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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham|Old Time Radio Detective Host

Are you ready for a mystery? Get ready to unleash your inner sleuth. Every day Monday-Saturday, we feature a different detective audio drama from the Golden Age of Radio. Our current mystery-solving line-up of radio detectives includes The Adventures of the Falcon, Charlie Chan, Broadway"s My Beat, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, and Dragnet.Whether you want to listen to a mystery before going to sleep or enjoy some drama while driving, or just feel nostalgia for old-school radio fiction, we have you

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31:54

Charlie Chan: Killer has False Beard/Meeting Gerald...

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery... ·

2025/08/19

Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan finds a key clue about the murderer of Simmons, the butler, and then meets the plane of the late Colonel Willoughby's plane.Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936Originating from Los AngelesStarring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie ChanSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Donna, Patreon supporter since March 2023Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam

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29:13

The Falcon: The Case of the Faded Rose (EP4780)

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2025/08/18

Today's Mystery: A woman's sister commits suicide, and she vows revenge on the man who broke her sister's heart.Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 6, 1953Originating from New YorkStarring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Mandel KramerSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Ken, Patreon supporter since March 2020.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho

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35:12

Cloak and Dagger: The Kachin Story (A0010)

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2025/08/16

Today's Adventure: An American OSS agent parachutes into Japanese-occupied Burma to organizea local native tribe to aide the allied invasion effort.Original Radio Broadcast: June 18, 1950Originating in New YorkStarring Raymond Edward Johnson, Carl Weber, Bill Quinn, Joe Julian, Everett Sloan, Inga Adams, Jackson Beck, and Jerry JarrettTo subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the

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31:44

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Village of Virtue...

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2025/08/15

Today's Mystery: Johnny is sent to investigate a series of thefts near a small South Carolina village that have endangered the peace between a colony of ex-mobsters and the locals.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 27, 1958Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Frank Nelson; Billy Halop; Jack Kruschen; Peter Leeds; Gil Stratton; Will WrightWhen making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comBecome one of our Patreon Supporters at

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38:39

Dragnet: The Big Bindle (EP4778)

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2025/08/14

Today's Mystery: Friday goes undercover to locate a high-grade heroin out of a luxury hotel.Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 31, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Stacy Harris; Ralph MoodySupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporter since March 2019.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam

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37:22

Broadway's My Beat: The John Webster Murder Case...

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2025/08/13

Today's Mystery: A man is found murdered at the funeral for a wealthy woman.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 20, 1950Originating from HollywoodStarring: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia; Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan; Jeanette Nolan; Francis X. Bushman; Ted Osborne; Peggy WebberSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Adrienne, Patreon supporter since January 2020Support the show on a

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32:29

Charlie Chan: Colonel's Son is a Murder...

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2025/08/12

Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan reveals that the young man caught searching through the dead man's belongings was actually his son, and then Chan questions the butler Simmons about his past with the murdered Colonel Willoughy.Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1936Originating from Los AngelesStarring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie ChanSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporter since July 2022.Support the show on a

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29:14

The Falcon: The Case of the Ace of Spades (EP4775)

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2025/08/11

Today's Mystery: A gambling den kingpin is murdered, and a wealthy Waring client is suspected of the crime.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1953Originating from New YorkStarring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Larry Haines; Mandel KramerSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Steve, Patreon supporter since May 2019.Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho

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32:08

Cloak and Dagger: People of the Forest (A0008)

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2025/08/09

Today's Adventure: An OSS agent parachutes into occupied France to steal plans from the enemy and is aided by a local French resistance group.Original Radio Broadcast: June 11, 1950Originating from New YorkStarring: Larry Haines; Boris Aplon; Berry Kroeger; Jerry Jarrett; Lily Darvas; Raymond Edward Johnson; Joseph Buloff; Nancy FranklinTo subscribe to this podcast, go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show

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34:56

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Trout Matter...

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2025/08/08

Today's Mystery:Johnny is sent to Lake Mojave to prevent the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry and money.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 20, 1958Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Alan Reed; Russell Thorson; Edgar Barrier; Junius Matthews; Barney Phillips; Eleanor AudleyWhen making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comBecome one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netThank you to our

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35:27

Dragnet: The Big Mailman (EP4773)|Police Procedural...

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2025/08/07

Todays Mystery: Joe Friday and Ben Romero join forces with a US Postal inspector to correct a forger who is stealing and then cashing chOriginal Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero, Herb Butterfield, Jack KruschenSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Mick, Patreon supporter since May 2015Support the show on a one-time basis at

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36:17

Broadway's My Beat: The Helen Carrol Murder Case...

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2025/08/06

Today's Mystery: An elderly woman is found murdered in her apartment and three people confess to the crime.Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1950Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergent Muggavan, Joyce McCluskey, Herb Butterfield, Peggy Webber, Lou Krugman, and David EllisSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Tristan, Patreon supporter since

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75:13

Charlie Chan: A Test of Color/A Getaway/Murderous...

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2025/08/05

Today's Mystery: Leslie Beaton has told Sheriff Holt damning information against one of the suspects, while Charlie Chan races against a self-imposed deadline to provide the killer's identity.Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936Originating from Los AngelesStarring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie ChanSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Robert, Patreon supporter since July 2022.Support the show on a one-time basis at

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29:16

The Falcon: The Case of the Treacherous Trio (EP4770)

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2025/08/04

Today's Mystery: The Falcon agrees to help a woman find her missing husband, and finds himself in the middle of a love triangle, investigating a murder.Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1953Originating from New YorkStarring: George Petrie as The Falcon; Mandel Kramer; Ralph BellSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Jennifer, Patreon supporter since May 2016Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation

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34:31

Cloak and Dagger: The Brenner Pass Story (A0006)

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2025/08/02

Today's Adventure: An OSS agent undertakes a secret mission to blow up a highway in Italy to block the escape of the Germans.Original Radio Broadcast: June 4, 1950Originating from New YorkStarring: Boris Aplon; Hester Sondergaard; Berry Kroeger; Virginia Payne; Raymond Edward Johnson; Karl Weber; Joseph Julian; Everett SloanTo subscribe to this podcast and, go to https://greatadventures.info/Become one of our ongoing Patreon supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a

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29:43

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Money Matter...

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2025/08/01

Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to Baltimore to investgate $104,000 being stolen from a tobacco company's vault.Suspicion falls on a timid little bookkeeper.Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 13, 1958Originating from HollywoodStarring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Edgar Barrier; Alan Reed; Vic Perrin; Frank NelsonWelcome to our latest platinum Patreon ... JoelWhen making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.comBecome one of our Patreon Supporters at

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41:51

Dragnet: The Big Blast (EP4768)

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2025/07/31

Todays Mystery: A woman is shot in bed while sleeping with her seven year-old son.Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1951Originating from HollywoodStarred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben RomeroSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Martin, Patreon supporter since March 2024Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho

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34:39

Broadway's My Beat: Tom and Alice Corey Murder Case...

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2025/07/30

Today's Mystery: A man kills his wife on the phone with Danny and plans to end his life.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 21, 1950Originated in HollywoodStars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan, Herb Butterfield, Anne Stone, Byron Kane, Janet Logan, Junius MatthewsSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Becky, Patreon supporter since March 2019Support the show

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34:25

Charlie Chan: The Color Blind Killer/The Eye Witness...

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2025/07/29

Today's Mystery: Inspector Chan gets a key clue to the killer's identity from Landini's autobiography.Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1935 or 1936Originating from Los AngelesStarring: Walter Connolly as Inspector Charlie ChanSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Carol-Ann, Patreon supporter since April 2019.Currently supporting the podcast at the Shamus level of $4 or more per month.Support the show on a one-time basis at

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35:28

The Falcon: The Case of the Strawberry Blonde (EP4765)

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2025/07/28

Today's Mystery: A woman working for the Communist Party in Paris tries to get her husband to steal notes on a sensitive meeting.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1952Originating from New YorkStarred: Les Damon as The Falcon; Ralph BellSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Rebecca, Patreon supporter since April 2021Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.netMail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,

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