Old Time Radio Crime & Detectives

The Indian Caper - Sam Spade | 09/25/1949 (Ep170)

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 [https://theaterofthemind-otr.com] - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker [https://www.spreaker.com/user/jared-day--17799016] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/otr-radio-broadcasts/id6667100680] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@theater-of-the-mind-OTR/podcasts] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7ybjhCI9EPE6VrINmDKznZ] | iHeart [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-old-time-radio-crime-detect-205390532/] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cb1849cd-4ede-43cc-8425-ff715ccf4727]

Ghost of a Chance - Barrie Craig | 12/19/1951

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator was an old-time radio detective drama that aired on NBC from 1951 to 1955.The series starred William Gargan as Barrie Craig, a suave, laid-back private investigator who operated from a Madison Avenue office in New York City. Unlike the stereotypical "hard-boiled" private eyes of the era, Craig was known for his calm, methodical approach and professionalism, with his business motto being "your man when you can't go to the cops—confidentiality a specialty." Each episode featured Craig solving various mysteries, from routine missing persons cases to complex conspiracies, often working alongside his police contact, Lt. Travis Rogers. Hope you enjoy this episode of Box 13! Find more classic radio series at theaterofthemind-otr.com [https://theaterofthemind-otr.com] - All Podcasts @ Spreaker [https://www.spreaker.com/user/jared-day--17799016] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/otr-radio-broadcasts/id6667100680] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@theater-of-the-mind-OTR/podcasts] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7ybjhCI9EPE6VrINmDKznZ] | iHeart [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-old-time-radio-crime-detect-205390532/] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cb1849cd-4ede-43cc-8425-ff715ccf4727]

Round Robin - Box 13 | 08/14/1949 (Ep52)

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 [https://theaterofthemind-otr.com] - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker [https://www.spreaker.com/user/jared-day--17799016] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/otr-radio-broadcasts/id6667100680] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@theater-of-the-mind-OTR/podcasts] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7ybjhCI9EPE6VrINmDKznZ] | iHeart [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-old-time-radio-crime-detect-205390532/] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cb1849cd-4ede-43cc-8425-ff715ccf4727]

A Stranger to the Desert - Rocky Jordan | 09/04/1949 (Ep044)

Rocky Jordan was a radio series about an American restaurateur in Cairo who each week became involved in some kind of mystery or adventure. The show was broadcast between 1948 and 1951. The two lead roles were Rocky Jordan and Captain Sam Sabaaya of the Cairo Police. For most of the show's history Jordan was played by veteran radio actor Jack Moyles, but he was later replaced by a movie star, George Raft, for the brief period in 1951. Jay Novello played Sabaaya throughout the entire series. Hope you enjoy this episode of Rocky Jordan! Find more classic radio series at theaterofthemind-otr.com [https://theaterofthemind-otr.com] - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker [https://www.spreaker.com/user/jared-day--17799016] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/otr-radio-broadcasts/id6667100680] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@theater-of-the-mind-OTR/podcasts] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7ybjhCI9EPE6VrINmDKznZ] | iHeart [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-old-time-radio-crime-detect-205390532/] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cb1849cd-4ede-43cc-8425-ff715ccf4727]

The Panama Hat - Philip Marlowe | 10/10/1948 (Ep03)

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler as Philip Marlowe. He was a gritty, no nonsense American, hard-boiled detective; however, he was more complex than other hard-boiled detectives of the era. "Hard-boiled" refers to a gritter urban element to the detective genre. Marlowe could handle a gun and take a beating, but he was also college educated. He played chess and appreciated classical music. He had standards too, and he turned down jobs that didn't measure up to those standards. Hope you enjoy this episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe! Find more classic radio series at theaterofthemind-otr.com [https://theaterofthemind-otr.com] - Audio Credit: The Old Time Radio Researchers Group. - All Podcasts @ Spreaker [https://www.spreaker.com/user/jared-day--17799016] | Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/otr-radio-broadcasts/id6667100680] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@theater-of-the-mind-OTR/podcasts] | Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/7ybjhCI9EPE6VrINmDKznZ] | iHeart [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/53-old-time-radio-crime-detect-205390532/] | Amazon [https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cb1849cd-4ede-43cc-8425-ff715ccf4727]