| Adventures Of Leonidas Witherall (3) |
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The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall, or simply Leonidas Witherall, was radio detective series |
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| Adventures Of Maisie (9) |
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The Adventures of Maisie, or Maisie for short, was a comedy radio series that starred Ann Sothern |
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| Amazing Mr Malone (3) |
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Amazing Mr. Malone, otherwise known as Murder and Mr. Malone, was a crime drama series based on |
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| Barrie Craig (39) |
Crime |
Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was an old time radio detective series that was |
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| Blackstone The Magic Detective (5) |
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Blackstone, the Magic Detective, otherwise known as Blackstone, the Magician, was based on the life |
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| Boston Blackie (145) |
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In the golden age of radio, no other actor portrayed as convincing a "modern day Robin Hood" as |
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| Box 13 (4) |
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In this thrilling old time radio program, Box 13 is filled with adventure and mayhem, Actor |
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| Broadway Is My Beat (6) |
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Broadway is my Beat is a love affair with noir and hardboiled detective series blossomed during the |
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| Bulldog Drummond (4) |
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Crime Drama (1941 - 54)
Bulldog Drummond has come to wreak havoc on unsuspecting killers, |
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| Call The Police (3) |
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Call the Police was a replacement series for the comedy series Amos and Andy. Heard during the |
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| Calling All Cars (5) |
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In a period that enjoyed old time radio classics geared to to more action-oriented themes, |
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| Calling All Detectives (6) |
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Calling All Detectiveswas a crime drama radio show sponsored by Sealy Mattress company, and |
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| Candy Matson (4) |
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While there was great growth in the genre of detective mysteries, no other old time radio show made |
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| Case Dismissed (12) |
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In 1954, the Chicago Bar Association brought the legal drama "Case Dismissed" to the airwaves of |
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| Casey Crime Photographer (7) |
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Casey Crime Photographer was an old time radio mystery based on the novels penned by George Harmon |
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| Chandu The Magician (5) |
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Created by Raymond Morgan and Harry Earnshaw, Chandu the Magician was one of the longest-running |
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| Charlie Chan (4) |
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Earl Derr Biggers, the creator of Charlie Chan, based the character of Chan, a police detective of |
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| Cloak And Dagger (4) |
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Cloak and Daggerwas an adventure radio series of NBC adapted from Corey Ford and Alastair |
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| Cornell Woolrich (4) |
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Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich, or simply Cornell Woolrich, was an American writer of crime novels |
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| Crime Classics (6) |
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Crime Classics was a radio docudrama of CBS which was aired from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. |
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| Crime Club (6) |
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December 2, 1946 sparked the beginning of a dark and chilling old time radio anthology based off a |
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| Crime Doctor (2) |
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Crime Doctor was a cleverly executed drama crime show which aired from 1940 to 1947. The story of |
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| Crime On The Waterfront (1) |
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Crime on the Waterfront was a 1949 crime show which was all about Lou Cagell, an ace detective of |
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| Danger Dr Danfield (5) |
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Danger Dr. Danfield was a workman-like show which started airing in August 1946. The show was about |
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| Danger With Granger (4) |
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Danger with Granger, a half-hour radio show created by Mutual Broadcasting, was adapted from the |
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| Dangerous Assignment (9) |
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In the old time radio show Dangerous Assignment International Operative Steve Mitchell had only two |
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| Dangerously Yours (3) |
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Dangerously Yours was a short-lived adventure series that aired in 1944. It starred Victor Jory, |
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| Defense Attorney (3) |
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Defense Attorney was a crime drama with a unique feminine touch. The award winning Denise |
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| Diamond Dramas (3) |
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Mystery and Drama (1940s)
What price diamonds? How much would some people pay to |
4 |
| Dick Tracy (9) |
Crime |
One of the longest running young-adult-oriented old radio shows during the golden age of radio was |
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| Dr Tim Detective (2) |
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There is always something for Dr. Tim Detective to mend, whether it be a broken arm with warts all |
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| Dragnet (7) |
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Dragnet, a term which actually refers to the systematic and coordinated way searching for a wanted |
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| Epic Casebook (3) |
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The makers of Epic Pure Sunflower Oil, Purine and Predd Cooking Fat, Yum Yum Peanut Butter, Maple |
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| FBI In Peace And War (3) |
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This long running series, FBI in Peace and War, starred Martin Blaine as the infallible Field |
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| Falcon (5) |
Crime |
Falcon was a decade-long detective series that aired on Blue Network from 1943 to 1953. It is based |
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| Federal Agent (3) |
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Federal Agent features dramatization stories of federal crime fighting from around the |
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| Five Minute Mysteries (5) |
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Aired 1940s
In Five Minute Mysteries, YOU are the detective! Can you solve the mystery in five |
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| Frank Merriwell (4) |
Crime |
Heavy on nostalgia, these half hour episodes were based on dime novels of Gilbert Patton. The |
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| Gang Busters (7) |
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Gang Busters, one of the earliest crime shows on radio, was created by actor-producer Phillips |
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| Green Hornet (5) |
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January 31, 1936 marked the beginning of what would later be known as one of the most iconic old |
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| Hercule Poirot (3) |
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Hercule Poirot is a sleuthing Belgian detective, a cleverly intelligent and immodest man. |
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| Hidden Truth (3) |
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Hidden Truth, as the title suggests, is about “the truth, and nothing but the truth.” |
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| Honor The Law (3) |
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Honor the Law was a 1938 15-minute crime drama that presented real cases from police files. It |
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| Horatio Hornblower (5) |
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Hornblower was a historical action adventure series produced by Harry Towers in 1952. The series |
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| I Was A Communist For The FBI (7) |
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Aired 1952 - 1954
I Was a Communist for the FBI rode the coattails of the Red Scare, aired even |
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| In The Name Of The Law (15) |
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In the Name of the Law was a crime radio series that aired on 1936. Like Dragnet and Gang Busters, |
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| Its A Crime Mr Collins (3) |
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It's a Crime, Mr. Collins was a 30-minute radio show with genres of mystery and adventure. Featured |
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| Jeff Regan Investigator (3) |
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If there is something peculiar about this show, it’s the title. Originally, the show debuted |
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| Let George Do It (10) |
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Let George Do It was a detective drama that aired from 1946 to 1954. It is about the story of |
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| Lives Of Harry Lime (5) |
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The Lives of Harry Lime was adapted from Graham Greene’s novel entitled “The Third |
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| Mr And Mrs North (6) |
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Mr. and Mrs. North was a mystery melodrama series that aired from 1942 to 1954. It began as a light |
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| Mr Keen Tracer Of Lost Persons (55) |
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Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was a long-running radio detective series that debuted on NBC Blue |
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| Nero Wolfe (4) |
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Nero Wolfe was a detective series whose stories were derived from the work of Rex Stout. Nero, an |
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| Nick Carter (5) |
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Aired 1943 - 1955
Nick Carter was first introduced to the world in 1886 through Street and Smith |
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| Night Beat (5) |
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Night Beat was a 1950s detective series that starred Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone, the tough, |
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| Night Editor (5) |
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Human Interest Melodrama (1934-1948)
Sponsored by Edwards Coffee, this long running program |
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| Night Watch (5) |
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Nightwatch follows a reporter and his pursuit to vivify the stories of the brave men of the |
4 |
| Perry Mason (2) |
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Perry Mason was a 15-minute radio drama series that aired on CBS Radio on October 18, 1943. It |
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| Philip Marlowe (16) |
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Philip Marlow, Hard-boiled Detectives are unsentimental about the violence they face, but few could |
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| Philo Vance (95) |
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Exceptionally entertaining "Soft-Boiled" Detective Philo Vance solves murders with his wits. His |
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| Police Headquarters (5) |
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Police Headquarters was a 15-minute police drama series aired in 1932. Produced by Bruce Eells |
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| Raymond Chandler (4) |
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Raymond Chandler is an American novelist considered one of the greatest detective writers of all |
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| Richard Diamond (4) |
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Aired 1949 - 1953
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was a happy-go-lucky detective who answered |
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| Rocky Fortune (5) |
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Rocky Fortune was a 25-minute radio drama series created by George Lefferts, produced by Andrew |
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| Rocky Jordan (5) |
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Rocky Jordan was a 1948 CBS radio program sponsored by Del Monte Foods. It focused on the story of |
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| Sam Spade (67) |
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Aired 1946 - 1951
Dashiell Hammett's ever popular Sam Spade radio show is brought to life on the |
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| Sherlock Holmes (9) |
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Sherlock Holmes was a detective series that aired on NBC Radio and Mutual at various dates from |
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| Stand By For Crime (26) |
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Standby for Crime, as the title suggests, was a radio show about crimes and mysteries. It started |
4 |
| Stars Over Hollywood (5) |
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Stars Over Hollywood was a morning radio show that aired from 1941 to 1954. It featured stories of |
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| Strange Wills (3) |
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Warren William (who also played the original The Lone Wolf) stars in this 1946 old time radio show |
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| Suspicion (3) |
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In Suspicion, hear mysterious stories of murdered actresses, affairs, rumbles, traitors, and dead |
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| T Man (2) |
Crime |
T-Man was a radio program aired in 1950 and 1956. The show’s first season featured |
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| Texas Rangers (5) |
Crime |
The Tales of the Texas Rangers was a Western-themed adventure drama heard over NBC Radio from July |
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| The Saint (6) |
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The Saint was a drama/detective show first heard on CBS in 1947. It featured the story of Simon |
4 |
| This Is Your FBI (7) |
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This Is Your FBI, as the title suggests, was a crime drama that featured true cases from FBI, and |
0 |
| Topper (2) |
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Topper, otherwise called The Adventures of Topper, was a 1945 radio sitcom that featured Roland |
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| Twenty First Precinct (90) |
Crime |
Twenty First Precinct was a police drama series that premiered on CBS Radio on July 7, 1953. The |
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| Whitehall 1212 (5) |
Crime |
Whitehall 1212 was a 1951-1952 crime radio series based on facts. The title is actually derived |
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| Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (9) |
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With over a decade on-air, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was one of the longest-running detective |
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