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00:27:12

The Falcon OTR 1951-04-22 "Missing Miss" Old Time Radio

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2025/06/07

The Falcon was a hard boiled drama that featured an American agent code named “Falcon,” though later episodes depict the Falcon as an insurance investigator. The show aired on the various networks from 1943 to 1953. The show originally starred Barry Kroeger, followed by James Meighan, Les Tremayne, George Petrie, and Les Damon.

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00:29:30

Richard Diamond, Private Detective OTR 1949-05-22...

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2025/06/06

Richard Diamond, Private Detective premiered on NBC in 1949. The roll of Richard Diamond, a wise cracking private eye, was played by Dick Powell with his best girl being Helen Asher, played by Virginia Gregg. The show moved to ABC in 1951, then in 1953 it moved to CBS.

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00:13:47

Night Editor OTR 1940's "Boomerangs Do Come Back" Old...

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2025/06/04

Night Editor premiered on station KPO on September 12, 1934 and ran until 1948 and was sponsored by Edwards Coffee. All characters in Night Editor were played by Hal Burdick. The show didn't follow a particular genre, but could include tales of war, adventure, crime, and even ghost stories.

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00:26:10

Philo Vance OTR 1948-11-23 "The Tree Trunk Murder...

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2025/06/01

Philo Vance was the fictitious detective created by S. S. Van Dine, which was first published in the mid 1920s. The Radio show starred Jose Ferrer, in the 1945 run, John Emery in the 1946 run, and the final run from 1948 to 1950 starred Jackson Beck, with Joan Alexander as Vance's secretary. George Petrie played the impressionable District Attorney Markham.

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00:28:24

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons OTR 1944-01-06 "The...

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2025/05/31

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was a show about a private detective, Mr. Keen, who, along with his sidekick, Mike Clancy, tracked down people who had disappeared. It began on the Blue Network in 1937, moving to CBS in 1942. The show moved to a half-hour format in November of 1943. The show enjoyed a long run, ending in 1955.

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00:29:32

Richard Diamond, Private Detective OTR 1949-05-15...

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2025/05/30

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00:29:14

Crime Club OTR 1947-03-27 "Silent Witnesses" Old Time...

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2025/05/28

The Crime Club began on Mutual Broadcasting in 1946. The show featured tales of murder and mystery. Many of the episodes were adapted from the publication, “Crime Club,” which was published by Doubleday. The Librarian character was played by Barry Thompson and Raymond E. Johnson. The show ended in 1947, for a total run of 47 episodes.

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00:29:00

The Saint OTR 1951-07-08 "Missing Angel" Old Time Radio

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2025/05/25

The Saint began on NBC Radio from 1945 and ended its run in 1950 on Mutual. Vincent Price starred as Simon Templar who righted wrongs and thwarted crime using whatever means necessary. Mr. Price was able to provide the character an air of clever superiority with his signature acting style. Supporting cast included Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, and Lurene Tuttle. The playlist for this show is here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmPrRYjYS4eAR9yop6upm07VcuiZD-6dP

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00:29:30

The Chase OTR 1953-03-15 "The Lady is a Corpse" Old...

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2025/05/24

The Chase is an exciting old time radio series in which every episode contains a chase. It may be an adventure story, a crime story, or even science fiction, but there will always be a chase. Many New York radio actors starred in The Chase, including Joe DeSantis, Mandel Kramer, Donald Buka, Staats Cotsworth, Jan Miner, and Virginia Payne. The Chase playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmPrRYjYS4eDPWezyZ_n1bOo_9bXz3Gn6

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00:25:13

This is Your FBI OTR 1945-08-10 "Robert Perry,...

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2025/05/23

This is Your FBI aired from 1945 to 1953. The show got the endorsement of J. Edgar Hoover and many times featured crimes that were well known at the time, told from the perspective of the agent working the case. The show featured Frank Lovejoy, William, Conrad, Betty White, and Herb Ellis to name a few.

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00:29:13

Adventure Ahead OTR 1944-08-19 "The Story of a Bad...

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2025/05/21

Adventure Ahead was a 1944 radio show that featured, as the title suggests, adventure stories from great fiction writers. The show was intended to appeal to a juvenile audience, primarily boys. The well produced show aired on NBC and featured shows written by Daniel Defoe, Stephen Vincent Benet, Waldo Fleming among others.

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00:29:41

Counterspy OTR 1949-08-23 "The Bouncing Bank Robber"...

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2025/05/14

Counterspy first aired in 1942 on the NBC Blue radio station, and it's final seasons aired on Mutual Radio from 1953 to 1957. The original plots were counter-espionage in nature, while the post war plots involved a fight almost any kind of crime. Cast: Don McLaughlin as David Harding, Mandel Kramer as Peters.

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00:29:54

John Steele, Adventurer OTR 1950-06-20 "Shadow on the...

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2025/05/11

John Steele, Adventurer was an exciting drama starring Don Douglas. The character of John Steele was a thrill seeker and found adventure while taking on jobs in exotic locations. It first aired on April 29, 1949 on the Mutual Broadcasting Network. Other cast members were John Larkin, Bryna Raeburn, and Jack Edwards.

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00:30:03

Night Beat OTR 1950 "The Ted Carter Murder Case" Old...

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2025/05/10

Night Beat starred Frank Lovejoy as reporter Randy Stone who, in his need to get a story, met people who usually had some problem. Randy Stone got his story, which sometimes helped his new acquaintance and sometimes not. The show aired on NBS from 1950 to 1952. Supporting cast included: Parley Baer, William Conrad, Joan Banks, and Paul Frees, among others.

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00:29:55

Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-08-03 "The Snapshot in the...

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2025/05/09

A master of disguise, Mr. Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featured the winning combination of murder, millionaires, and mayhem. The show starred Karl Swenson as Mr. Chameleon, with support from Frank Butler.

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00:13:32

Night Editor OTR 1945 "On the Dotted Line" Old Time...

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2025/05/07

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00:29:39

Molle Mystery Theater OTR 1946-02-22 "Last Night" Old...

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2025/05/04

The Molle Mystery Theater was first broadcast on September 7, 1943 on NBC. It featured mystery plays from writers like Edgar Allen Poe to Raymond Chandler, with shocking twists as its trademark. The cast included Bernard Lendrow, Richard Widmark, Frank Lovejoy, and Anne Seymour.

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00:29:01

This is Your FBI OTR 1946-04-12 "The Nylon Hijacker"...

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2025/05/03

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00:29:40

Mr. Chameleon OTR 1949-06-01 "The Case of the...

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2025/05/02

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00:13:29

Night Editor OTR 1940's "Autumn Fever" Old Time Radio

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2025/04/30

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