Rare Detectives – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

Dec 16 2024 22 ep. 35 mins 11
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Martin Kane: October 29, 1953 (EP4576)

Dec 16 2024 34 mins  
Today's Mystery: Martin Kane is hired by a man accused of robbery and murder to find the gun and the real killer. Original Release Date: October 29, 1953 Originating in New York Starring: Mark Stevens at Martin Kane; King Calder as Lieutenant Gray Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Shiralee, Patreon Supporter since Ma

Operation Danger (EP4570)

Dec 09 2024 37 mins  
Today's Mystery: A captain in the army counter-intelligence department teams up with a British intelligence agent to track down the source of diamonds to finance a new Nazi plan. Audition Date: June 25, 1950 Originating in Hollywood Starring: Howard Culver as Captain Ethan Allen Rogers; Joan Banks; Ben Wright; Paul Frees; Theodore Von Eltz; Fritz Feld; Rick Vallen Support the

Crime Fighters: A New England Detective (EP4148)

Aug 04 2023 36 mins  
Today'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, 1950 Originated in New York Starred: Raymond Edward Johsnon, Alan Stevenson, Ian Martin, Abby Lewis, and Rock Rogers Support the show monthly at

Michael Piper, Detective: The Erie Basin Murder (EP3994)

Feb 06 2023 34 mins  
Today's Mystery: A stabbing follows a contentious auction. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 6, 1942 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a

Meet Miss Sherlock: Case of the Deadman’s Chest (EP3982)

Jan 23 2023 38 mins  
Today' s Mystery: A buyer for a department store acquires a chest and everyone wants it. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.great

Sara’s Private Capers: Sara’s ‘Sonnets of Fu Yen’ Caper (EP3946)

Dec 12 2022 36 mins  
Today's Mystery: A police stenographer decides to investigate an incomplete report on a stolen rare book. Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at h

EP3850: This is O’Shea: Hong Kong

Aug 22 2022 43 mins  
Brandon O'Shea witnesses the kidnapping of a refugee from Shanghai at the Hong Kong Airport. Audition Date: October 1, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives

Squad Room: Body Found in a Plastic Bag (EP356)

Sep 17 2021 26 mins  
The police investigate when dismembered body parts are found in a plastic bag. Original Air Date: 1955 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.

EP3558: Billy Swift, Boy Detective: Young Mountaineer Mysteriously Shot

Sep 15 2021 34 mins  
" Billy is asked to clear a young girl's sweetheart of murder while visiting a secluded area where outsiders are looked down upon. Original Air Date: October 29, 1938 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the list

EP3554: Squad Room: February 3, 1954

Sep 10 2021 28 mins  
A woman confessed to killing her abusive husband and then Lt. Douglas investigates a robbery gone bad that left a woman dead by the side of the road. Original Air Date: February 3, 1954 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 1