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	Patricia Highsmith 2 Episodes 1 Volume A crime novelist best known for The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, she infused troubled psychologies into her amoral characters, writing taut thrillers about betrayal, threats, and manipulation.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Paul Frees 349 Episodes 7 Volume "The man with 1,000 voices" appeared in a multitude of old time radio series and later memorable TV appearances.	349	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Perry Mason (Poor Sound Quality) 252 Episodes 2 Volume There was a lot more to Radio's Perry Mason than the thoughtful and proper courtroom genius Raymond Burr portrayed on TV. The radio Mason was as likely to answer a slight with gunshots as an "objection, your Honor."	252	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Pete Kellys Blues 7 Episodes 1 Volume Pete Kelly (Jack Webb) fronts the house band, the Big Seven, at a speakeasy in the roaring '20s is a world of jazz, gangsters, gun molls, g-men, bad booze and desperate people trying to save their skins.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Philip Marlowe 106 Episodes 3 Volume Raymond Chandler's action-packed hard boiled detective drama starring Vah Heflin and Gerald Mohr!	106	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Philo Vance 103 Episodes 2 Volume Follow the intelligent and extremely courteous gumshoe, Philo Vance. The radio series pays homage to the original detective novels of Van Dine first published in the mid 1920's.	103	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Phyl Coe Mysteries 12 Episodes 1 Volume Pretty but fictional Phyl Coe solved mysteries while pitching Philco Radio Tubes for her sponsor on The Phyl Coe Mysteries.	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Pirates 60 Episodes 1 Volume Includes pirate theme shows from a variety of old time radio shows, it's a listener's treasure chest of "arrghs", "aye, mateys" "ahoys" and wild pirate-themed adventure, detective shows, drama, and comedy.	60	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Poisoning 224 Episodes 4 Volume This collection includes poison in a variety of episodes in mystery and police dramas.	224	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Poker and Gambling 34 Episodes 1 Volume We bet an arm and a leg you will enjoy this jackpot of gambling and poker themed old time radio shows.	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Police Headquarter 39 Episodes 1 Volume Twists and turns in plot are as many as fast as possible in these 15-minute series about Police HQ.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Police Reporter 26 Episodes 1 Volume early true crime drama from 1932-33, these old time radio shows are true stories of actual murders dramatically retold.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Prohibition (Bootleggin and Moonshine) 14 Episodes 1 Volume old time radio songs and stories about bootlegging and prohibition which occurred between 1920 until 1933.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Proudly We Hail 494 Episodes 10 Volume This old time radio series contains a wide variety of mediums geared to attract young potential Army recruits and the series included mystery and drama shows.	494	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	Pursuit 23 Episodes 1 Volume Follow the adventures of Inspector Peter Black of Scotland Yard in "relentless, dangerous pursuit... When man hunts man!"	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Quack Doctors 23 Episodes 1 Volume Laugh along with comedic tales of quack doctors with Amos & Andy, Jack Benny, and more. Hear the dramatized tales of quackery in Dragnet, Dr Kildare, Straight Arrow, Casey Crime Photographer, and more!	23	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Raffles (The Adventures of Raffles) 4 Episodes 1 Volume Listen as E. W. Hornung's gentleman thief, A. J. Raffles-London's many of mystery-solves murders and works to defeat the Nazis.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 01 79 Episodes 1 Volume Very enjoyable collection of rare shows!	79	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 04 50 Episodes 1 Volume A Compilation of Rare Old Time Radio Series!	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 05 48 Episodes 1 Volume More Never before Released Rare Shows with Shows -- An OTRCAT Exclusive!	48	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 08 40 Episodes 1 Volume features shows that have been hidden is someone's closet for decades, a few audition shows that never took off, and more than a few "orphans" that defy classification.	40	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 09 43 Episodes 1 Volume Long lost in the archives for ages, these rare old time radio shows have not been heard on air for decades.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 10 49 Episodes 1 Volume Rambling, random radio shows radically reaped from the rabbit hole of radio.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 13 41 Episodes 1 Volume Lucky 13 Random Rarities Collections features shows long thought lost in the vault of time.	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 14 39 Episodes 1 Volume The best loved shows from the Golden Age were more likely to be preserved, but we keep finding treasures in some of the "orphaned recordings".	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Random Rarities 15 59 Episodes 1 Volume A collection of rare, hard to find shows from all genres including Heart Throbs, Heritage Radio Theater, The Man Behind The Masterpiece, Nightcap Yarns, Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, Mr. Pickwick's Christmas.	59	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rare Detective and Crime Shows 112 Episodes 2 Volume features rare and highly collectible crime shows: this compilation is a fascinating look at the different key players in crime solving including detectives, spies, private investigators, cops, FBI agents, newspaper reporters, attorneys, defense attorneys, informants, and even personnel in the emerging field forensic science.	112	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rare Mystery 44 Episodes 1 Volume Deep from the vaults of old time radio history, some of these rare mystery shows haven't been heard widely in decades. These Rare Mystery Programs are filled with whodunits which you may have never heard before!	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rarities Adventure Detective 73 Episodes 1 Volume There were a lot of great programs that never got a green light for full scale production or where all but one of two episodes have been lost. This collection is of detective and adventure show rarities.	73	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rat Pack 35 Episodes 1 Volume Post release of the Rat Pack Movie, Oceans 11 -- This compilation has choice appearances by members of The Rat Pack in Old Time Radio including Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Judy Garland, and more!	35	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Raymond Burr 127 Episodes 3 Volume Best known from television's Perry Mason, Raymond Burr starred in Dragnet, Fort Laramie, and Pat Novak for Hire.	127	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Raymond Chandler 114 Episodes 4 Volume best known for a one of the greatest Hard-boiled detective writers of all time including creating the famed protagonist Philip Marlowe.	114	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Reefer Madness 69 Episodes 1 Volume It was obvious to anyone who looked that dope was going to be the scourge of youth. For proof, look no further than our Reefer Madness Collection.	69	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Renfrew Mounted 5 Episodes 1 Volume Exciting Adventure show about the Royal Mounted Police	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Results Inc 3 Episodes 1 Volume A Hard Boiled Detective can't take himself too seriously if he is going to make it on the mean streets, but Johnny Strange of Results Inc goes for the laughs as much as he goes for his gun!	3	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Revenge 157 Episodes 3 Volume Revenge can be sweet...and entertaining in this old time radio collection.	157	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Rex Saunders 14 Episodes 1 Volume Starring Rex Harrison and directed by Himan Brown, Rex Saunders is a classic detective show with a British twist.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Richard Denning 223 Episodes 5 Volume The hardworking and handsome film star landed his first radio starring role as Lucille Balls other half in "My Favorite Husband." He later appeared in roles in "Mr. and Mrs. North" and "Its a Crime Mr. Collins."	223	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Richard Diamond 115 Episodes 5 Volume This humorous and fun detective radio show, dealt with tough issue like murder and mystery.	115	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Ripley Believe It Or Not 46 Episodes 1 Volume starred Robert Ripley himself as he explains the weird and strange stories from his travels around the world.	46	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ripleys One Minute Shorts 416 Episodes 1 Volume Some of Ripley’s best Believe It Or Nots presented in just a minute in syndication with space for local advertisers to add their message.	416	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Robbers 555 Episodes 11 Volume Desperadoes, evil-doers, cat burglars and more abound in this Robber and Robbery Old Time Radio Collection that's sure to... steal your heart.	555	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Rocky Fortune 25 Episodes 1 Volume Frank Sinatra took a short break from his singing career to star as a "taker of odd jobs" in the semi-hard-boiled Rocky Fortune.	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Rocky Jordan 103 Episodes 2 Volume Jack Moyle plays Rocky Jordan, the hard-boiled detective in exotic Cairo, Egypt. This collection also contains the only two known existing episodes of A MAN CALLED JORDAN (the predecessor series to ROCKY JORDAN).	103	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Rogues Gallery 24 Episodes 1 Volume Rogue's Gallery featured detective Richard Rogue (first played by Dick Powell) and his often annoying alter ego, Eugor.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Saint (Vincent Price) 65 Episodes 1 Volume Vincent Price as The Saint would rather toss off a witty remark than engage in fisticuffs, but his suave charm nets as many pretty girls as any hardboiled dick.	65	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Salute to Law 13 Episodes 1 Volume A crime and police drama a la Dragnet and Calling all Cars, A Salute to Law features Nick Harris catching those who are guilty of "the folly of committing crime.Slightly different in tone to the aforementioned series, A Salute to Law stressed an overarching moralistic theme in regards to crime and punishment.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sam Spade 81 Episodes 1 Volume Created by Dashiell Hammett, Howard Duff appears in this action-packed old time radio show full of dames, wisecracks, adventure, and laughs.	81	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Scams Conmen Cheats and Bunco Artists 49 Episodes 1 Volume Cheaters and Swindlers in this collection of crime radio shows are true artists and con men of the highest caliber, but they all get caught in the end.	49	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Secret Agent K7 Returns 69 Episodes 1 Volume As the clouds of War gathered over Europe, Americans began to worry about spies, aliens and Secret Operatives. See how we face our fears when Secret Agent K-7 Returns!	69	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Secret Missions 2 Episodes 1 Volume The Mutual Network presents stories from the Office of Naval Intelligence during WWII and the early Cold War.	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Secrets Scotland Yard 58 Episodes 1 Volume Crimes seem so much creepier when they occur in jolly old England. That is the draw for the syndicated Secrets of Scotland Yard.	58	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sherlock Holmes 403 Episodes 8 Volume "The game is afoot" as radio listeners get wrapped up in the twists and turns of their favorite consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes.	403	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	Shorty Bell Cub Reporter 5 Episodes 1 Volume Mickey Rooney Stars As Boisterious and Runty Would-be Reporter	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Silent Men 27 Episodes 1 Volume High adventure behind enemy lines based on true stories as Douglas Fairbanks Jr stars in The Silent Men.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Softboiled Detectives 54 Episodes 1 Volume Softboiled Detectives use their brains rather than their fists to fight crime, providing us with "Cozy Mysteries." Soft-boiled detective or classic detective uses more brain less brawn to solve the most baffling of crime.	54	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Somebody Knows 10 Episodes 1 Volume Summer replacement series for Suspense with the premise was that there are no perfect crimes, that someone, somewhere, could have the one missing clue.	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Sounds of Darkness 72 Episodes 2 Volume 'All cats are the same color in the dark' is just one of the secrets held by Agent Lee Masters, the Blind Detective of The Sounds of Darkness	72	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	South African Rarities 86 Episodes 2 Volume Fill your Bakkie Full of Your Favorite Okes and Padkos and Listen to these Rare Radio shows from the Rainbow Nation!	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Spy Catcher 24 Episodes 1 Volume Based on the memoirs of an actual agent of the Allied Counterintelligence Service, Spy Catcher combines cloak and dagger with psychological drama.	24	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Squad Cars 71 Episodes 2 Volume With vivacious music and a flare for drama, this show depicts police work in the most sensational form possible. This old time radio show is South Africa's best police drama based on real cases from the South African Police inspired by old time radio's Dragnet.	71	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Standby for Crime 27 Episodes 1 Volume Done with the barebones "just the facts" style that made Dragnet a runaway hit, Standby For Crime follows a radio newsman and his girl Friday as they dig into the city's seedy underbelly.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Strange Wills 28 Episodes 1 Volume A will gives the power of an often evil genius to act "from beyond the grave!"	28	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Submarines 109 Episodes 2 Volume As a machine of war, submarines were the first attack platforms with stealth capabilities and were great plot devices in old time radio. Dive in today!	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Superstition in Old Time Radio 84 Episodes 2 Volume Break a Mirror, follow a Black Cat, Step on a Crack or walk under a ladder, just get to a Radio as soon as you can to enjoy our Superstitions Collection!	84	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Suspense 1013 Episodes 20 Volume Billed as "Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills", Suspense offers the of the best of Old Time Radio. The series is the premier mystery-horror radio show with top name talent!	1013	20	Add To Cart: $100.00
	Suspicion 31 Episodes 1 Volume Suspicion was not your regular whodunit radio show. On the air in the mid 1930s, the show featured murder and mayhem like normal but there was no solution at the end.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	T Man 5 Episodes 1 Volume Follow the old time radio adventures of federal agents who protect the honest taxpayers from thugs, thieves, and "Mr Smartypants."	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Tales Foreign Service 18 Episodes 1 Volume Broadcast as a summer replacement series just after the end of the War, Tales of the Foreign Service showed how to serve the country through diplomatic service instead of with a gun.	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Tales of Cheating Hearts 71 Episodes 2 Volume Love may be a Many Splendored Thing, but the truth is that Love does not always go the way we want it too.	71	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Tales of Fatima 2 Episodes 1 Volume Basil Rathbone and His Sly Detective Eye!	2	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Texas Rangers (Tales of the Texas Rangers) 91 Episodes 2 Volume With the gritty police realism of Dragnet and the grown-up Western fusion of pragmatism and romance heard on Gunsmoke, The Tales of the Texas Rangers had everything it needed to be a hit.	91	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Texas Rangers in Old Time Radio 114 Episodes 3 Volume One of the most prestigious law enforcement agencies in the world are the Texas Rangers which were formed to keep order on the frontier before Texas was a state.	114	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	That Hammer Guy (Mike Hammer) 14 Episodes 1 Volume Of all of the hard-boiled detectives in fiction, the hardest-boiled was Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer. Naturally, That Hammer Guy was going to end up on the radio, as it turned out he was a West Coast sensation over the Don Lee/Mutual network.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	That Strong Guy 7 Episodes 1 Volume By the mid 1950’s, audiences had a pretty good idea of what to expect from a private eye on the radio, and That Strong Guy, Steve Strong, didn’t disappoint, with a stiff uppercut for those who didn’t see things his way.	7	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Thin Man 14 Episodes 1 Volume This series follows an ex-detective, Nick Charles, and his sophisticated, glamorous, wealthy wife, Nora Charles, on their escapades to unravel mystery where ever it may lie by sleuthing and solving murders; billed the "happiest married couple in radio."	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Thirteenth Juror 5 Episodes 1 Volume A new twist on True Crime Unsolved Mysteries from the creator of Unlimited Horizons, Pacific Story and The Fifth Horseman.	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Thirty-Three Half Moon (33 Half Moon) 45 Episodes 1 Volume South African hardboiled detective old time radio show in the spirit of Sam Spade.	45	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	This is Your FBI 385 Episodes 8 Volume Endorsed by J Edgar Hoover himself, this fact-based drama told the story of FBI cases from the agent's point of view.	385	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	Thrills Highway Patrol 5 Episodes 1 Volume Follow the Men in Uniform on California's Streets!	5	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Top Secret 16 Episodes 1 Volume Cloak and dagger intrigue and a thick Hungarian accent were the ingredients for Ilona Massey to foil Nazi spy rings and slip across Europe like it was an espionage playground in Top Secret.	16	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Topper 4 Episodes 1 Volume What do you do if you think you’re at the top of your game, but the ghosts who live in your house keep making life “interesting”? Find out in The Adventures of Topper.	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	True Detective Mysteries 14 Episodes 1 Volume True Detective Mysteries radio series was based on the "True Detective magazine. Later it was sponsored by Listerine and Oh Henry Candy, but kept the same name. Each week the show presented the "case history of an actual crime. Many were told from the criminal's point of view.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Twenty First Precinct (21s Precinct) 104 Episodes 3 Volume An excellent police procedural drama, 21st Precinct got its stories from the NY Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. Based on true stories, 21st Precinct aired after Dragnet gained popularity and audiences were hungry to hear behind-the-scenes stories of police life.	104	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Under Arrest 9 Episodes 1 Volume Under Arrest was a police procedural drama which would compare favorably with Jack Webb's Dragnet.	9	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Undercover 31 Episodes 1 Volume Working Undercover is filled with danger, but it can be the only way for the Cops to get the Bad Guys	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Unexpected 39 Episodes 1 Volume The fifteen minute format lends itself to quickly drawn weird stories, with a twist ending, so that the listener gets a sudden shock, like all good scary tales should deliver.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Unit 99 42 Episodes 2 Volume Real-Action Police Stories of the Sacramento Police Department!	42	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Unrequited Love 108 Episodes 3 Volume The act of loving and being in love can be even more beneficial to the lover than the beloved.	108	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Unsolved Mysteries 12 Episodes 1 Volume Truth IS Stranger than Fiction--Your Skin will Creep!	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Up for Parole 10 Episodes 1 Volume Based on Authentic Parole Cases!	10	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Ventriloquist and Dummies 31 Episodes 1 Volume You can never be sure their lips aren't moving on the radio, but these ventriloquists and their dummies are entertaining, insulting, and creating meyhem on the airwaves!	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Voices of Johnny Dollar 157 Episodes 3 Volume Eight actors took the title role of Johnny Dollar over the years and each brought their own touches to the character. This is a sample of their work on the Johnny Dollar old time radio show.	157	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Walk Softly Peter Troy 50 Episodes 1 Volume Meet London's hard-boiled, fast, lady-killer detective Peter Troy.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wanted 12 Episodes 1 Volume Help find criminals on the run from the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list from 1950	12	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Whitehall 1212 43 Episodes 1 Volume What is more exciting than crime drama? Crime drama which is based on actual case files. Just dial Whitehall 1212 to get in touch with Scotland Yard and enjoy some of the most baffling cases ever faced by London’s Finest.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	William Gargan 68 Episodes 2 Volume best known for his hard-boiled detective roles in Barry Craig and Martin Kane, William Gargan also appeared in variety old time radio shows, Lux Radio, Command Performance and more!	68	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	William Powell 47 Episodes 2 Volume He was best known for his role as Nick Charles in The Thin Man in the film version. Although he did not play the role in the radio version of The Thin Man series, he numerous radio appearances.	47	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Winter Chills Horror Mystery and Intrigue 37 Episodes 1 Volume When the winds of winter howl, just being outside can be enough to kill you, and that helps make winter the creepiest time of the year.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Wyllis Cooper 144 Episodes 3 Volume Cooper's commitment to mind-bending, truly affecting science fiction ensured that his programs would win over listeners and draw critical acclaim.	144	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
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