Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Classic mystery radio dramas including Sherlock Holmes and Sam Spade AI summary

Stevie K. Visit website › Arts · EN · 492 episodes · latest 2024-02-12

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Old time radio mystery programs brought back to life for today's fan of the great shows of yesteryear. Including the classics such as Sherlock Holmes, Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and more.

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Ep.489 Nick Carter Master Detective: Death In The Pines

2024-02-12 · 32 min · Episode 489

Nick Carter, Master Detective, which aired on Mutual from 1943 to 1955. Nick Carter first came to radio as The Return of Nick Carter. Then Nick Carter, Master Detective, with Lon Clark in the title role, began April 11,…
Ep.488 The Adventures Of The Falcon: The Case Of The Fatal Fix

2024-01-29 · 31 min · Episode 488

The Adventures Of The Falcon: This hard boiled spy drama began as an RKO Radio Pictures theatrical serial in the 1940s, went on radio in 1943, and then came to TV around ten years later in a Syndicated series produced…
Ep.487 Dragnet: The Big Watch

2024-01-04 · 31 min · Episode 487

Dragnet ran from June 3rd,1949 to February 26th,1957 on NBC at various times and days and starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton…
Ep.486 Father Brown: The Honour of Israel Gow

2023-12-27 · 30 min · Episode 486

Rough and tough Hard-boiled detectives grab a lot of attention, but who would have a better insight on the nature of human evil than “a man who does next to nothing but hear men's real sins”? Where could you find a more…
Ep.485 Philo Vance: The Red Duck Murder Case

2023-12-18 · 29 min · Episode 485

Philo Vance is the detective creation of S. S. Van Dine first published in the mid 1920s. Jose Ferrer played him in 1945. From 1948-1950, the fine radio actor Jackson Beck makes Vance as good as he gets. George Petrie…
Ep.484 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Harold Trandem Matter

2023-12-11 · 32 min · Episode 484

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous…
Ep.483 Richard Diamond Private Detective: The Mike Burton Murder Case

2023-12-07 · 31 min · Episode 483

Richard Diamond, Private Detective came to NBC in 1949. Diamond was a slick, sophisticated detective, with a sharp tongue for folks who needed it. Diamond enjoyed the detective life, but not as much as entertaining his…
Ep.482 The Whistler: The Alibi

2023-12-05 · 31 min · Episode 482

The Whistler You're walking alone on the street at night, but then you hear another set of footsteps and a haunting tune being whistled by an unseen stranger. The unseen Whistler didn't kill anyone (that we know of),…
Ep.481 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes: The Telltale Pigeon Feathers

2023-11-28 · 34 min · Episode 481

Sherlock Holmes, fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton’s…
Ep.480 Pat Novak For Hire: Sam Tolliver

2023-11-22 · 32 min · Episode 480

Pat Novak For Hire: Classic old time radio showing starring Jack Webb (1946, 1949) and Ben Morris (1947-48) as Pat Novak, a street wise guy who rents boats and anything else a good man pays a bad one to do. Novak is…

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Oldest episode in feed: 05/2021 · over 5 years
Typical length: 36 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: mystery, old time radio, detective, crime, radio show

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