The Forgotten Detectives of Old Time Radio
160 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWhat do a Prohibition-era Speak-easy clarinetist, a boys school headmaster who looks like William Shakespeare, a piano player, and a criminologist have in common with tough cops, an assistant DA, private eyes, and defense attorneys? They're all among the forgotten detectives of old time radio.
Join your host Adam Graham and rediscover these long-forgotten programs. Some of them may have aired for years, others for a single Summer, but all have left less than ten episodes behind. Together we'll take a listen to these obscure crime solvers.
Note: This is part of the larger Great Detectives of Old Time Radio podcast.
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Episodes
Pete Kelly's Blues: Gus Trudeau
July 11, 2024 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBOriginal Release Date: June 5, 2012 An old friend of Kelly’s is suspected of murdering a local Kansas City mobster. Original Air Date: July 4, 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://...
Pete Kelly's Blues: Gus Trudeau (Audition)
July 04, 2024 06:01 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBOriginal Release Date: September 8, 2012 Pete Kelly’s old mentor escapes prison and is tagged for a murder rap. And everyone assumes Pete knows where is. Audition Recorded: February 1951 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Ch...
Christopher London: The System-A Code for Murder
June 27, 2024 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBOriginal Release Date: February 28, 2012 Christopher London travels from New York to the South of France to solve the murder of a great musician. Original Air Date: May 29, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out o...
Christopher London: The Terrible Price of Sugar
June 20, 2024 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBOriginal Release Date: February 20, 2012 Christopher London is hired by a sugar magnate to find out how one of his competitors is massively underselling him. However, London finds the case far more dangerous than he thought. Original Air Date: February 26, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-9...
Christopher London: The Adventure of the Emerald Ring
June 13, 2024 06:01 - 38 minutes - 17.7 MBRelease Date: February 14, 2012 Christopher London is hired to find a missing heiress. Original Air Date: February 5, 1950 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
I Deal in Crime: The Abigail Murray Case
June 06, 2024 06:00 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBRelease Date: May 30, 2011 Ross Dolan is hired to guard a New England matron as she travels across town. She needs protection as someone shoots in them and a dead body is found in the truck. Original Air Story: September 27, 1946 Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Take the listener surve...
I Deal in Crime: The William A. Davis Case
May 30, 2024 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBRelease Date: May 23, 2011 Ross Dolan is hired to bring back his client's runaway 17-year old daughter, but someone doesn't want her found. Original Air Date: April 5, 1946
I Deal in Crime: Bodyguard to Laura Shields
May 23, 2024 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBOriginal Release Date: May 16, 2011 Ross Dolan, just returned from service in World War II, gets a job from a woman who wants to protect her from killing her husband. Original Air Date: January 21, 1946
Squad Room: Ferris Wheel
May 14, 2024 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBToday's Mystery: A woman is found murdered on a Ferris wheel. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Around New Years Day in the mid-1950s Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Originating in New York Starring: Wynn Wright as Lt. John Douglas; Dan Ocko as Sergeant Allen; George Tanner; Sam Gray Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Patreon Supporter of the Day: Ken, Patreon Supporter since March 2020 Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Bo...
Squad Room: Old Woman Found Shot
May 07, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBToday's Mystery: A late-night distress call from a professional building sends Detectives Scanlon and Grady into the depths of a crime that defies expectations. Amidst the echo of multiple shots fired, they find themselves piecing together the fragments of a life lived in the shadows. An old woman's untimely death in an empty office, a janitor with a story that doesn't quite fit, and a switchboard operator who knows more than she's telling. Original Radio Broadcast Date: Mid-1950s Originati...
Squad Room: Mother of Two Murdered
April 30, 2024 06:10 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBoday's Mystery:Scanlon and Webster are called in to investigate when a woman is found dead in a dirty manufacturing loft. Original Radio Broadcast Date: 1953 or 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Originating in New York Patreon Supporter of the Day: Peter, Patreon Supporter since March 2023 Starring: Bill Zuckert as RJ Scanlon; Chuck Webster as James Brady Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Grah...
Squad Room: Body Found in a Plastic Bag
April 26, 2024 06:01 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBRelease Date: September 18, 2021 The police investigate when dismembered body parts are found in a plastic bag. Original Air Date: 1955 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow u...
Squad Room: February 3, 1954
April 23, 2024 06:01 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBRelease Date: September 11, 2021 A woman confessed to killing her abusive husband and then Lt. Douglas investigates a robbery gone bad that left a woman dead by the side of the road. Original Air Date: February 3, 1954 Originated from New York Starring: Wynn Wright Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at https://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listene...
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mystery of the Roller Coaster Ride and Adventures in Research: The Health Detective
March 26, 2024 06:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBToday's 1st Mystery: A visit to the carnival is soured by the presence of an old-school seller of snake oil. It's made even worse when Dr. Tim has to investigate a death. Original Radio Broadcast Date:Early to Mid 1950s Starred: Bob Hahn as Dr. Tim Originated in Colorado Today's Second Mystery: Dr. John Snow, the Health Detective, sets out to solve the mystery of a cholera epidemic in London .Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 17, 1952 Hosted by Paul Shannon Originated in Pittsburgh ...
Indictment: Fur Robberies
August 19, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBToday's Mystery: A man convicted of extortion decides McCormick information on a robbery to avoid an indefinite prison sentence. Original Radio Broadcast Date:September 15, 1957 Originated from: New YorkStarring: Nat Polen as Assistant Distict Attorney Edward McCormick Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener surve...
Indictment: Bitter Grapes
August 12, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBToday's Mystery: A woman's lover alleges that she was killed by her husband. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 24, 1957Originated from: New YorkStarring: Nat Polen as Assistant Distict Attorney Edward McCormick, Jack Arthur, Marjorie Gateson, Elizabeth Lawrence, Bernard Grant, George Petrie, Mason Adams, Guy Rapp Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net .Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 159...
Dr. Tim, Detective: Poisoner at Large and the Man from Hiroshima
January 17, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 20.6 MBToday's 1st Mystery: Doctor Tim is called in to find out what's behind a series of food poisonings. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 24, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery: X-Rays that Dr. Tim needs for the District Attorney keep being ruined. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 15, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the l...
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Dog Who Did and Didn't and The Chest of Dynamite
January 10, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 24.7 MBToday's 1st Mystery:A woman has an unexplained case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in winter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery:Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sandy find a sick child at a forest cabin. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 17, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener surve...
Dr. Tim: The Dog Who Did and Didn't and The Chest of Dynamite
January 10, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 24.7 MBToday's 1st Mystery:A woman has an unexplained case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in winter. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery:Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sandy find a sick child at a forest cabin. Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 17, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener surve...
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Man from Trouble Creek and the Second Alarm
January 03, 2023 07:51 - 34 minutes - 20 MBToday's 1st Mystery:Dr. Tim searches for a missing man with tuberculosis. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 13, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery:Jill and Sandy are caught setting a fire in a vacant lot and then are blamed when a real fire nearly kills a man. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 20, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho...
Dr. Tim, Detective: The Mad Maltese and Guest in Number Two
December 20, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 23.2 MBToday's 1st Mystery: Dr. Tim, Jill, and Sammy have to find a man who was bitten by a rabid Maltese Cat. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 27, 1950 Today's 2nd Mystery: A mysterious lodger in the mysterious round is shot. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener su...
EP3844: Defense Attorney: George Bauman
August 16, 2022 06:00 - 37 minutes - 17 MBMartha takes up the defense of a man who claims self-defense in the shooting of a man who held up his bar ... and who was his wife's ex-husband. Original Air Date: August 28, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call at 208-991-4783 Follow us on Instag...
EP3562: Bill Lance: Special Delivery
September 21, 2021 06:01 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MBBill Lance is hired to deliver a rare necklace to Paris. Original Air Date: October 19, 1947 Support the show monthly at Read more ...
EP3556: Bill Lance: Death Wears a New Dress
September 14, 2021 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBA fashion model friend of BIll’s calls for help and then drops dead in the middle of a show before she can tell him what’s the matter. Original Air Read more ...
EP3550: Adventures of Bill Lance: Escaped Maniac
September 07, 2021 06:01 - 16 MBBill Lance is called to a country estate at the request of the owner who fears that a relative who escaped from insane asylum will come and kill someone. Original Air Date: S Read more ...
EP3550: Bill Lance: Escaped Maniac
September 07, 2021 06:01 - 34 minutes - 16 MBBill Lance is called to a country estate at the request of the owner who fears that a relative who escaped from insane asylum will come and kill someone. Original Air Date: S Read more ...
EP3374: Suspense: End of the Road
February 13, 2021 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBA model turns to the assistant district attorney for help in dealing with an abusive husband. Original Air Date: January 31, 1960 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3368: Suspense: The Thimble
February 06, 2021 06:01 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBThe Assistant District Attorney investigates the death of a famous painter at the request of her mentally ill daughter. Original Air Date: November 22, 1959 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3362: Indictment: And Then There Was One
January 30, 2021 06:01 - 30 minutes - 14.1 MBAn author comes to the Assistant DA, determined to get a man out of prison who has been serving a life sentence for a murder in the 1920s. Original Air Date: December 21, 1958 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3562: Indictment: And Then There Was One
January 30, 2021 06:01 - 14.1 MBAn author comes to the Assistant DA, determined to get a man out of prison who has been serving a life sentence for a murder in the 1920s. Original Air Date: December 21, 1958 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3356: Under Arrest: Ruth Cutter’s Burglar
January 23, 2021 06:01 - 15.6 MBA woman shoots an intruder and claims self-defense but Captain Scott doesn’t buy it. Original Air Date: August 21, 1949 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3356: Under Arrest: Ruth Cutter's Burglar
January 23, 2021 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBA woman shoots an intruder and claims self-defense but Captain Scott doesn’t buy it. Original Air Date: August 21, 1949 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3556: Under Arrest: Ruth Cutter’s Burglar
January 23, 2021 06:01 - 15.6 MBA woman shoots an intruder and claims self-defense but Captain Scott doesn’t buy it. Original Air Date: August 21, 1948 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3350: Under Arrest: Evil Witness
January 16, 2021 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.9 MBA man on death row pleads with Captain Scott to prove his innocence. Original Air Date: July 10, 1949 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3344: Under Arrest: Sam Carver
January 09, 2021 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBCaptain Scott investigates the case of a man who was murdered at a seance, and the witnesses all insist the murder was his business partner who has been dead for four years. Original Air Date: February 6, 1949 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at…
EP3332: Under Arrest: Jewel Robbery
December 26, 2020 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBAn airport official comes to Captain Scott after a woman interested in a luggage-selling consession leaves her purse in his office…with a gun inside. Original Air Date: May 8, 1949 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3326: Under Arrest: Barber
December 19, 2020 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBCaptain Scott investigates the missing criminal husband of a policeman’s daughter. Original Air Date: November 7, 1948 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3320: Under Arrest: Max Kemp
December 12, 2020 06:01 - 37 minutes - 17 MBAn old childhood friend of Captain Scott’s girlfriend is in town, but Captain Scott is suspicious because he’s serving as a driver for a known racketeer. Original Air Date: September 5, 1948 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3314: Under Arrest: The Spook of Sherwood Mansion
December 05, 2020 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBCaptain Scott’s girlfriend investigates when a friend says she’s been hearing ghosts around her home, but when a man’s shot, Scott begins to investigate. Original Air Date: August 1, 1948 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3308: Under Arrest: Paris Road
November 28, 2020 06:01 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBCaptain Scott tries to find the criminal who coerced him into allowing the theft of a famous Van Gogh Painting. Original Air Date: June 26, 1948 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3302: Under Arrest: For a Pack of Cigarettes
November 21, 2020 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBCaptain Jim Scott tries to track down two hold up men, one of whom has a brutal streak. Original Air Date: June 6, 1948 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at
EP3296: Indictment: The Grand Slam Heist
November 14, 2020 06:01 - 28 minutes - 13.2 MBThe Assistant DA suspects a major fur robbery was an inside job. Original Air Date: September 1958 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3290: Indictment: Seeds of Death
November 07, 2020 06:01 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBThe Assistant District Attorney expects that an older man murdered his much younger wife and left her body in Central Park. Original Air Date: November 17, 1957 or maybe November 2, 1958 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3284: Indictment: A Greek Tragedy
October 31, 2020 06:01 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBFollowing an anonymous tip, the Assistant District Attorney finds a cache of marijuana in the room of the college-bound son of a prominent Greek businessman. Original Air Date: Sometime between January 1956 and January 1959 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more…
EP3278: Indictment: The Witness Who Wasn't
October 24, 2020 06:01 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBThe Assistant District Attorney tries to prove that a man who killed his wife committed murder and not manslaughter. Original Air Date: Between January 1956 and January 1959 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3278: Indictment: The Witness Who Wasn’t
October 24, 2020 06:01 - 15.1 MBThe Assistant District Attorney tries to prove that a man who killed his wife committed murder and not manslaughter. Original Air Date: Between January 1956 and January 1959 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3272: T-Man: The Big Mexican Dope
October 17, 2020 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBAfter a T-Man is killed, Steve goes undercover as a drug dealer to find the top of an international drug ring. Original Air Date: July 29, 1950 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3266: T-Man: Show Business is No Business
October 10, 2020 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBTreasury Agent Steve Larsen investigates some counterfeiting and suspicion falls on a theatrical company that’s touring in a production of an awful play. Original Air Date: July 1, 1950 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3260: T-Man: The Case of the Bleeding Gold
October 03, 2020 06:01 - 39 minutes - 17.9 MBTreasury Agent Dennis O’Brien goes to undercover to infiltrate a gang that’s counterfeiting gold coins. Audition Date: April 29, 1950 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...
EP3254: Treasury Agent: Lady in Red
September 26, 2020 06:01 - 29 minutes - 13.3 MBTreasury Agent Joe Lincoln tries to find a way to break a female blackmailer. Original Air Date: Possibly November 9, 1958 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Read more ...