The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Adventure: Harry Peters is critically wounded in a mysterious shooting while interviewing a European scientist working on a secret American government project. As David Harding searches for the gunman, Peters' life hangs in the balance, and Harding must arrange an urgent consultation with a renowned brain surgeon who is traveling through South America. Meanwhile, an unusual clue raises questions about the identity of the attacker and the intended target.

Original Radio Broadcast: April 4, 1950

Originating in New York

Cast:
Don McLaughlin as David Harding

Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters

Leonard L. Bass, director

Paul Milton, writer

Jesse Crawford, music

Philip H. Lord, producer

Jay Jackson, announcer

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Today's Mystery: A Buffalo department store loses more than $421,000 in a daring vault robbery, and the police have few leads. Johnny Dollar arrives to investigate, but the evidence raises troubling questions about a trusted employee, suspicious recommendations, and a getaway that may be closer than anyone realizes. When an attempt is made to stop Johnny from digging deeper, he must act quickly to track down the thieves and recover the missing fortune.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 4, 1959

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Lawrence Dobkin
Bartlett Robinson
James McCallion
Dick Crenna
Junius Matthews
Gil Stratton
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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Frank Smith investigate the robbery of an elderly diamond dealer who was lured to a hotel room and assaulted by a seemingly respectable businessman. With more than $150,000 in diamonds missing, the detectives struggle to locate the thief until a suspect is caught attempting to sell some of the stolen stones. However, the suspect's unusual appetite for fine dining complicates their efforts to uncover the truth.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 7, 1952

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:
Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday

Vic Perrin as Sergeant Frank Smith

Herb Ellis

Vic Rodman

John Robinson — writer

Walter Schumann — music

Hal Gibney — announcer

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Today's Mystery: A demolition crew uncovers a skeleton beneath the cellar floor of a former nightclub, along with a satchel containing more than $1,000. The dead man appears to have been murdered five years earlier, but the discovery raises troubling questions about a missing partner, a vanished dancer, and a crime that may not be finished claiming victims. Detective Danny Clover follows a trail of old grudges and buried secrets—but someone is determined to keep the past hidden.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 8, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Cast:
Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia
Jack Kruschen as Mugavan
Mary Jane Croft as Aggie Blaine
Sheldon Leonard as Joe Turner
James McCallion
Ted Bliss
Martha Wentworth
Peter Leeds
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Today's Mystery: When a series of brutal attacks leaves Los Angeles investigators searching for answers, crime reporter Sid Hughes finds himself drawn into a dangerous case. With a killer targeting tall, beautiful women and few clues to follow, Hughes proposes an unusual plan that could bring the investigation to a close—but puts his own life on the line.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 20, 1954

Originated in New York

Cast:
Leslie Nielsen as Sid Hughes

Sam Raskin

Phil Sterling

Billy Redfield

Michael O’Day

Peggy Allenby

Madeleine Sherwood

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