 13, 2016Diamond loses his cool with a difficult client and shoves his retainer check down his client’s throat. Trouble c...

The Line-Up: Suspect Poisoned (EP1936)

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 12, 2016A suspect is identified in the line-up and then during questioning, he collapses dead of poisoning.Original Air Da...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Generous Killer (EP1935)

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 11, 2016Michael Shayne receives a $100 to go and arrest a wanted man and then finds him dead of an apparent suicide.Origin...

Dragnet: Big Love (EP1934)

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 09, 2016A man’s wife and her two-year-old daughter has disappeared and the man isn’t telling the whole truth.Original ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Bolt out of the Blue Matter (EP1933)

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 08, 2016A niece asks the insurance company for helps when she fears her ex will kill her insured Uncle.Original Air Date: ...

Boston Blackie: The Larry Brown Case (EP1932)

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 07, 2016Larry Brown owes Boston Blackie $100 and tells Blackie to go to a hotel to pick it up, Blackie sends a man who wan...

Richard Diamond: The Bertram Kalmus Case (EP1931)

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 06, 2016A cabbie asks Diamond to find the owner of a bloody hat.Original Air Date: June 5, 1949Support the show monthly at...

The Line-Up: The Paradise Motel Murder Case (EP1930)

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 05, 2016A man is murdered and Guthrie suspects that the perpetrator is another man who claimed to be robbed at the time of...

Michael Shayne: The Crooked Wheel (EP1929)

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 04, 2016Michael Shayne is hired by a Mexico City casino owner to find out why his casino is losing money.Original Air Date...

Dragnet: The Big Cliff (EP1928)

19 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 02, 2016A sixty-three-year-old woman dies under mysterious circumstances, the coroner can’t determine a cause of death a...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Will and a Way Matter (EP1927)

18 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: July 01, 2016Johnny is called back to Lake Mojave where the Fishing Guide Red is disputing the beneficiary on a friend’s poli...

Boston Blackie: Sam Bellows is Dead (EP1926)

18 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 30, 2016Boston Blackie needs to see a man who won’t answer the door. Blackie tells Farraday he killed the man in order t...

Richard Diamond: The Betty Moran Case (EP1925)

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 29, 2016A wealthy woman kills a man who blackmails her and then is shot herself. The police believe it was a murder-suicid...

The Avenger: Death Counts Ten (EP1924)

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 28, 2016A boxer dies in the ring and it looks like homicide.Original Air Date: April 12, 1946Support the show monthly at ...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Wandering Fingerprints (EP1923)

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 27, 2016A blackmailer who claims he can plant people’s fingerprints at crime scenes what’s Mike to act as his front ma...

Dragnet: The Big Run (EP1922)

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 25, 2016Friday and Romero search for the driver of a car that ran down two elderly women.Original Air Date: June 21, 1951S...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frantic Fisherman Matter (EP1921)

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 24, 2016Johnny is called out to Lake Mojave Resort by an old friend who has some suspicious about a mysterious fisherman.O...

Boston Blackie: Oscar Wolfe, Troublemaker (EP1920)

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 23, 2016Blackie threatens Oscar Wolfe to get him to stop harassing a woman and a friend of Blackie. Wolfe is found dead a...

Richard Diamond: The Stolen Purse (EP1919)

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 22, 2016An elderly lady grifter hires Diamond to find the owner of a purse. Before he knows it, Diamond has to explain a b...

The Avenger: A Shot in the Dark (EP1918)

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 21, 2016A wealthy man is blackmailed and then is suddenly murdered.Original Air Date: April 5, 1946Support the show monthl...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Borrowed Heirloom (EP1917)

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 20, 2016Shayne is hired by an elderly man to retrieve a leather case with nothing in it.Original Air Date: Sometime in 194...

Dragnet: The Big Building (EP1916)

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 18, 2016The wealthy wife of a dentist has disappeared and foul play is suspected.Original Air Date: June 14, 1951Support t...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Only One Butt Matter (EP1915)

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 17, 2016Johnny is hired to track down the daughter of a wealthy woman with promise of a big payoff.Original Air Date: July...

Boston Blackie: Mrs. Boston Blackie (EP1914)

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 16, 2016A friend of Blackie’s is blackmailed by a woman named Mrs. Boston Blackie.Original Air Date: June 4, 1945Support...

Richard Diamond: The Ralph Chase Case (EP1913)

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 15, 2016The executor of a wealthy young heiress’ estate calls Diamond in when he fears his niece is about to marry an un...

The Avenger: Diploma of Death (EP1912)

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 14, 2016While visiting Fern’s Alma Mater, Jim witnesses a runner murdered at a track meet.Original Air Date: March 28, ...

Michael Shayne: The Pursuit of Death (EP1911)

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 13, 2016Mike tries to help a woman who is afraid someone is out to kill her.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948Support the...

Screen Guild Theater: The Maltese Falcon (EP1910s)

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 12, 2016In this 1943 adaptation of the original hardboiled detective story: Miles Archer, the partner of Sam Spade (play...

Dragnet: The Big Imposter (EP1910)

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 11, 2016A missing ten-year-old boy suddenly reappears…but is it the same boy?Original Air Date: June 7, 1951Support the ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mei Ling Buddha Matter (EP1909)

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 10, 2016Johnny has to investigate the apparent disappearance of a valuable Buddha statue from a sealed room.Original Air D...

Boston Blackie: Bill Blaine’s Legacy (EP1908)

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 09, 2016A wealthy man blackmails Boston Blackie into protecting him from his family, one of whom he’s convinced will try...

Richard Diamond: The Dick Barton Case (EP1907)

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 08, 2016A wealthy man hires Richard Diamond to find the truth about a man his son believed he killed.Original Air Date: Ap...

The Avenger: Murder Hits the Jackpot (EP1906)

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 07, 2016A murder sets Jim on the trail of a counterfeiting ring.Original Air Date: March 21, 1946Support the show monthly ...

Michael Shayne: A Problem in Murder (EP1905)

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 06, 2016Mike has to square himself with the police when his business card is found on a corpse.Original Air Date: Sometime...

Screen Guild Theatre: Whistling in Dixie (EP1904s)

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 05, 2016Wally “The Fox” Benton goes down South to solve the murder of a woman’s boyfriend.Original Air Date: May 17,...

Dragnet: The Big Bindle (EP1904)

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 04, 2016Friday goes undercover to stop a heroin racket based in a high priced hotel.Original Air Date: May 31, 1951Suppo...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Life at Stake Matter (EP1903)

05 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 03, 2016An old client of Johnny’s summons him on urgent business. Johnny meets one of the man’s eccentric friends who ...

Boston Blackie: Blackie Covers for Mary (EP1902)

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 02, 2016Mary confronts an ex-boyfriend with Blackie’s gun. When she returns the gun with a spent shell and Blackie finds...

Defense Attorney: Client: Joshua Masters (EP1901)

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: June 01, 2016An elderly wealthy man asks Martha Ellis Bryant to find out which of his sons want to kill him and then one of his...

The Avenger: Death Meets the Boat (EP1900)

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 31, 2016An Australian heiress is kidnapped and a newspaper photographer is murdered.Original Air Date: March 14, 1946Suppor...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Model Murder (EP1899)

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 30, 2016Mike is hired to find an heiress and bring her home before she forfeits an $8 million inheritance.Original Air Date...

Sherlock Holmes: The Guileless Gypsy (EP1898s)

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 29, 2016A man hires Holmes alleging gypsies have threatened to kill his nephew, the heir to a large estate, but Holmes susp...

Dragnet: The Big Mailman (EP1898)

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 28, 2016Friday and Romero work with a postal inspector to find a man who has been stealing checks from mailboxes and cashin...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Sculptor Matter (EP1897)

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 27, 2016Johnny investigates a series of repayments on a fraudulent insurance claim where no one knows what the payments ar...

Boston Blackie: The Murder of John Walters (EP1896)

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 26, 2016Blackie goes for a pleasant walk in the park and discovers a dead body.Original Air Date: May 2, 1945Support the sh...

Defense Attorney: Client: Jim Leonard (EP1895)

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 25, 2016A teenage paperboy is accused of a hit and run killing and Martha seeks to find the truth.Original Air Date: Septem...

The Avenger: The Cradle of Doom (EP1894)

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 24, 2016A woman asks Jim to help get a man out of an insane asylum who has been unlawfully committed.Original Air Date: Ma...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Grey-Eyed Blonde (EP1893)

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 23, 2016Shayne is hired by a beautiful blonde to pay off a blackmailer.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948Support the show ...

Dragnet: The Big Blast (EP1892)

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 21, 2016A mother is shot in bed with her seven year old sleeping right beside her.Original Air Date: May 17, 1951Support th...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Heiress Matter (EP1891)

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 20, 2016A beautiful former classmate of Johnny needs his help to protect her husband from her old boyfriend.Original Air Da...

Boston Blackie: The Wentworth Diamonds (EP1890)

29 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 19, 2016A crook plans to steal a collection of valuable diamonds and frame Blackie for the crime.Original Air Date: April 2...

Defense Attorney: Client: Mike Tully (EP1889)

28 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 18, 2016Time is running out for a shop owner on death throw and it’s up to Martha Ellis Bryant to clear him.Original Air ...

The Avenger: The Subway Ghost (EP1888)

28 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 17, 2016Is there a connection between mysterious ghosts on the subway and a string of unexplained robberies?Original Air Da...

Michael Shayne: The Hate That Killed (EP1887)

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 16, 2016A man leaves behind a will that encourages his heirs to kill each other.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948Support ...

Dragnet: The Big Drills (EP1886)

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 14, 2016Friday and Romero investigate a string of store burglaries.Original Air Date: May 10, 1951Support the show monthly ...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Big H Matter (EP1885)

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 13, 2016Johnny receives a call from an elderly lady fan in another city who needs his help.Original Air Date: May 31, 1959S...

Boston Blackie: The Missing String of Pearls (EP1884)

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 12, 2016Boston Blackie is accused of stealing a pearl necklace from a jewelry store he frequents, and he discovers behind i...

The Defense Rests: Client Joseph Moriano (EP1883)

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 11, 2016At the request of an old man, Martha Ellis Bryant undertakes the case of the man’s son who’s serving life in pr...

The Avenger: Death Rings the Bell (EP1882)

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 10, 2016Jim Brandon investigates a series of deaths in tenement fires.Original Air Date: February 21, 1946Support the show ...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Phantom Gun (EP1881)

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 09, 2016Shayne is knocked out and wakes up beside a murdered man. He receives the murder weapon in the mail and becomes the...

Dragnet: The Big Casing (EP1880)

26 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 07, 2016Friday and Romero arrive on the scene of a woman’s death. Her husband says it was suicide. The evidence says othe...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Casque of Death Matterm (EP1879)

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 06, 2016Johnny investigates a series of unexplained disappearances in Pennsylvania.Original Air Date: May 24, 1959Support ...

Boston Blackie: Alice Manletter, Dead or Alive (EP1878)

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 05, 2016Boston Blackie is supposed to show a friend’s niece around New York City, but another man picks her up, and Black...

Screen Director’s Playhouse: Spellbound (EP1877)

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 04, 2016A psychiatrist tries to unravel the mystery of a man who believes he murdered another psychiatrist. Will she find o...

The Avenger: The Hooded Circle (EP1876)

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 03, 2016A small town’s efforts to clean up its unsavory elements through a vigilante committee ends in murder.Original Ai...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Blood-Stained Pearls (EP1875)

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: May 02, 2016An old man comes to Shayne afraid that his old friends were trying to kill him.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948S...

Dragnet: The Big Saint (EP1874)

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 30, 2016Friday and Romero try and find who’s behind a drop in recovered automobiles from auto theft.Original Air Date:...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Twin Trouble Matter (EP1873)

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 29, 2016Johnny is called in when George Reed’s twin brother faces blackmail from a dangerous convict.Original Air Date...

Boston Blackie: The Devon Caretaker Murder (EP1872)

24 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 28, 2016Boston Blackie is arrested coming out of a restaurant and accused of murdering a caretaker at an estate.Original ...

Hollywood Star Time: Murder, My Sweet (EP1871)

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 27, 2016Philip Marlowe investigates a missing woman and then gets caught in a murder surrounding stolen jewels.Original A...

The Avenger: Death in Mid-Air (EP1870)

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 26, 2016Jim investigates a series of mysterious deaths involving trapeze artists.Original Air Date: February 7, 1946Suppo...

Michael Shayne: The Case of the Hunted Bride (EP1869)

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 25, 2016A woman turns to Mike for help when she suspects her husband is a killer.Original Air Date: Sometime in 1948Suppo...

Dragnet: The Big Speech (EP1868)

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 23, 2016Friday and Romero hunt for a young man behind a series of narcotics robberies.Original Air Date: April 19, 1951Su...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fatal Filet Matter (EP1867)

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 22, 2016Johnny visits a friend’s apartment where steak is served and a murder occurs.Original Air Date: May 10, 1959Sup...

Boston Blackie: Black Market Blackie (EP1866)

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 21, 2016Boston Blackie helps out a woman who owns a ranch and cattle shipping company who is being coerced by black marke...

Philip Marlowe: Sound and Unsound (EP1865)

22 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 20, 2016An elderly landlady hires Marlowe to investigate a strange sound in one of her tenants’ apartment.Original Air ...

The Avenger: Keys to the City (EP1864)

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 19, 2016There’s a new mayor in town, and Jim is called in to investigate when two explosions wreck recent events.Origin...

Michael Shayne: The Man Who Lived Forever (EP1863)

21 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 18, 2016Michael Shayne is called in to help a woman with her father and finds her father dead. The death of a friendly b...

Dragnet: The Big Threat (EP1862)

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 16, 2016A man was held and robbed and refused to tell Friday and Romero about it.Original Air Date: April 12, 1951Support...

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Winsome Widow Matter (EP1861)

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 15, 2016Johnny investigates the murder of a liquor store owner whose widow seems all too happy.Original Air Date: April 2...

Boston Blackie: Star of the Nile (EP1860)

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 14, 2016Boston Blackie is accused of stealing a jewel on a train. He’s cleared but quickly drawn into a web of intrigue...

Philip Marlowe: The Medium Was Rare (EP1859)

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Original Release Date: April 13, 2016Marlowe is hired by a wealthy woman to recover stolen jewels.Original Air Date: September 8, 1951Support the show...