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Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives

Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives

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Delivered daily. Old Time Radio crime and detectives - sleuths from the golden age of radio. This podcast features a variety of OTR crime, mystery and detective programs delivered every day. Just a few of the programs featured include Dragnet, Philip Marlowe, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Falcon, Box 13, Nick Carter, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Rocky Fortune, Pat Novak, Richard Diamond, Barrie Craig, Police Headquarters; and many more. Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Listen, download free - Spreaker | Apple Podcasts | YouTube MusicCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Art Drama & Plays Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • The Battles of Belvedere Caper - Sam Spade | 05/01/1949 (Ep149)

    The Battles of Belvedere Caper - Sam Spade | 05/01/1949 (Ep149)
    Mar 21 2026
    The Adventures of Sam Spade (1946-1951) radio series was loosely based on the private detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The Maltese Falcon. Film star Howard Duff played Sam Spade (also played by Steve Dunne at the end). Lurene Tuttle played Effie, Spade's secretary. Spade's character was the prototypical "hard-boiled" detective - an introspective, sharp witted, tough guy.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of The Adventures of Sam Spade! Find more classic radio series at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    27 mins
  • Archimedes And The Roman - Box 13 | 07/31/1949 (Ep50)

    Archimedes And The Roman - Box 13 | 07/31/1949 (Ep50)
    Mar 20 2026
    Box 13 is a syndicated radio drama about the escapades of newspaperman-turned-mystery novelist Dan Holiday, played by film star Alan Ladd. It ran during 1948 and 1949. The episodes involved Holiday running classified ads to get new ideas for his fiction. "Adventure wanted, will go anywhere, do anything – write Box 13, Star-Times". The episodes followed Holiday's adventures when he responded to the letters sent to him.

    Hope you enjoy this episode of Box 13! Find more classic radio series at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | Spotify | iHeart | Amazon
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    27 mins
  • The Lynn Knight Case - Richard Diamond | 08/06/1949 (Ep016)

    The Lynn Knight Case - Richard Diamond | 08/06/1949 (Ep016)
    Mar 19 2026
    Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a wisecracking former police officer turned private detective. Episodes often had Diamond taking on a case at the behest of his friend and former partner, Lt. Walter Levinson. The plot remained relatively unchanged throughout the series, with the hard-boiled Diamond enduring physical confrontations while tackling a challenging murder investigation, aided by the police department. Notably, despite the numerous gun battles, Diamond was never injured by gunfire. Most episodes end with Diamond at the piano, singing a popular song to his girlfriend, Helen Asher. This radio program was later adapted successfully to television.

    Hope you enjoy the episode of Richard Diamond! Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group - All Podcasts @ Spreaker | Apple | YouTube | iHeart | Amazon | Spotify
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    30 mins
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