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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/100-greatest-old-time-detective-stories--7257686/support.]]>enDramaCopyright Old Time Retro Radiohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b6c2596ae7e5efe524598ba9b7e6d387.jpghttps://www.oldtimeretroradio.comFri, 02 Oct 2026 16:24:12 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBrandon Lee Batescontact@fknpods.com100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories brings together legendary mysteries, private eyes, and crime dramas from the golden age of radio. Follow unforgettable detectives through murder cases, missing persons, dangerous criminals, deception, and...
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When Helen Stoner arrives at Baker Street fearing for her safety, Holmes and Watson travel to the troubled Stoke Moran estate to investigate her sister’s mysterious death and a disturbing new threat. Strange sounds, an altered bedroom, and the intimidating Dr. Grimesby Roylott deepen the suspense in this classic Victorian mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
34:06 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75525132Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:22:01 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Speckled Band,” originally broadcast on November 12, 1945. This Mutual Network drama stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, adapting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The...
When Helen Stoner arrives at Baker Street fearing for her safety, Holmes and Watson travel to the troubled Stoke Moran estate to investigate her sister’s mysterious death and a disturbing new threat. Strange sounds, an altered bedroom, and the intimidating Dr. Grimesby Roylott deepen the suspense in this classic Victorian mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
34:06 Closing

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When a frightened out-of-town businessman reports finding Broadway entertainer Irene Hall dead, one detail refuses to fit: he claims he heard her cry out long after the medical evidence places her death. Clover follows the contradiction from a West 49th Street apartment into the shadowy world around Broadway’s performers.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:07 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75461692Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:23:33 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBroadway Is My Beat, “The Irene Hall Murder Case” (episode 113), originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on May 17, 1952. Larry Thor stars as New York detective Danny Clover in this Elliott Lewis-produced and -directed drama, written by Morton Fine...
When a frightened out-of-town businessman reports finding Broadway entertainer Irene Hall dead, one detail refuses to fit: he claims he heard her cry out long after the medical evidence places her death. Clover follows the contradiction from a West 49th Street apartment into the shadowy world around Broadway’s performers.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:07 Closing

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Johnny Dollar arrives in New Orleans for an unusual hotel-theft assignment that appears to have been wrapped up before he gets there. Then an unexpected encounter with Dan Valentine, a solitary former bootlegger, draws Dollar into a new and dangerous case. Written by John Dawson, the pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman, and directed by Jack Johnstone, this opening installment launches a classic Crescent City mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
15:12 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75413284Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:21:31 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Valentine Matter,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on October 31, 1955. This is episode 251 and the first chapter of a five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as the globe-trotting insurance investigator....
Johnny Dollar arrives in New Orleans for an unusual hotel-theft assignment that appears to have been wrapped up before he gets there. Then an unexpected encounter with Dan Valentine, a solitary former bootlegger, draws Dollar into a new and dangerous case. Written by John Dawson, the pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman, and directed by Jack Johnstone, this opening installment launches a classic Crescent City mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
15:12 Closing

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After answering an urgent Box 13 letter, Dan arrives at the Bradford Hotel and meets Agatha Marsh, an eccentric guest with a troubling problem in Room 718. A dead man, a suspicious hotel-room mix-up, and skeptical Lieutenant Kling draw Dan into a dangerous mystery that reaches beyond the hotel.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
27:40 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75358715Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:21:18 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBox 13 presents “Blackmail Is Murder,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on September 5, 1948. This is episode 3 of the Alan Ladd mystery series, starring Ladd as adventure-seeking novelist Dan Holiday. After answering an urgent...
After answering an urgent Box 13 letter, Dan arrives at the Bradford Hotel and meets Agatha Marsh, an eccentric guest with a troubling problem in Room 718. A dead man, a suspicious hotel-room mix-up, and skeptical Lieutenant Kling draw Dan into a dangerous mystery that reaches beyond the hotel.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
27:40 Closing

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Holidaying in Rome, Holmes and Watson attend a performance of Verdi’s La Traviata and are drawn backstage when celebrated soprano Gina Valcasi seeks help for her overwhelming fear of cats. Amid opera-house rivalries and mounting unease, Holmes investigates the secrets behind the theater’s glittering façade. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, the story was suggested by an incident in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Black Peter.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
32:39 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75318105Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:22:32 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Terrifying Cats,” originally broadcast February 25, 1946. Also known as “Murder at the Opera,” this Mutual Broadcasting System drama stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Eric Snowden as Dr....
Holidaying in Rome, Holmes and Watson attend a performance of Verdi’s La Traviata and are drawn backstage when celebrated soprano Gina Valcasi seeks help for her overwhelming fear of cats. Amid opera-house rivalries and mounting unease, Holmes investigates the secrets behind the theater’s glittering façade. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, the story was suggested by an incident in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Black Peter.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
32:39 Closing

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When San Francisco businessman Gordon Martini reports an apparent kidnapping attempt, Spade is summoned to Martini’s Marina Boulevard home. A public shooting and a thin trail of clues draw him into a dangerous investigation involving Martini’s family, chauffeur, and business affairs.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
31:59 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75283233Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:22:19 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sam Spade Detective: “The Dry Martini Caper,” episode 110, originally broadcast on CBS on August 1, 1948. Howard Duff stars as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine, in a William Spier...
When San Francisco businessman Gordon Martini reports an apparent kidnapping attempt, Spade is summoned to Martini’s Marina Boulevard home. A public shooting and a thin trail of clues draw him into a dangerous investigation involving Martini’s family, chauffeur, and business affairs.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
31:59 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1926falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-philip-marlowe-van-heflin-audio-biography-2025--75212777
This rare audio biography explores the career of Van Heflin, the distinguished actor who first brought Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe to radio. Drawing on narration and archival material, it considers Heflin’s approach to the hard-boiled detective and his enduring influence on radio noir.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
03:13 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75212777Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:22:18 +0000Old Time Retro RadioFrom The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “Van Heflin Audio Biography” is a special presentation dated 2025. No episode number is supplied. This rare audio biography explores the career of Van Heflin, the distinguished actor who first brought Raymond...
This rare audio biography explores the career of Van Heflin, the distinguished actor who first brought Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe to radio. Drawing on narration and archival material, it considers Heflin’s approach to the hard-boiled detective and his enduring influence on radio noir.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
03:13 Closing

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On a stormy Victorian London night, Watson is summoned by a woman disguised as a beggar and led to a secret society hidden beneath a furniture warehouse. When a death unsettles the wealthy club’s curious masquerade, Holmes is drawn into a world of conflicting stories and concealed motives. The original radio drama was written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, inspired by Dr. Watson’s reference to the society in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Five Orange Pips.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
34:48 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75171620Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:23:18 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Amateur Mendicant Society,” originally broadcast April 2, 1945. Commonly listed as episode 173, this Mutual Broadcasting System production stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr....
On a stormy Victorian London night, Watson is summoned by a woman disguised as a beggar and led to a secret society hidden beneath a furniture warehouse. When a death unsettles the wealthy club’s curious masquerade, Holmes is drawn into a world of conflicting stories and concealed motives. The original radio drama was written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, inspired by Dr. Watson’s reference to the society in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Five Orange Pips.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
34:48 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>2100falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-cronin-matter-1955--75119787
Surety Mutual sends Dollar from New York to the Adirondacks to safeguard the “Circle of Fire,” a diamond-and-emerald necklace worth half a million dollars. When former dance celebrity Dolly McLean Cronin plans to wear the long-stored jewel at a reunion party, Dollar finds a gathering full of old acquaintances and uncertain motives. Written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone, the CBS drama also features Virginia Gregg and John Dehner.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
16:21 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75119787Mon, 14 Sep 2026 16:21:37 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Cronin Matter,” originally broadcast December 5, 1955, is episode 276. In this first installment of a five-part serial, Bob Bailey stars as the resourceful insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. Surety Mutual sends...
Surety Mutual sends Dollar from New York to the Adirondacks to safeguard the “Circle of Fire,” a diamond-and-emerald necklace worth half a million dollars. When former dance celebrity Dolly McLean Cronin plans to wear the long-stored jewel at a reunion party, Dollar finds a gathering full of old acquaintances and uncertain motives. Written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone, the CBS drama also features Virginia Gregg and John Dehner.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
16:21 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>992falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sam-spade-detective-missing-newshawk-caper-2026--75071487
Newspaper publisher A. M. Youngblood hires Spade to find Ray McCully, the paper’s ace crime reporter, who vanished while investigating racketeering. Keeping the police out of it, Spade follows the missing reporter’s trail from a bustling city room into the underworld. Written and directed by Gil Doud, with Robert Tallman.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
33:29 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75071487Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:27:46 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Missing Newshawk Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 18, 1948. Episode 108 stars Howard Duff as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as his resourceful secretary, Effie...
Newspaper publisher A. M. Youngblood hires Spade to find Ray McCully, the paper’s ace crime reporter, who vanished while investigating racketeering. Keeping the police out of it, Spade follows the missing reporter’s trail from a bustling city room into the underworld. Written and directed by Gil Doud, with Robert Tallman.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
33:29 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>2020falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-the-bruce-partington-plans-2026--75026667
When Mycroft Holmes brings a national-security crisis to Baker Street, Holmes and Watson investigate the disappearance of confidential submarine plans and the death of a government employee. Adapted by Edith Meiser from Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1908 story, this fog-bound London mystery follows a sparse trail of clues into the Underground.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
35:00 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/75026667Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:28:55 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Bruce Partington Plans,” originally broadcast November 6, 1939. Episode 6 of the first-season NBC Blue series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. When Mycroft Holmes...
When Mycroft Holmes brings a national-security crisis to Baker Street, Holmes and Watson investigate the disappearance of confidential submarine plans and the death of a government employee. Adapted by Edith Meiser from Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1908 story, this fog-bound London mystery follows a sparse trail of clues into the Underground.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
35:00 Closing

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/100-greatest-old-time-detective-stories--7257686/support.

Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>2112falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/broadway-is-my-beat-the-harry-foster-murder-case-1951--74974085
Called to Central Park after a wounded man leaves a park bench, Clover finds the trail leading through contradictory witness accounts, a watchful woman known as “the Looker,” and a curious pattern involving money reportedly found at the same bench. Charles Calvert and Jack Kruschen co-star as Sergeants Gino Tartaglia and Muggavan.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74974085Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:31:29 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBroadway Is My Beat presents “The Harry Foster Murder Case,” episode 62, originally broadcast on CBS on May 5, 1951. Larry Thor stars as hard-boiled New York homicide detective Lieutenant Danny Clover in this Morton Fine and David Friedkin script,...
Called to Central Park after a wounded man leaves a park bench, Clover finds the trail leading through contradictory witness accounts, a watchful woman known as “the Looker,” and a curious pattern involving money reportedly found at the same bench. Charles Calvert and Jack Kruschen co-star as Sergeants Gino Tartaglia and Muggavan.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/100-greatest-old-time-detective-stories--7257686/support.

Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1823falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-the-strange-case-of-the-demon-barber-2026--74902338
On a winter night in 1896, Holmes and Watson attend an East End production of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. When the actor-manager portraying the murderous barber fears that his role may be intruding upon real life, Holmes follows a troubling trail through the theatre’s shadowy backstage corridors and dressing rooms.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
32:30 Closing

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/100-greatest-old-time-detective-stories--7257686/support.

Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74902338Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:22:17 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Strange Case of the Demon Barber,” episode 203, originally broadcast January 28, 1946. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in this Mutual-era drama written by Anthony...
On a winter night in 1896, Holmes and Watson attend an East End production of Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. When the actor-manager portraying the murderous barber fears that his role may be intruding upon real life, Holmes follows a troubling trail through the theatre’s shadowy backstage corridors and dressing rooms.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
32:30 Closing

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/100-greatest-old-time-detective-stories--7257686/support.

Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1963falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sam-spade-the-bail-bond-caper-1948-06-27-1948--74815809
A woman from Spade’s past fears that her bail-bondsman husband is being drawn back into criminal company. As Spade follows the trail of an armored-car robbery, the case becomes a dangerous tangle of divided loyalties, underworld pressure, and double-crosses.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/100-greatest-old-time-detective-stories--7257686/support.

Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74815809Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:22:31 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sam Spade, “The Bail Bond Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 27, 1948. Episode 92, written by Gil Doud, stars Howard Duff as hard-boiled private eye Sam Spade, with Sandra Gould temporarily filling in as Effie Perrine. A...
A woman from Spade’s past fears that her bail-bondsman husband is being drawn back into criminal company. As Spade follows the trail of an armored-car robbery, the case becomes a dangerous tangle of divided loyalties, underworld pressure, and double-crosses.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing

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A baffling series of murders on Hampstead Heath leads Holmes and Watson from an old knife and traces of wax to a sinister London waxworks and its Chamber of Horrors. Written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, the story is inspired by an incident in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Second Stain.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
32:34 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74770463Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:22:14 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Strange Case of the Murder in Wax,” originally broadcast January 7, 1946. Episode 200 of the series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. A baffling series of murders on...
A baffling series of murders on Hampstead Heath leads Holmes and Watson from an old knife and traces of wax to a sinister London waxworks and its Chamber of Horrors. Written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, the story is inspired by an incident in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Second Stain.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
32:34 Closing

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Dollar remains in Algiers on the trail of $100,000 in missing diamonds. With suspicion tightening around several leads, his search carries him into the shadowy Casbah, where a crooked alley and mounting danger make the case still more urgent.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
15:45 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74746938Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:16:15 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Lorko Diamonds Matter,” originally broadcast November 10, 1955, is episode 259. In this fourth chapter of a five-part CBS Radio serial, Bob Bailey stars as the hard-working insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. Dollar...
Dollar remains in Algiers on the trail of $100,000 in missing diamonds. With suspicion tightening around several leads, his search carries him into the shadowy Casbah, where a crooked alley and mounting danger make the case still more urgent.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
15:45 Closing

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After Watson witnesses inventor Dr. Paradise demonstrate apparent instant transportation, he calls on Holmes to unravel the mystery. This original radio “untold story,” written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green and inspired by a passing reference in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Five Orange Pips,” leads the detectives to the secretive Paradol Chamber.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
27:03 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74735128Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:16:54 +0000Old Time Retro RadioFrom The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Paradol Chamber” originally aired May 21, 1945. Episode 180 features Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. After Watson witnesses inventor Dr. Paradise demonstrate apparent...
After Watson witnesses inventor Dr. Paradise demonstrate apparent instant transportation, he calls on Holmes to unravel the mystery. This original radio “untold story,” written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green and inspired by a passing reference in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Five Orange Pips,” leads the detectives to the secretive Paradol Chamber.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
27:03 Closing

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Diamond answers an urgent call from George Lexington, who fears for his life, only to arrive at a murder scene filled with troubling contradictions. With Lieutenant Walt Levinson and a distraught woman holding a smoking gun, Diamond must untangle blackmail, old connections, and clues that refuse to fit together.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
30:09 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74717863Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:17:39 +0000Old Time Retro RadioRichard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The George Lexington Murder Case,” originally broadcast on September 13, 1950. Often listed as episode 64, this Rexall-sponsored NBC mystery stars Dick Powell as the wisecracking private eye and was written...
Diamond answers an urgent call from George Lexington, who fears for his life, only to arrive at a murder scene filled with troubling contradictions. With Lieutenant Walt Levinson and a distraught woman holding a smoking gun, Diamond must untangle blackmail, old connections, and clues that refuse to fit together.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
30:09 Closing

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Wealthy, unpopular William Larson has been paying extortionists, and resentment is already simmering among the people in his household. When Larson is shot, Blackie must sort through motives involving Larson’s niece Jane, nephew Roger, and housekeeper—then risks making himself a target by suggesting he knows the killer’s identity.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
25:59 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74698029Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:17:59 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBoston Blackie, “The William Larson Extortion Murder Case,” originally broadcast March 17, 1948, is episode 166. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Jan Minor as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. Wealthy,...
Wealthy, unpopular William Larson has been paying extortionists, and resentment is already simmering among the people in his household. When Larson is shot, Blackie must sort through motives involving Larson’s niece Jane, nephew Roger, and housekeeper—then risks making himself a target by suggesting he knows the killer’s identity.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
25:59 Closing

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When Foley asks Sam to locate Claude Spicer, a recently released convict carrying a grudge, the trail leads to the Belvedere hotel and the lingering shadows of an old jewelry-robbery conviction. Written by Gil Doud and Bob Tallman, the episode brings Hammett’s Continental Detective Agency character Dick Foley into Spade’s hard-boiled radio world.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
33:28 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74682325Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:17:29 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sam Spade presents “Dick Foley Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 26, 1948. Episode 118 stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as Effie Perrine and Frank Lovejoy as fellow...
When Foley asks Sam to locate Claude Spicer, a recently released convict carrying a grudge, the trail leads to the Belvedere hotel and the lingering shadows of an old jewelry-robbery conviction. Written by Gil Doud and Bob Tallman, the episode brings Hammett’s Continental Detective Agency character Dick Foley into Spade’s hard-boiled radio world.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
33:28 Closing

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Seeking a peaceful holiday near Stratford-upon-Avon in 1895, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a troubling case after an apparent rabbit-hunting accident in Avon Forest leaves Holmes injured. As Watson investigates the uneasy circumstances surrounding the Markham household, Holmes studies the physical clues behind a series of dangers. The story was suggested by an incident in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Black Peter.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
32:05 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74644859Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:17:31 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Case of the Accidental Murderess,” originally broadcast November 26, 1945. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson in this Mutual-era adventure, written by Anthony Boucher...
Seeking a peaceful holiday near Stratford-upon-Avon in 1895, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a troubling case after an apparent rabbit-hunting accident in Avon Forest leaves Holmes injured. As Watson investigates the uneasy circumstances surrounding the Markham household, Holmes studies the physical clues behind a series of dangers. The story was suggested by an incident in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Black Peter.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
32:05 Closing

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A concert violinist and a valuable insured Amati violin have vanished after a car accident in South Jersey. Following leads from Philadelphia toward Port Morris and South Vineland, Dollar navigates a rain-soaked search where each promising clue raises fresh questions. The episode was directed and produced by Jack Johnstone.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
15:13 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74583159Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:17:09 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Ricardo Amerigo Matter,” originally broadcast January 17, 1956, is episode 307 and the second chapter of a five-part CBS Radio serial. Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. A concert...
A concert violinist and a valuable insured Amati violin have vanished after a car accident in South Jersey. Following leads from Philadelphia toward Port Morris and South Vineland, Dollar navigates a rain-soaked search where each promising clue raises fresh questions. The episode was directed and produced by Jack Johnstone.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
15:13 Closing

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Clover is summoned to the Elroy El Apartments, where Harold Clark has been found shot to death. Witnesses appear to point toward a neighboring tenant, but the seemingly simple apartment-house murder calls for the careful scrutiny Clover brings to Broadway’s nighttime streets.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
30:08 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74524835Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:16:58 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBroadway Is My Beat: “The Harold Clark Murder Case” originally aired on CBS on October 27, 1950. Cataloged as episode 51, it stars Larry Thor as hard-boiled New York homicide detective Lieutenant Danny Clover and was written by Morton Fine and David...
Clover is summoned to the Elroy El Apartments, where Harold Clark has been found shot to death. Witnesses appear to point toward a neighboring tenant, but the seemingly simple apartment-house murder calls for the careful scrutiny Clover brings to Broadway’s nighttime streets.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
30:08 Closing

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When Mrs. Lenore Kirby fears that her son Bill—also a private detective—is in trouble, Diamond takes the case. Bill’s nervous behavior, unexplained cash, a hidden package, and an unusual shoe lead Diamond from his office to the precinct, a Columbus Avenue bar, and the waterfront docks. Virginia Gregg and Ed Begley are among the featured cast.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:09 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74460661Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:25:45 +0000Old Time Retro RadioRichard Diamond, Private Detective: “Bill Kirby Murder Case” originally aired on NBC on October 29, 1949. Commonly listed as episode 27, this early sustained-run broadcast stars Dick Powell as the wisecracking New York private eye. When Mrs. Lenore...
When Mrs. Lenore Kirby fears that her son Bill—also a private detective—is in trouble, Diamond takes the case. Bill’s nervous behavior, unexplained cash, a hidden package, and an unusual shoe lead Diamond from his office to the precinct, a Columbus Avenue bar, and the waterfront docks. Virginia Gregg and Ed Begley are among the featured cast.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:09 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1821falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sam-spade-detective-death-bed-caper-2026--74393359
Spade is summoned to witness a dying declaration from the injured Gordon Starbuck, but the man’s last words place suspicion where it is least welcome. Written by Bob Tallman and Gil Doud, this foggy San Francisco Bay mystery carries Spade from a yacht-bound deathbed to the city’s shadowy waterfront.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
33:07 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74393359Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:18:18 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Death Bed Caper,” also known as “The Caper With Two Death Beds,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 20, 1948. Episode 104 stars Howard Duff as hard-boiled private eye Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as...
Spade is summoned to witness a dying declaration from the injured Gordon Starbuck, but the man’s last words place suspicion where it is least welcome. Written by Bob Tallman and Gil Doud, this foggy San Francisco Bay mystery carries Spade from a yacht-bound deathbed to the city’s shadowy waterfront.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
33:07 Closing

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Traveling incognito aboard the steamship Lucifer across the Indian Ocean, Holmes and Watson encounter the threatened Rani of Cavaratti, secluded behind shuttered cabin doors. Bound for Calcutta, Holmes must weigh a shipful of possible motives as danger gathers at sea. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, the original radio mystery was inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
31:38 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74316387Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:17:43 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Murder by Moonlight,” originally broadcast October 29, 1945. This Mutual-network episode stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Traveling incognito aboard the steamship...
Traveling incognito aboard the steamship Lucifer across the Indian Ocean, Holmes and Watson encounter the threatened Rani of Cavaratti, secluded behind shuttered cabin doors. Bound for Calcutta, Holmes must weigh a shipful of possible motives as danger gathers at sea. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, the original radio mystery was inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:51 Original Broadcast
31:38 Closing

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Marlowe investigates the death of a racketeer’s girlfriend, a woman who has already been dead for two days. His search leads from a loan shark to a dangerous circle of gangsters, where romantic loyalties and hard-boiled threats make every answer more perilous.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:31 Original Broadcast
30:01 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74257153Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:17:44 +0000Old Time Retro RadioFrom The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Torch Carriers” is episode 66, originally broadcast on CBS on January 7, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe in this Gene Levitt script, produced and directed by Norman...
Marlowe investigates the death of a racketeer’s girlfriend, a woman who has already been dead for two days. His search leads from a loan shark to a dangerous circle of gangsters, where romantic loyalties and hard-boiled threats make every answer more perilous.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:31 Original Broadcast
30:01 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1812falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-classified-killer-matter-1954--74209004
Dollar heads to blizzard-bound Chicago after Eastern Indemnity claim adjuster Frank Harvey is murdered. A classified ad for Harvey’s 1953 Cadillac convertible, the missing car, and a trail of conflicting evidence lead Dollar through a chilly, complicated investigation.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
28:10 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74209004Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:18:35 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Classified Killer Matter,” originally broadcast February 23, 1954, is episode 203. This CBS Radio mystery stars John Lund as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and was sponsored by Wrigley’s Gum. Dollar...
Dollar heads to blizzard-bound Chicago after Eastern Indemnity claim adjuster Frank Harvey is murdered. A classified ad for Harvey’s 1953 Cadillac convertible, the missing car, and a trail of conflicting evidence lead Dollar through a chilly, complicated investigation.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
28:10 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1702falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boston-blackie-professor-beasley-is-murdered-1948--74124815
Blackie and Mary return to their old alma mater, Daniels College, after Professor Beasley, the head of the history department, fails to appear for class for the first time in decades. As concern turns to murder, Blackie investigates a campus crowded with academic rivalries, students, and conflicting clues.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:48 Closing

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Blackie and Mary return to their old alma mater, Daniels College, after Professor Beasley, the head of the history department, fails to appear for class for the first time in decades. As concern turns to murder, Blackie investigates a campus crowded with academic rivalries, students, and conflicting clues.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:48 Closing

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Retired artists’-materials dealer Josiah Amberley seeks Holmes’s help after his young wife vanishes with a neighbor and a substantial cache of securities. While Holmes is occupied elsewhere, Watson begins examining the uneasy household and the troubling details behind Amberley’s account.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
31:12 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74124357Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:09:03 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Case of the Retired Colourman,” originally broadcast March 11, 1940, is episode 24. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in this adaptation by Edith Meiser of Arthur Conan...
Retired artists’-materials dealer Josiah Amberley seeks Holmes’s help after his young wife vanishes with a neighbor and a substantial cache of securities. While Holmes is occupied elsewhere, Watson begins examining the uneasy household and the troubling details behind Amberley’s account.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
31:12 Closing

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Hired by psychoanalyst Dr. Gregory Denhoff to handle a blackmail threat, Spade finds himself drawn into a troubling maze of confidential secrets, suspicious figures, and a missing microfilmed case history tied to actress Constance Brent. Sharp dialogue, shifting alibis, and classic noir tension propel this early Howard Duff-era adventure.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:54 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74061183Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:07:59 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sam Spade presents “The Death Dr. Denhoff Caper,” originally broadcast on ABC on August 9, 1946. Howard Duff stars as Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled private detective, Sam Spade. Hired by psychoanalyst Dr. Gregory Denhoff to handle...
Hired by psychoanalyst Dr. Gregory Denhoff to handle a blackmail threat, Spade finds himself drawn into a troubling maze of confidential secrets, suspicious figures, and a missing microfilmed case history tied to actress Constance Brent. Sharp dialogue, shifting alibis, and classic noir tension propel this early Howard Duff-era adventure.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:54 Closing

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When bread-delivery driver Morris Bernstein is fatally beaten and his girlfriend, Leah Goldin, is badly injured, Clover follows a slim trail of clues into troubled tenement neighborhoods and a boys’ club above a garage. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliott Lewis, this tense early installment finds Clover’s investigation turning increasingly dangerous.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73987614Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:08:07 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBroadway Is My Beat, “The Morris Bernstein Murder Case” (episode 39), originally broadcast on CBS on June 16, 1950. Larry Thor stars as hard-bitten New York detective Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia. When bread-delivery...
When bread-delivery driver Morris Bernstein is fatally beaten and his girlfriend, Leah Goldin, is badly injured, Clover follows a slim trail of clues into troubled tenement neighborhoods and a boys’ club above a garage. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliott Lewis, this tense early installment finds Clover’s investigation turning increasingly dangerous.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

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An urgent message sends Holiday to the Bradford Hotel, where an eccentric guest fears the consequences of reporting a death in her room. As Lieutenant Kling enters the picture, a room-assignment mix-up and possible underworld connections deepen the mystery. Produced by Richard Sanville, the episode is part of the 52-installment detective series heard on Mutual and in Mayfair transcription syndication.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
28:53 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73916117Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:08:01 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBox 13 presents “Blackmail Is Murder,” episode 3, originally broadcast September 5, 1948. Alan Ladd stars as mystery novelist turned investigator Dan Holiday, whose unusual cases arrive through a newspaper-box address. An urgent message sends Holiday...
An urgent message sends Holiday to the Bradford Hotel, where an eccentric guest fears the consequences of reporting a death in her room. As Lieutenant Kling enters the picture, a room-assignment mix-up and possible underworld connections deepen the mystery. Produced by Richard Sanville, the episode is part of the 52-installment detective series heard on Mutual and in Mayfair transcription syndication.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
28:53 Closing

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Johnny’s search for missing beneficiary Lorraine Broderick leads from New York to the California coast, where a trail of assumed names and bad checks makes a modest insurance payment case increasingly troubling. Written by John Dawson, the pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman, and directed by Jack Johnstone, this installment features Virginia Gregg as Lorraine Broderick.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
16:17 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73899906Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:03:45 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Broderick Matter,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on November 16, 1955. This is episode 263, Part 3 of a five-part serial, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. Johnny’s...
Johnny’s search for missing beneficiary Lorraine Broderick leads from New York to the California coast, where a trail of assumed names and bad checks makes a modest insurance payment case increasingly troubling. Written by John Dawson, the pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman, and directed by Jack Johnstone, this installment features Virginia Gregg as Lorraine Broderick.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
16:17 Closing

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A psychoanalyst hires Spade to recover confidential patient records from a blackmailer, but the assignment quickly becomes a dangerous tangle of conflicting accounts, jealousy, and deception. Directed and produced by William Spier, this hard-boiled mystery carries Spade from a penthouse office to the Majestic Theatre and a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:54 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73895674Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:33:47 +0000Old Time Retro Radio100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents The Adventures of Sam Spade, “Sam and Psyche,” originally broadcast on August 2, 1946. Episode 4 of the series’ initial ABC run, it stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with...
A psychoanalyst hires Spade to recover confidential patient records from a blackmailer, but the assignment quickly becomes a dangerous tangle of conflicting accounts, jealousy, and deception. Directed and produced by William Spier, this hard-boiled mystery carries Spade from a penthouse office to the Majestic Theatre and a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:54 Closing

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While on holiday at the Fisherman’s Arms in Kingsgate, Kent, Holmes and Watson are approached by a worried young woman who believes she is being followed. A suspicious fellow lodger, his caged canaries, and echoes of an earlier criminal case draw Holmes into a race to decipher the clues. Written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, the story expands on the notorious canary-trainer referenced in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Black Peter.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
31:00 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73894352Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:06:50 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Notorious Canary Trainer,” originally broadcast April 23, 1945. Episode 176 stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John Watson. While on holiday at the Fisherman’s Arms in...
While on holiday at the Fisherman’s Arms in Kingsgate, Kent, Holmes and Watson are approached by a worried young woman who believes she is being followed. A suspicious fellow lodger, his caged canaries, and echoes of an earlier criminal case draw Holmes into a race to decipher the clues. Written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green, the story expands on the notorious canary-trainer referenced in Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Black Peter.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
31:00 Closing

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Seeking a holiday in the Balkan capital of Cazarlack, Holmes and Watson attend an opera performance by celebrated singer Lily Rainer. When accusations of espionage and a disturbing late-night visitor bring the pair into a case with seemingly supernatural overtones, Holmes must apply reason to a most unsettling mystery. The script was written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
29:36 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73884407Thu, 13 Aug 2026 03:59:12 +0000Old Time Retro RadioFrom The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Haunting of Sherlock Holmes” originally aired May 20, 1946, as episode 219. Basil Rathbone stars as Holmes, with Joseph Kearns appearing as Dr. Watson in this late series broadcast. Seeking a holiday in...
Seeking a holiday in the Balkan capital of Cazarlack, Holmes and Watson attend an opera performance by celebrated singer Lily Rainer. When accusations of espionage and a disturbing late-night visitor bring the pair into a case with seemingly supernatural overtones, Holmes must apply reason to a most unsettling mystery. The script was written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
29:36 Closing

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Holmes and Watson travel to a glamorous gambling casino in the South of France, where two troubling apparent suicides cast a shadow over the roulette tables. This original radio mystery, written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, places the great detective amid high-stakes continental intrigue.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
36:13 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73879966Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:29:53 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “The Case of the Double Zero,” originally broadcast November 19, 1945. Episode 193 of the classic Mutual Broadcasting System radio series stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Holmes...
Holmes and Watson travel to a glamorous gambling casino in the South of France, where two troubling apparent suicides cast a shadow over the roulette tables. This original radio mystery, written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, places the great detective amid high-stakes continental intrigue.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
36:13 Closing

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Holmes and Watson investigate the troubling complaint of Josiah Amberley, a retired dealer in artists’ materials whose wife has vanished with his chess-playing neighbor, Dr. Ray Ernest—along with money and securities. Adapted by Edith Meiser from Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman,” this suspenseful case leads from Amberley’s guarded Lewisham home into a web of unsettling inconsistencies.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
31:25 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73877638Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:44:24 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Case of the Retired Colourman,” originally broadcast on March 11, 1940. Episode 24 of the 1939–40 season stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Holmes and...
Holmes and Watson investigate the troubling complaint of Josiah Amberley, a retired dealer in artists’ materials whose wife has vanished with his chess-playing neighbor, Dr. Ray Ernest—along with money and securities. Adapted by Edith Meiser from Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of the Retired Colourman,” this suspenseful case leads from Amberley’s guarded Lewisham home into a web of unsettling inconsistencies.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:42 Original Broadcast
31:25 Closing

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When mining magnate Neil Gibson asks Holmes to defend Grace Dunbar, the governess accused of murdering Gibson’s wife, the detective finds a case built around a suspicious note, a revolver, and an ominous meeting at Thor Bridge. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, this Mutual Broadcasting System drama follows Holmes and Watson from Baker Street to a troubled Hampshire estate and its guarded secrets.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
35:55 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73875175Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:52:12 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Problem of Thor Bridge,” originally broadcast October 1, 1945. This is episode 186, starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. When mining magnate Neil...
When mining magnate Neil Gibson asks Holmes to defend Grace Dunbar, the governess accused of murdering Gibson’s wife, the detective finds a case built around a suspicious note, a revolver, and an ominous meeting at Thor Bridge. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, this Mutual Broadcasting System drama follows Holmes and Watson from Baker Street to a troubled Hampshire estate and its guarded secrets.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
35:55 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>2168falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boston-blackie-the-backstage-murder-old-time-radio-1946--73851554
Mary draws Blackie into a charity production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, but rehearsal takes a grim turn when a theater superintendent is found dead backstage. Marked playing cards and a pair of suspicious gamblers give Blackie a trail to follow amid trunks, greasepaint, and theatrical misdirection.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
28:27 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73851554Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:53:35 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBoston Blackie: “The Backstage Murder,” originally broadcast September 10, 1946, is episode 87 of the classic detective series. Richard Kollmar stars as the quick-witted Boston Blackie, with Jan Miner as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector...
Mary draws Blackie into a charity production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, but rehearsal takes a grim turn when a theater superintendent is found dead backstage. Marked playing cards and a pair of suspicious gamblers give Blackie a trail to follow amid trunks, greasepaint, and theatrical misdirection.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
28:27 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1717falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-philip-marlowe-the-king-in-yellow-crime-radio-drama-1947-old-time-radio-1947--73851216
Asked to step in during a late-night disturbance at the Carlton Hotel on the Sunset Strip, Marlowe finds that trouble surrounding flashy trumpet player King Leopardi may be far more serious than it first appears. Hotel staff, performers, and long-held resentments lead him into a tense nocturnal mystery of secrets and danger.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:34 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73851216Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:40:59 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The King in Yellow,” originally broadcast on July 8, 1947, is episode 4 of the 1947 NBC summer run. Van Heflin stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles detective in this adaptation of Chandler’s 1938 short...
Asked to step in during a late-night disturbance at the Carlton Hotel on the Sunset Strip, Marlowe finds that trouble surrounding flashy trumpet player King Leopardi may be far more serious than it first appears. Hotel staff, performers, and long-held resentments lead him into a tense nocturnal mystery of secrets and danger.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:34 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1826falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boston-blackie-the-manletter-bank-old-time-radio-1944--73841854
Businessman Arthur Manleder is threatened with the loss of his company unless a $100,000 note is covered overnight. An anonymous message sends Boston Blackie to Fifty Hunter Street, where a dangerous trap leaves him disarmed, under police suspicion, and racing to clear his name with help from Manleder’s secretary, Jean Rochelle.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73841854Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:34:29 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBoston Blackie, “The Manletter Bank” (also known as “Fifty Hunter Street”), originally broadcast June 30, 1944. This is episode 2 of NBC’s 1944 summer replacement series, starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie and Richard Lane as Inspector...
Businessman Arthur Manleder is threatened with the loss of his company unless a $100,000 note is covered overnight. An anonymous message sends Boston Blackie to Fifty Hunter Street, where a dangerous trap leaves him disarmed, under police suspicion, and racing to clear his name with help from Manleder’s secretary, Jean Rochelle.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

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After Miss Moray has Blackie arrested on an apparent theft charge, he learns she needs his help recovering the priceless Jonathan Diamond. With her fiancé George Atwater connected to the jewel’s disappearance, Blackie follows a dangerous trail through Chicago and the Atwater mansion, where deception seems to surround every clue. This NBC premiere reunited Morris and Lane in the roles they had played in the Columbia film series.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
30:23 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73839787Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:06:28 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBoston Blackie, “The Jonathan Diamond” (also known as “The Rockwell Diamond”), originally broadcast June 23, 1944, is episode 1 of the 1944 series. Chester Morris stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday. After...
After Miss Moray has Blackie arrested on an apparent theft charge, he learns she needs his help recovering the priceless Jonathan Diamond. With her fiancé George Atwater connected to the jewel’s disappearance, Blackie follows a dangerous trail through Chicago and the Atwater mansion, where deception seems to surround every clue. This NBC premiere reunited Morris and Lane in the roles they had played in the Columbia film series.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
30:23 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1832falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-sherlock-holmes-the-strange-case-of-the-iron-box-old-time-radio-1945--73839300
On New Year’s Eve 1899, Holmes and Watson travel to Dunbar Castle near Edinburgh, where an elderly baronet prepares to open an iron box sealed away under the terms of a long-awaited inheritance. As family, guests, and a lawyer gather for the midnight ceremony, an unsettling mystery calls for Holmes’s keen deductions. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, the story was suggested by an incident in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Silver Blaze.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:31 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73839300Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:44:28 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Strange Case of the Iron Box,” originally broadcast December 31, 1945. Episode 199 stars Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. On New Year’s Eve 1899, Holmes and Watson...
On New Year’s Eve 1899, Holmes and Watson travel to Dunbar Castle near Edinburgh, where an elderly baronet prepares to open an iron box sealed away under the terms of a long-awaited inheritance. As family, guests, and a lawyer gather for the midnight ceremony, an unsettling mystery calls for Holmes’s keen deductions. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, the story was suggested by an incident in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Silver Blaze.”

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
30:31 Closing

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When the priceless Wentworth Diamonds disappear from the Manchester Museum, the evidence points directly at Blackie. Pursued by suspicion and shadowed by danger, he must untangle a high-society theft, an apparent impersonation, and a maze of deceptive clues before the case closes in around him.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:35 Original Broadcast
27:38 Closing

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When the priceless Wentworth Diamonds disappear from the Manchester Museum, the evidence points directly at Blackie. Pursued by suspicion and shadowed by danger, he must untangle a high-society theft, an apparent impersonation, and a maze of deceptive clues before the case closes in around him.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:35 Original Broadcast
27:38 Closing

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At 221B Baker Street, Holmes is approached by a masked client with a highly sensitive royal problem involving the celebrated Irene Adler and a compromising photograph. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1891 story by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, this Victorian London mystery puts Holmes’s discretion, observation, and ingenuity to the test.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
32:37 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73837683Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:34:56 +0000Old Time Retro RadioFrom The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, “Sherlock Holmes: A Scandal in Bohemia” originally aired December 10, 1945. Episode 196 stars Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Dr. John H. Watson. At 221B Baker Street, Holmes is approached...
At 221B Baker Street, Holmes is approached by a masked client with a highly sensitive royal problem involving the celebrated Irene Adler and a compromising photograph. Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s 1891 story by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, this Victorian London mystery puts Holmes’s discretion, observation, and ingenuity to the test.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
32:37 Closing

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Insurance investigator Mr. Barnes calls on Blackie when diamonds begin vanishing from the Winthrop Jewelry Company’s twelfth-floor setting department. With the diamond setters searched as they leave and a river far below the workshop windows, Blackie goes undercover to unravel an apparently impossible inside job. Maurice Tarplin co-stars as Inspector Farraday, with Lesley Woods as Mary Wesley.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:35 Original Broadcast
27:51 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73837397Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:21:23 +0000Old Time Retro RadioBoston Blackie, “The Winthrop Jewel Robberies,” originally broadcast May 7, 1946, is episode 69. This installment comes from the 1945–1950 syndicated series starring Richard Kollmar as the clever former jewel thief turned detective. Insurance...
Insurance investigator Mr. Barnes calls on Blackie when diamonds begin vanishing from the Winthrop Jewelry Company’s twelfth-floor setting department. With the diamond setters searched as they leave and a river far below the workshop windows, Blackie goes undercover to unravel an apparently impossible inside job. Maurice Tarplin co-stars as Inspector Farraday, with Lesley Woods as Mary Wesley.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:35 Original Broadcast
27:51 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1683falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pat-novak-for-hire-rory-malone-old-time-radio-1949--73835052
Novak is offered $300 to stay away from prizefighter Rory Malone—then receives another $300 offer to keep watch over the same boxer. With a major fight approaching and the two assignments pulling him in opposite directions, Novak finds himself headed for trouble. Frank Lovejoy appears as Malone, with Raymond Burr as Inspector Hellman.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
29:48 Closing

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Novak is offered $300 to stay away from prizefighter Rory Malone—then receives another $300 offer to keep watch over the same boxer. With a major fight approaching and the two assignments pulling him in opposite directions, Novak finds himself headed for trouble. Frank Lovejoy appears as Malone, with Raymond Burr as Inspector Hellman.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
29:48 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1800falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sam-spade-the-wheel-of-life-caper-july-11-1948-old-time-radio-1948--73834880
When Poppy O’Farrell comes to Spade with no memory of who she is, her few scattered clues include a troubling cable-car encounter and the name Leverett. What begins as a search for her identity leads Spade into a dangerous maze of deception, hidden motives, and a suspicious death. Written by Gil Doud and Robert Tallman, the episode delivers the brisk dialogue and noir tension that made Sam Spade a radio favorite.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:15 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73834880Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:28:59 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sam Spade presents “The Wheel of Life Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 11, 1948. Howard Duff stars as hard-boiled private detective Sam Spade, with Sandra Gould as Effie Perrine. When Poppy O’Farrell comes to Spade with...
When Poppy O’Farrell comes to Spade with no memory of who she is, her few scattered clues include a troubling cable-car encounter and the name Leverett. What begins as a search for her identity leads Spade into a dangerous maze of deception, hidden motives, and a suspicious death. Written by Gil Doud and Robert Tallman, the episode delivers the brisk dialogue and noir tension that made Sam Spade a radio favorite.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:15 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1825falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-sherlock-holmes-the-paradol-chamber-old-time-radio-1945--73834740
Watson’s doubts are tested when an inventor demonstrates an extraordinary new method of transportation. Unable to explain what he has seen, he brings Holmes into the case, leading the pair to the secretive headquarters of the Paradol Chamber and a science-flavored mystery of apparent marvels and possible deception.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
28:27 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73834740Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:23:45 +0000Old Time Retro RadioThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “Sherlock Holmes the Paradol Chamber,” episode 180, originally broadcast May 21, 1945. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in an original radio mystery by Anthony Boucher...
Watson’s doubts are tested when an inventor demonstrates an extraordinary new method of transportation. Unable to explain what he has seen, he brings Holmes into the case, leading the pair to the secretive headquarters of the Paradol Chamber and a science-flavored mystery of apparent marvels and possible deception.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:41 Original Broadcast
28:27 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>1703falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-forbes-matter-old-time-radio-1955--73834440
Sent to New York for Delaware Eastern Liability, Dollar examines a more-than-$4,000 debt claim involving Century Styles Incorporated, a major dress manufacturer. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone, the case turns a routine-looking financial inquiry into a pressing mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
17:03 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73834440Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:10:33 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Forbes Matter,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 27, 1955. This is episode 292 and Part 2 of a five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. Sent to New York...
Sent to New York for Delaware Eastern Liability, Dollar examines a more-than-$4,000 debt claim involving Century Styles Incorporated, a major dress manufacturer. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone, the case turns a routine-looking financial inquiry into a pressing mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
17:03 Closing

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Dollar remains in New Orleans after insured former bootlegger Dan Valentine is shot but refuses to name his assailants. With Inspector DeBaca and a milk-truck driver’s account of a suspicious black Buick, Dollar follows the few leads available and begins to uncover the guarded private life behind Valentine’s reputation. Written by John Dawson, a pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
15:24 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73834284Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:59:09 +0000Old Time Retro RadioYours Truly, Johnny Dollar, “The Valentine Matter,” originally broadcast November 1, 1955, is episode 252 of the CBS radio series. In this second chapter of a five-part serial, Bob Bailey stars as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. Dollar remains...
Dollar remains in New Orleans after insured former bootlegger Dan Valentine is shot but refuses to name his assailants. With Inspector DeBaca and a milk-truck driver’s account of a suspicious black Buick, Dollar follows the few leads available and begins to uncover the guarded private life behind Valentine’s reputation. Written by John Dawson, a pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
15:24 Closing

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/100-greatest-old-time-detective-stories--7257686/support.

Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio]]>931falsefull