Video Theater – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
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Video Theater 178: D.O.A.
April 27, 2020 03:24 - 1 hour - 124 MB VideoA small businessman (Edmond O'Brien) is poisoned with a toxin for which there is no antidote.and sets out to find out who murdered him and why. Theatrical Release Date: December 22, 1949
Video Theater 177: Man Behind the Gun: The Hunted Hobo
March 22, 2020 05:47 - 27 minutes - 183 MB VideoA Deputy goes undercover in a Hobo jungle to find a man who's committing lovers' lane robberies. Original Air Date: August 25, 1955 Season 2, Episode 32
Video Theater 176: Climax!: Casino Royale
March 08, 2020 05:00Jimmy Bond (Barry Nelson) tries to bankrupt a Soviet Agent (Peter Lorre) whose gambling with stolen funds at the Baccarat tables. Original Air Date: October 21, 1954
Video Theater 176: Climax!: Casino Royale
March 08, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 365 MB VideoJimmy Bond (Barry Nelson) tries to bankrupt a Soviet Agent (Peter Lorre) whose gambling with stolen funds at the Baccarat tables. Original Air Date: October 21, 1954
Video Theater 176: Climax!: Casino Royale
March 08, 2020 05:00Jimmy Bond (Barry Nelson) tries to bankrupt a Soviet Agent (Peter Lorre) whose gambling with stolen funds at the Baccarat tables. Original Air Date: October 21, 1954
Video Theater 175: Racket Squad: Family Tree
February 23, 2020 16:13 - 28 minutes - 186 MB VideoA man decides to turn the tables on a genealogist (Hugh Beaumont) who he believes is conning his wife (Francis Bavier.) Original Air Date: August 21, 1952 Season 2, Episode 49
Video Theater 174: I'm the Law: O Solo Mio
February 10, 2020 16:08 - 28 minutes - 191 MB VideoLieutenant Kirby befriends a boy whose father was murdered. Season 1, Episode 14 Original Air Date: May 15, 1953
Video Theater 173: Racket Squad: Accidentally on Purpose
January 26, 2020 15:14 - 29 minutes - 194 MB VideoA young engaged couple are in an accident after getting a "good deal" on a used car. Captain Braddock of the Racket Squad senses something is wrong. Season 1, Episode 18 Original Air Date: January 3, 1952
Video Theater 172: Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Pennsylvania Gun
January 12, 2020 06:04 - 31 minutes - 209 MB VideoHolmes sets out to solve the murder of a wealthy man killed in a castle. Season 1, Episode 3 Original Air Date: November 1, 1954
Video Theater 171: Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus
December 24, 2019 21:00 - 35 minutes - 298 MB VideoFriday and Smith try to recover a stolen statue of the child Jesus for a church before the Christmas Mass. Original Air Date: December 24, 1953 Season 3, Episode 17
Video Theater 170: Sherlock Holmes: The Christmas Pudding
December 09, 2019 15:09 - 29 minutes - 247 MB VideoA serial killer threatens to get Holmes before he’s executed. Episode 23 of the 1954-55 Sherlock Holmes series. Original Air Date: April 4, 1955
Video Theater 169: Racket Squad: Kite High
November 24, 2019 15:09 - 29 minutes - 197 MB VideoA funeral home director goes to Vegas to get away from his mother-in-law and finds himself the target of conmen running a private game. ' Original Air Date: September 6, 1951 Season 2, Episode 1
Video Theater 168: Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Lady Beryl
November 10, 2019 08:41 - 31 minutes - 206 MB VideoLady Beryl (Claudette Colbert) confesses to a murder, but Holmes insists she didn't do it. Season 1, Episode 2 Original Air Date: October 25, 1954
Video Theater 167: Dragnet: The BIg Oskar
October 27, 2019 05:07 - 31 minutes - 202 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate a petty theft. Original Air Date: October 14, 1958 Season 8, Episode 4
Video Theater 166: Philip Marlowe: Murder is a Grave Affair
October 14, 2019 06:22 - 28 minutes - 188 MB VideoMarlowe is hired to prove that a young lovesick actresses death was murder rather than suicide. The job is contemplated when the body disappears. Original Air Date: March 8, 1960 Season 1, Episode 23
Video Theater 165: Dragnet: The Big War
September 30, 2019 07:44 - 32 minutes - 217 MB VideoFriday and Smith try to prevent a juvenile gang war. Original Air Date; April 10, 1958 Season 7, Episode 28
Video Theater 164: Richard Diamond: Picture of Fear
September 16, 2019 02:21 - 29 minutes - 196 MB VideoA woman snaps a picture of two suspicious men in the woods and Diamond gets caught in the middle while on vacation. Season 1, Episode 5 Original Air Date: July 29, 1957
Video Theater 163: Dragnet: The Big New Year
August 31, 2019 16:00 - 29 minutes - 194 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate the shooting of a police officer on New Year's eve. Season 4, Episode 12 Original Air Date: November 11, 1954
Video Theater 162: I'm the Law: The Cowboy and the Blind Man Story
August 18, 2019 06:54 - 28 minutes - 184 MB VideoA singing cowboy asks Lieutenant George Kirby (George Raft) to help out a beautiful professional trick shooter, however she quickly becomes a murder suspect. Season 1, Episode 2 Original Air Date: February 20, 1953
Video Theater 161: Dragnet: The Big Present
August 04, 2019 12:44 - 29 minutes - 197 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate a series of burglaries where they suspect a juvenile is the perpetrator. Season 4, Episode 9 Original Air Date: October 21, 1954
Video Theater 160: The Fat Man
July 21, 2019 14:52 - 1 hour - 554 MB VideoBrad Runyon (J Scott Smart) heads to the West Coast to find out why a Dentist was murdered. Theatrical Release Date: May 19, 1951
Video Theater 159: Dragnet: The Big Bar
June 30, 2019 03:08 - 29 minutes - 192 MB VideoFriday and Smith a series of hold-ups where the victims are often shot and killed. Season 4, Episode 8 Original Air Date: October 14, 1954
Video Theater 158: Sherlock Holmes: The Cunningham Heritage
June 16, 2019 13:43 - 35 minutes - 229 MB VideoHolmes and Watson meet and then Holmes has to solve the death of a wealthy where the evidence points to the man's ex-convict fiancée. Season 1, Episode 1 Original Air Date: October 18, 1954
Video Theater 157: Dragnet: The Big Pair
June 02, 2019 15:26 - 32 minutes - 215 MB VideoA girl and her grandfather turn to Friday and Smith for help when someone steals everything in their home while they're on vacation. Season 4, Episode 4 Original Air Date: September 16, 1954
Video Theater 156: Philip Marlowe: The Ugly Duckling
May 19, 2019 04:01 - 30 minutes - 198 MB VideoPhilip Marlowe is hired to pay off a woman's husband's mistress and finds himself the prime suspect when the mistress is murdered. Episode 1 Original Air Date: October 6, 1959
Video Theater 155: Dragnet: The Big Crime
May 04, 2019 04:00 - 29 minutes - 198 MB VideoFriday and Smith search for two missing twin little girls. Season 4, Episode 3 Original Air Date: September 9, 1954 Viewer discretion advised.
Video Theater 154: Ellery Queen: Buck Fever
April 20, 2019 04:37 - 28 minutes - 185 MB VideoWhile on a hunting vacation, Ellery comes under suspicion when a Sheriff's Deputy is apparently shot by a hunter. Season 4, Episode 5 Original Air Date: 1954
Video Theater 153: Dragnet: The Big Fraud
April 07, 2019 03:50 - 30 minutes - 203 MB VideoFriday and Smith search for men who extort visiting businessmen by pretending to be police officers. Season 4, Episode 2 Original Air Date: September 2, 1954
Video Theater 152: Dragnet: The Big Producer
March 24, 2019 21:50 - 29 minutes - 196 MB VideoFriday and Smith try to find out who's behind a group of teenagers selling smut in High School. Season 4, Episode 1 Original Air Date: August 26, 1954
Video Theater 151: Climax!: An Error in Chemistry
March 11, 2019 02:40 - 1 hour - 418 MB VideoA carnival huckster (Edmond O'Brien) settles in a Mississippi town and marries the daughter of a wealthy recluse. Based on a story by William Faulkner. Season 1, Episode 7 Original Air Date: December 2, 1954
Video Theater 150: Dragnet: The Big False Make
February 24, 2019 04:59 - 30 minutes - 200 MB VideoA man confesses to a robbery and is positively identified by the victim, but Friday and Smith have serious doubts about his story. Season 3, Episode 39 Original Air Date: May 27, 1954
Video Theater 149: Boston Blackie: Revenge
February 10, 2019 22:46 - 30 minutes - 181 MB VideoA man Blackie sent to prison for ten years is out for revenge. Season 2, Episode 15 Original Air Date: January 23, 1953
Video Theater 148: Dragnet: The Big Threat
January 27, 2019 15:12 - 30 minutes - 197 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate a robbery where the victim is unwilling to testify due to threats from the robbers. Season 3, Episode 37 Original Air Date: May 13, 1954
Video Theater 147: Boston Blackie: False Face
January 13, 2019 22:32 - 30 minutes - 192 MB VideoA friend of Blackie has an exact double who robs the bank he's president of and frames Blackie's friend for the crime. Season 2, Episode 27 Original Air Date: April 27, 1953
Video Theater 0146: Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus
December 25, 2018 16:51 - 35 minutes - 298 MB VideoFriday and Smith try to recover a stolen statue of the child Jesus for a church before the Christmas Mass. Original Air Date: December 24, 1953 Season 3, Episode 17
Video Theater 0145: Racket Squad: The Christmas Caper
December 12, 2018 07:57 - 30 minutes - 189 MB VideoA lovable old man is roped into working for a fraudulent charity Santa ring. Original Air Date: December 25, 1952 Season 3, Episode 15
Video Theater 0144: Boston Blackie: Shoot the Works
November 25, 2018 05:36 - 30 minutes - 188 MB VideoA gambler friend of Blackie is murdered in Las Vegas while placing a big bet. Season 2, Episode 24 Original Air Date: March 27, 1953
Video Theater 0143: Dragnet: The Big Frame
November 10, 2018 07:01 - 30 minutes - 194 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate an apparent hit and run that has signs of being a murder. Original Air Date: April 22, 1954 Season 3, Episode 34
Video Theater 0142: Boston Blackie: The Heist Job
October 28, 2018 05:17 - 30 minutes - 187 MB VideoA cabbie ex-con who Blackie sent to prison is implicated in a robbery. Season 2, Episode 17 Original Air Date: February 6, 1953
Video Theater 0141: Dragnet: The Big GIrl
October 11, 2018 18:55 - 30 minutes - 197 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate a series of robberies committed by a beautiful woman with an ever-changing description. Season 3, Episode 31 Original Air Date: April 1, 1954
Video Theater 0140: Boston Blackie: The Friendly Gesture
September 23, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 187 MB VideoA bank teller tips Blackie off that an East Coast bank robber is waiting in the next line. The robber's friend murders the teller and threatens the teller's wife if she talks. Season 1, Episode 16 Original Air Date: January 30, 1953
Video Theater 0139: Dragnet: The Big Hit and Run Killer
September 09, 2018 23:54 - 29 minutes - 197 MB VideoFriday and Smith search for the driver of a truck that hit and killed a woman and her grandson. Season 3, Episode 29 Original Air Date: March 18, 1954
Video Theater 0138: Checkmate: The Human TOuch
August 19, 2018 03:30 - 55 minutes - 364 MB VideoAlonzo Pace Graham (Peter Lorre) is released from prison and plots revenge on the man who sent him there, Doctor Carl Hyatt (Jonathan Cabot.) Season 1, Episode 16, Original Air Date: January 14, 1961
Video Theater 0137: Dragnet: The Big Shoplift
August 05, 2018 13:02 - 30 minutes - 194 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate a series of shopliftings at upscale department stores. Season 3, Episode 28 Original Air Date: March 11, 1954
Video Theater 0136: Boston Blackie: The Gunman
July 22, 2018 13:23 - 30 minutes - 204 MB VideoBoston Blackie tries to convince a friend of Mary's ex-husband of the risk of a life of crime. Original Air Date: January 9, 1953 Season 2, Episode 13
Video Theater 0135: Dragnet: The Big Winchester
July 08, 2018 04:33 - 29 minutes - 197 MB VideoWhat first appears to be a suicide by a wealthy elderly bachelor turns into a murder investigation. Original Air Date: March 4, 1954 Season 3, Episode 27
Video Theater 0134: Boston Blackie: Death Does a Rumba
June 24, 2018 16:00 - 29 minutes - 185 MB VideoBlackie investigates the murder of a waiter. Original Air Date: January 2, 1953 Season 2, Episode 12
Video Theater 0133: Dragnet: The Big Children
June 10, 2018 04:00 - 29 minutes - 198 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate a case of child neglect in a well-to-do neighborhood. Original Air Date: February 11, 1954 Season 3, Episode 11
Video Theater 0132: Boston Blackie: So Was Goliath
May 27, 2018 14:43 - 29 minutes - 187 MB VideoBlackie tries to help out a boxer/law student who wants out of the fight game, but is held in place by a contract and a crooked fight boss. Season 2, Episode 11 Original Air Date: December 26, 1952
Video Theater 0131: Dragnet: The Big Ham
May 13, 2018 22:26 - 30 minutes - 201 MB VideoFriday and Smith investigate the apparent suicide of a young woman in the apartment of a budding young actor. Season 3, Episode 22 Original Air Date: January 28, 1954