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Old Time Mystery Radio | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, suspense, crime, and psychological drama from the golden age of radio. Enter stories of murder, deception, strange circumstances, hidden motives, dangerous secrets, and unexpected twists. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring memorable mysteries, atmospheric

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28:08

The Whistler - "Till Death Do Us Part" (1944)

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2026/10/06

The Whistler presents “Till Death Do Us Part,” episode 115, originally broadcast on July 30, 1944. This installment comes from the long-running radio suspense anthology known for its ominous narrator and crime-centered dramas.The surviving listing provides no further plot details, leaving the episode’s mysteries to unfold in the original broadcast. Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently

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29:56

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "Phantom Fingers"...

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2026/10/05

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, “Phantom Fingers” (episode 15), originally broadcast January 26, 1951. Sydney Greenstreet stars as Nero Wolfe, with Gerald Mohr as Archie Goodwin.Wolfe reluctantly leaves New York in search of rare black orchids, but a storm washes out a bridge and strands him and Archie at an isolated upstate house. Surrounded by uneasy strangers and cut off from the outside world, Wolfe must untangle a murder mystery from inside the confined, old-dark-house setting. This NBC

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30:29

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The Kid on the...

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2026/10/04

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Kid on the Corner,” originally broadcast December 3, 1949, is episode 61 of the CBS Radio Network series. Gerald Mohr stars as the hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe in a script by Gene Levitt.A young newsboy asks Marlowe to help find his missing uncle, drawing the detective into a dangerous case that shifts from a simple disappearance to homicide. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this surviving 1949 broadcast captures the noir atmosphere

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30:33

Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "Rene Bennet...

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2026/10/03

Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “Rene Bennet Protection Case,” originally broadcast on NBC on October 22, 1949. Commonly cataloged as episode 26, this early sustaining-era installment stars Dick Powell as smooth private eye Richard Diamond.Hat designer Rene Bennet hires Diamond to safeguard his newest creations before a major showing, fearing that rival hands may get hold of the designs. Going undercover in the high-stakes world of a fashionable salon, Diamond soon finds a protection

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25:52

Suspense - "Beirut by Sunrise" (1955)

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2026/10/02

Suspense presents “Beirut by Sunrise,” episode 600, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on May 31, 1955. Written by Richard Chandlee and produced and directed by Antony Ellis, the episode stars Mary Jane Croft.A third-grade teacher on a Mediterranean cruise hopes to see Beirut at dawn, but a disturbing sight on the dock and a baffling clue pull her into danger ashore. This compact, espionage-tinged thriller unfolds amid the harbor, tour sites, and old streets of Beirut.Old Time Mystery Radio

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27:41

Nick Carter, Master Detective - "The Case of the...

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2026/10/01

Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Persistent Beggars,” originally broadcast on January 26, 1947. This is episode 272 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, written by Max Ehrlich and starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen.A rash of aggressive street begging sweeps the city, but Nick suspects something more organized—and more dangerous—behind the racket. Working with Patsy Bowen and Sergeant Matheson, he goes undercover as ragged panhandler

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30:12

The Whistler - "Murder in Mind" (1950)

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2026/09/30

The Whistler presents “Murder in Mind,” originally broadcast on April 16, 1950. This is episode 411 of the CBS Pacific network suspense series, sponsored by Signal Oil Company.At their hillside home in the exclusive Terrace Heights district, Gil and Vicki Hollister wait uneasily after a supposed accident involving Gil’s stepmother, Bell. Her startling return, a newly hired driver-bodyguard, and a troubling piece of evidence turn an inheritance-minded domestic scheme into a tense game of nerves

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27:15

Boston Blackie - "Murder on Cedar Street" (1946)

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2026/09/29

Boston Blackie, “Murder on Cedar Street,” originally broadcast April 9, 1946, is episode 65 of the Richard Kollmar-led mystery series. Jan Miner co-stars as Mary Wesley, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday.A woman directs Blackie to 111 Cedar Street, where police discover him near the scene of a murder. As Inspector Farraday investigates the victim’s connection to a hold-up gang, Blackie and Mary follow a locket photograph and other troubling clues to learn why he was deliberately drawn into

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30:39

Broadway Is My Beat - "The Frank Conway Murder Case"...

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2026/09/28

Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Frank Conway Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 3, 1950. Episode 41 stars Larry Thor as hard-bitten New York detective Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia. Morton Fine and David Friedkin wrote the episode, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.Clover is called to the Olympian Hotel after a Texas visitor is found shot in room 312. A businessman’s room, a telegram for a different man, and an unexplained roulette wheel turn a

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30:28

Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "The Al Brenners...

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2026/09/27

Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Al Brenners Case,” originally broadcast January 25, 1952. This is episode 119 of the ABC series, starring Dick Powell as wisecracking private eye Richard Diamond.A professional stool pigeon offers Diamond a chance to collect a $5,000 reward by finding a wanted criminal. The proposition sends the detective into a dangerous underworld trail in this brisk noir-era mystery, sponsored by Camel Cigarettes.Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original

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30:58

Suspense - "Aria from Murder" (1951)

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2026/09/26

Suspense presents “Aria from Murder,” episode 413, originally broadcast on CBS on January 25, 1951. Produced during the series’ Auto-Lite run, this backstage noir stars celebrated opera singer Ezio Pinza.Between acts of Don Giovanni at the Grandier Opera House, baritone Niccolò Mazzini telephones Lieutenant Morgan from his dressing room with an increasingly alarming confession. As the next curtain approaches, professional rivalries, private tensions, and a possible witness close in amid the pressure

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29:49

Nick Carter, Master Detective - "The Slingshot...

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2026/09/25

Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Slingshot Murders,” episode 153, originally broadcast October 15, 1944. Lon Clark stars as Nick Carter, with Helen Choate as Patsy Bowen, in a Mutual Broadcasting System mystery written by Jock MacGregor.A young newsstand boy’s report of suspicious activity near a bank branch draws Carter into a dangerous payroll-robbery investigation. Wounded but undeterred, Nick follows an unusual slingshot clue through vacant storefronts and a nearby tenement, with help

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30:23

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - "The Eager...

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2026/09/24

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Eager Witness,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 27, 1949. In episode 47, Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective.Marlowe takes the stand for the prosecution in the murder trial of a notorious bookie, but an apparently ironclad alibi throws the case into doubt. With time running short, he follows the trail of a witness whose eagerness to testify raises troubling questions—and leads toward blackmail and

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30:18

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - "The Bashful Body"...

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2026/09/23

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe presents “The Bashful Body,” episode 11, originally broadcast on NBC on December 29, 1950. Sydney Greenstreet stars as Nero Wolfe, with Larry Dobkin as Archie Goodwin.An orchid shipment draws the famously homebound Wolfe to a New York flower shop, where Archie discovers a murdered orchid grower hidden among the displays. But when the body vanishes, Wolfe and Goodwin must follow a baffling trail through the flower trade, strained relationships, and a most inconvenient

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30:01

The Whistler - "Escape to Skull Island" (1950)

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2026/09/22

The Whistler presents “Escape to Skull Island,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 15, 1950. This is episode 398, written by R. Sprague Hall and featuring Fay Baker and Ted de Corsia.Escaped convict Steve Henshaw races through a nighttime waterfront pursuit and takes shelter aboard a shadowy barge near Skull Island. But the uneasy refuge offered by George and Melody Gromick draws him into a dangerous hunt tied to hidden money and an underwater salvage operation.Old Time Mystery Radio presents

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30:27

Richard Diamond, Private Detective - "The Garrabaldi...

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2026/09/21

Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Garrabaldi Case,” originally broadcast February 1, 1952. In this 120th episode of the ABC/Camel Cigarettes series, Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking private eye Richard Diamond.A frightened woman turns to Diamond to find a missing witness who may be the only person able to save her brother from execution the next day. With the clock running out, Diamond follows a desperate trail through a tense noir mystery. Virginia Gregg and Ed Begley co-star;

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30:36

Suspense - "The Mystery of Marie Roget" (1953)

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2026/09/20

Suspense presents “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 14, 1953. Episode 530 adapts Edgar Allan Poe’s early C. Auguste Dupin detective tale, with Cornel Wilde as Dupin and John Dehner as the Police Prefect.In 19th-century Paris, the body of young Marie Roget is recovered from the Seine, leaving police to sift through conflicting accounts of her disappearance. Called in to help, the observant Dupin studies the evidence and testimony surrounding a troubling river

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27:06

Nick Carter, Master Detective - "The Case of the Clue...

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2026/09/19

Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Clue Called X,” originally broadcast on November 14, 1948. This late-1948 Mutual Broadcasting System episode is episode 366 of the series and stars Lon Clark as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen.When ex-convict Joe Gibbs is accused of murdering a jewelry salesman and taking a cache of diamonds, Nick takes the case personally. With Joe’s marriage and future at stake, Nick and Patsy trace an unusual diamond ring from a

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29:28

Boston Blackie - "The Missing String of Pearls" (1944)

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2026/09/18

Boston Blackie, “The Missing String of Pearls,” originally broadcast August 11, 1944, is episode 8 of the 1944 NBC summer run. Chester Morris stars as the resourceful Blackie, with Richard Lane as the ever-skeptical Inspector Farraday. Written by Milton and Barbara Merlin, the series was sponsored by Rinso.When a valuable string of pearls vanishes from Gordon’s Jewelry Store, Blackie quickly becomes a suspect after leaving his watch for repair. But he has seen the store’s longtime clerk, Mrs

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30:34

Broadway Is My Beat - "The John Stewart Murder Case"...

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2026/09/17

Broadway Is My Beat, “The John Stewart Murder Case” (episode 158), originally broadcast on CBS on March 28, 1953. Larry Thor stars as Broadway detective Danny Clover in this noir mystery, written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.On an early-spring night in New York, Clover investigates the fears of John Stewart, a man convinced that someone intends to kill him. Stewart’s peculiar collection of objects offers troubling clues as Clover, Sgt. Gino Tartaglia,

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