The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar is summoned by his eccentric old acquaintance Alvin Peabody Cartwright, who has received a chain letter promising good fortune if he continues it—and disaster if he breaks it. Johnny is skeptical until he learns that two of Cartwright’s friends died exactly when the letter predicted, suggesting that someone may be using superstition to disguise a very real threat.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:August 2, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Cast:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Howard McNear
Paul Dubov
Frank Gerstle
Herb Vigran
Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone
Jim Matthews, announcer
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Todays Mystery: Sergeant Joe Friday and Frank Smith investigate a disturbing series of infant abductions in which babies disappear from the same general neighborhood, only to be found unharmed within a day. With no clear motive and few useful clues, the detectives devise a decoy operation while searching for the person responsible before another child disappears.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 29, 1952.

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday, Martin Milner as Detective Bill Lockwood

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Today's Mystery: Danny Clover investigates the death of Lila Hunter, whose body is pulled from the river while police are searching for her as the prime suspect in another murder. When a Skid Row derelict unexpectedly produces $500 for Lila’s funeral, Danny follows the money toward a man from her past and a possible connection between the two deaths.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 16, 1952

Originated in Hollywood

Stars: Larry Thor as Lieutenant Danny Clover, Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia, Jack Kruschen as Sergeant Muggavan

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Today's Mystery: Miami Herald reporter William Adams joins the investigation after a well-dressed stranger is found shot to death beneath a bridge in the Everglades. With little to identify the victim beyond an old newspaper and a loaded die, Adams begins tracing the dead man’s movements, searching for the clue that can lead authorities to his killer.

Original Radio Broadcast: October 8, 1952

Originating in New York

Cast:
Jim Stevens as William Adams
Cameron Prudhomme
Bill Zuckert
Jean Gillespie
Ruth York
E. Sam Raskin
Michael O'Day
Cameron Andrews
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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar agrees to help Wendy Brown, who fears the return of Harry Morgan, a notorious criminal she double-crossed before he fled the country. When a former prizefighter with advance knowledge of Morgan’s arrival is murdered, Simon begins to suspect there is more behind Morgan’s homecoming than a simple quest for revenge.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 12, 1950

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:
Vincent Price as Simon Templar, The Saint
Joan Banks as Wendy Brown
Larry Dobkin as Louie
Paul Frees as Sammy
Ed Max as the bartender
Barney Phillips as Kerrigan
Tony Barrett as Marlowe
Written by Louis Vittes
Directed by Helen Mack
A James L. Saphier production
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