HeyJaredOld Time Radio Mystery Specials
Enjoy a series of unusual episodes of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio including old time radio myster movie adaptations from the Lux Radio Theater.
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Twice Told Tale: Dangerous Assignment: Guided Missile Plans and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Picture Postcard Matter (opens the original)
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Dangerous Assignment — “Guided Missile Plans” Steve Mitchell is sent to Dublin to recover stolen microfilm containing plans for a new American guided missile. His pursuit of the suspected courier leads him through England, where two deaths and a series of seemingly innocent picture postcards provide his best hope for locating the missing plans before someone else gets to them.Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — “The Picture Postcard Matter” Johnny Dollar travels to Switzerland after $100,000 in uncut d
Dragnet: The Big Badge (Peggy Webber Special) (opens the original)
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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and his partner Ben Romero hunt for the “Badge Bandit,” a violent criminal who poses as a police officer to rob and assault his victims. After weeks of investigation, the search becomes dangerously personal when Friday and Romero encounter the suspect during a massive overnight manhunt. Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 4, 1950 Originating from HollywoodCast: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero Peggy Webber as Joe Friday’s mother
Crime Club: Death Blew Out the Match (opens the original)
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Release Date: Semptember 15, 2013 A woman visits a peaceful Maine town, only to find herself prime suspect in a rival’s murder. Original Air Date: December 2, 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 survey at https://survey.greatdetectives.net Check out our social media at https:
NBC University Theater: The Purloined Letter (opens the original)
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Release Date: July 25, 2013 A blackmailing count steals a compromising letter from a noble lady. Original Air Date: September 17, 1948 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
Suspense: The Mystery of Marie Roget (opens the original)
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Release Date: July 18, 2013 Auguste Dupin investigates the murder of a young woman found floating in a Paris river. Original Air Date: December 14, 1953 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.great
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