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- Jan 9, 202658 min
Hot Copy: Smooth as Silk
Original Release Date: March 25, 2025Today's Mystery: Anne investigates the sale of black market nylons.Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 7, 1944Originating from ChicagoStarring: Betty Lou Gerson as Anne Rogers; Virginia Payne as Spritely PooleSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netReferenced in this Episode: Hot Copy Radio TheaterEpisode Referenced: Trouble in TunisiaSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
- Jan 1, 202639 min
Hot Copy: Death Studies the Angles
Original Release Date: March 18, 2025Today's Mystery: The anti-vice candidate for mayor dies suddenly. The coroner says it was heart failure, but Anne think he was murdered.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 27, 1944Originating from ChicagoStarring: Betty Lou Gerson as Anne Rogers, Virginia Payne as Spritely PooleSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Mark, Patreon supporter since March 2020Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
- Dec 26, 202534 min
Martin Kane: October 29, 1953
Original Release Date: December 17, 2024Today's Mystery:Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real killer.Original Air Date: October 29, 1953Originating in New YorkStarring: Mark Stevens at Martin Kane; King Calder as Lieutenant GraySupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day: Shiralee, Patreon Supporter since March 2018Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
- Dec 19, 202537 min
Operation Danger
Original Release Date: December 10, 2024Today's Mystery: A Captain in Army Counter-intelligence teams up with a British Intelligence Agent to track down the source of diamonds to finance a new Nazi plan.Audition Date: June 25, 1950Originating in HollywoodStarring Howard Culver as Captain Ethan Allen Rogers, Joan Banks, Ben Wright, Paul Frees, Theodore Von Eltz, Fritz Feld, Rick VallenSupport the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.netPatreon Supporter of the Day:Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
- Dec 12, 202536 min
Crime Fighters: A New England Detective
Original Release Date: August 5, 2023Today's Mystery:A New England detective is also a parole officer for a young man who was convicted of theft. Does the ex-convict really want to go straight and will he actually be allowed to?Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 9, 1950Originated in New YorkStarred: Raymond Edward Johsnon, Alan Stevenson, Ian Martin, Abby Lewis, and Rock RogersSupport the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJJoin us again Monday for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
- Dec 5, 202534 min
Michael Piper, Detective: The Erie Basin Murder
Original Release Date: February 7, 2023Today's Mystery: A stabbing follows a contentious auction.Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 6, 1942Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of ourfriends on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
- Nov 28, 202538 min
Meet Miss Sherlock: Wilmer and the Widow
Original Release Date: January 31, 2023Today's Mystery: Jane gets a client for Peter Blossom, a beautiful widow who's accused of murdering her wealthy husband.Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 12, 1946Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Become one of our friends on Facebook.Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectives
- Nov 21, 202538 min
Meet Miss Sherlock: Case of the Deadman's Chest
Original Release Date: January 24, 2023Today' s Mystery:A buyer for a department store acquires a chest and everyone wants it.Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call at 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter @radiodetectivesJoin us back here tomorrow for another old time radio detective drama.
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About Rare Detectives of Old Time Radio
Are you ready for some rare detective programs? You may have heard of the Saint, but what about the Judge or Crime Correspondence? You may have heard of Rocky Jordan, but what about the Cases of Mr. Ace. This podcast contains a mix of programs that never made it past the audition and shows that aired for a while, but only an episode or two survived the ravages of time. So sit back, relax, and meet some detectives you never heard of before in long-forgotten tales of mystery, guided by your host Adam Graham. Note: These were originally presented as part of the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio podcast feed.
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