Most Popular Detective Shows

Sam Spade

Johnny Dollar (Yours Truly Johnny Dollar)

Suspense

Green Hornet

Adventures of Ellery Queen

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	Title	Episodes	MP3 CDs	Price
	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
	Johnny Dollar (Yours Truly Johnny Dollar) 739 Episodes 12 Volume "The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account" was one of the best and final old time radio detective series of the golden age of radio.	739	12	Add To Cart: $60.00
	Suspense 1014 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!	1014	20	Add To Cart: $100.00
	Green Hornet 419 Episodes 9 Volume Follow the "Flight of the Bumblebee", The Green Hornet, and his side kick, fierce fighter, skilled driver, and all around best pal Kato for even exciting listening.	419	9	Add To Cart: $45.00
	Adventures of Ellery Queen 19 Episodes 1 Volume A writer who solve mysteries as well as writing them, Ellery Queen brought forth the puzzles of crime fiction. Ellery Queen was an author who solved mysteries in his spare time and then wrote about his harrowing adventures; his sidekick was his own father, Richard Queen.	19	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dragnet 401 Episodes 8 Volume The series covered crimes ranging from check fraud, petty theft, and bunko detail to more sensational topics like murder, drug abuse, and taboo topics such as sex crimes and child abduction and murder. With a semi-documentary style, realism would be the show's feature. Jack Webb began hanging out at police headquarters and riding with detective teams on house calls.	401	8	Add To Cart: $40.00
	Barrie Craig (Barry Craig) 64 Episodes 2 Volume William Gargan played Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator, as more laid-back and likable than other Hard-Boiled Detectives of the era.	64	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Christmas At War 49 Episodes 1 Volume There was no way for the GI's to come home for Christmas, so the Radio Networks tried to bring Home to the GI's. Take a magical sleigh ride back into World War II Christmas celebrations with this incredible collection of radio shows from every genre.	49	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
	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
	Boston Blackie 202 Episodes 4 Volume Boston Blackie is too good natured to be hard boiled. Often accused by bungling cops, Boston Blackie is obligated to solve the case!	202	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Mr Chameleon 80 Episodes 2 Volume A master of disguise, Mr Chameleon changes his appearance every episode to track down the murderer. This rare detective old time radio show featuring the winning combination of murder, millionaires, and mayhem.	80	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Let George Do It 245 Episodes 5 Volume Follow George Valentine (Bob Bailey) as a detective handy man, who got his jobs from responses to a newspaper ad. This old time radio show is complete with toughs, mysterious rendezvous, and people who aren't who they claim.	245	5	Add To Cart: $25.00
	Fat Man 47 Episodes 1 Volume Although he is a product of pulp-writer Dashiel Hammett, it is hard to say whether The Fat Man is a hardboiled or softboiled detective. Either way, his stories make for some delicious mysteries.	47	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
	Christmas Detectives 50 Episodes 1 Volume Crime does not stop for Christmas, luckily the gumshoes are here with holiday gumdrops.	50	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Casey Crime Photographer 86 Episodes 2 Volume "SNAP!" Casey's crime photography often give him a snootfull of something foxingly mysterious. And the crime chase is on!	86	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Broadway is My Beat 169 Episodes 4 Volume Broadway is My Beat is a popular hard-boiled detective drama that stars Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover, an ex-shoe-shiner on the "Great White Way" in the New York theater district.	169	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Night Beat 89 Episodes 3 Volume Newspaperman Randy Stone finds hard-boiled adventure as he roams Chicago after dark in Night Beat, but he is played with such humanity by Frank Lovejoy that he and his stories generate genuine sympathy.	89	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Charlie Chan 60 Episodes 1 Volume With requisite Chinese chords and stings from the organist we have several selections from the casebook of the Incomparable Charlie Chan, Detective, Philosopher, and Modern Chinese Sage.	60	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Michael Shayne 61 Episodes 2 Volume Michael Shayne, "the reckless, red-headed Irishman" was a popular hard-boiled detective created by American crime novelist Brett Halliday.	61	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Box 13 52 Episodes 1 Volume Alan Ladd in Box 13 found adventures that did not depend on a new corpse every week. Dan Holiday, retired newspaper man turned fiction writer and adventurer extraordinaire. To gain ideas for his books, he places an ad in the paper "Adventure wanted â€“ will go anywhere, do anything â€“ Box 13."	52	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Bob Bailey 721 Episodes 14 Volume Everyone's favorite investigator in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Bailey starred in a number of tough guy detective old time radio shows.	721	14	Add To Cart: $70.00
	Best of Dragnet 53 Episodes 1 Volume Original Compilation of OTRCAT's favorite Dragnet Episodes!	53	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	Nero Wolfe 27 Episodes 1 Volume Nero Wolfe may have been one of the most eccentric detectives in fiction, but he was also one of the most effective. The Adventures of Nero Wolfe aired in different versions from 1943 to 1951.	27	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	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
	Harry Lime (The Third Man) 52 Episodes 1 Volume Orson Welles played the lovable scoundrel Harry Lime in the film noir The Third Man, and later brought the role to radio in The Adventures of Harry Lime. Whether he is more lovable more scoundrel is open to debate, but he is always entertaining.	52	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Dick Tracy 71 Episodes 1 Volume Dick Tracy came from the comic strips to the radio in this great serial. He still fights bizarre villains and the 15 minute shows are filled with cliff-hangers. Tune In!	71	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Damon Runyon 52 Episodes 2 Volume Damon Runyon was the master of the slang of this gangsterish style in this lighthearted New York gangster series starring top voice talent of the era.	52	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	I Love a Mystery 202 Episodes 2 Volume Several long awaited ILAM serials are now complete including Temple of the Vampires! With new Episodes, Photos, Interviews, Audition Recordings and much more.	202	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Gang Busters 115 Episodes 3 Volume This "best remembered" of all the crime stoppers shows was billed as "the only national program that brings you authentic police case histories."	115	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Pat Novak for Hire 25 Episodes 1 Volume One of Jack Webb's earliest successful attempts at crime drama with enough hard-boiled metaphors to sink a ship!	25	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Agatha Christie 18 Episodes 1 Volume Enjoy these "whodunits" from the famous detective novelist: These exciting old time radio tales from various series have plot twists perfect for "radio's outstanding theater of thrills".	18	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
	Black Museum 51 Episodes 1 Volume Orson Welles stars in "The Black Museum. A Repository of Death. Here in the grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard is a warehouse of homicide, where every day objects ... all touched by murder."	51	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Bulldog Drummond 34 Episodes 1 Volume Follow the detective adventures of Bulldog Drummond who has "the appearance of an English gentleman: a man who fights hard, plays hard and lives clean."	34	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mr and Mrs North 89 Episodes 2 Volume It began as a light comedy about a normal couple living in Greenwich Village, NY. The next season it turned into a mystery show. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin played Pam and Jerry North. Later Richard Denning and Barbara Britton played the famous roles of Mr and Mrs North.	89	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Big Town 56 Episodes 3 Volume This popular crime drama chronicles the stories of diligent, sober champions of justice, Steve Wilson, initially played by Edward G Robinson.	56	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Perry Mason (Poor Sound Quality) 265 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."	265	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Fu Manchu (Shadow of Fu Manchu) 93 Episodes 1 Volume The Shadow of Dr. Fu Manchu is a diabolically fun mystery serial from the late 1930's.	93	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
	Bold Venture 57 Episodes 2 Volume Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall appear in this great radio adventure	57	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Alan Ladd 82 Episodes 2 Volume This collection represents some of the best performances of Alan Ladd (born Alan Walbridge Ladd) during the golden age of radio. Of slight build (five feet, five inches tall), he never considered himself to be a handsome actor. In a quote is said, "I have the face of an ageing choirboy and the build of an undernourished featherweight."	82	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Orson Welles 385 Episodes 11 Volume Best known for his airing of "War of the Worlds", Orson Welles made numerous appearances on a variety of different shows during his magnificent radio career. He was truly a creative genius in radio, before he went on to Hollywood.	385	11	Add To Cart: $55.00
	Twenty First Precinct (21s Precinct) 105 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.	105	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Atomic Radio 109 Episodes 2 Volume OTRCAT original collection featuring radio shows inspired by the Atomic Age. A blast from the past, this collection includes a bombardment of shows from all genres including Science Fiction, comedy, horror, detective, and drama.	109	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Molle Mystery 72 Episodes 2 Volume "A startling new series, featuring the world's most spine-tingling plays and stories. Presented every Tuesday evening by Molle Brushless Shaving Cream."	72	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Address Unknown 37 Episodes 1 Volume Address Unknown is a well-performed show about missing persons from South Africa. Each show dramatizes a real case of a missing person taken from the Missing Persons Bureau files in London.	37	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Casebook of Gregory Hood 20 Episodes 1 Volume Beginning as a replacement of The New Adventures of Sherlock Holme, The Casebook of Gregory Hood developed into an original crime drama in its own right	20	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Jeff Regan Investigator 36 Episodes 1 Volume The Ladies Love Jack Webb as a Private Eye! An OTRCAT Favorite!	36	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mr Keen Tracer of Lost Persons 59 Episodes 2 Volume Produced by the Hummerts, this detective series is one of radio's longest running shows.	59	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Jack Webb 496 Episodes 10 Volume Best known for his no-nonsense role of Sgt Friday on Dragnet, Jack Webb also appeared in other old time radio shows such as Pat Novak for Hire, Jeff Regan, Johnny Modero, Pete Kelly's Blues, and his many guest appearances in Escape, Suspense, The Whistler and much more!	496	10	Add To Cart: $50.00
	Dangerous Assignment 112 Episodes 3 Volume Steve Mitchell, international operative, had two jobs: get in and out of danger.	112	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	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
	John Dickson Carr 42 Episodes 1 Volume Mystery writer extraordinaire John Dickson Carr was a prolific writer during the golden age of detective mysteries in the 1930s. He is considered a master of "locked room mysteries" stories that required complex logic to solve because on the surface they seemed unsolvable.	42	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Counterspy (David Harding, Counterspy!) 77 Episodes 2 Volume Follow the exciting "Counter Spies!"--the fictional unit of the Federal Government lead by David Harding.	77	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Murder at Midnight 44 Episodes 1 Volume The Witching Hour is a great time to be awake, listening to the radio and being frightened out of your wits, because there is usually Murder at Midnight.	44	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Falcon 95 Episodes 2 Volume The Falcon is full of hard hitting detective old time radio action. Follow the shadowy detective, weary of police, out solving cases!	95	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Calling All Cars 299 Episodes 4 Volume This classic police drama is one of the earliest of the genres. A precursor to the popular police drama Dragnet, Calling All Cars portrayed the true crime stories of the Los Angeles Police Department.	299	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Unit 99 42 Episodes 2 Volume Real-Action Police Stories of the Sacramento Police Department!	42	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	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
	Dame Detectives - Rare Female Crimefighters 39 Episodes 1 Volume An OTRCAT Original collection including some never before released detective dramas featuring women crime fighters.	39	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Nick Carter Master Detective 154 Episodes 4 Volume Look Smart, Patsy! Detective Nick Carter now has better audio and additional episodes!	154	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Mr District Attorney 104 Episodes 3 Volume Follow "Mr. D.A." on his adventures into the heart of the crime world and sending shockwaves of fear through all villains, fictional AND in reality.	104	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Danger Doctor Danfield 26 Episodes 1 Volume Let Dr. Dan Danfield, criminal psychologist, give you a little of a criminal psychologist's caseload.	26	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Amazing Mr Malone 18 Episodes 1 Volume This old time radio gripping crime drama stars Frank Lovejoy as a Chicago Crime-Fighting Lawyer!	18	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	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
	Crime Club 31 Episodes 1 Volume There was a new Crime Club book "every week, at bookstores everywhere." The old time radio show to tantalize potential purchasers with half hour radio adaptations of the books.	31	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Mystery is My Hobby 78 Episodes 1 Volume Author Barton Drake in Mystery is My Hobby goes around solving murders almost on a whim.	78	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Defense Attorney 13 Episodes 1 Volume This is a hard hitting old time radio crime drama, with a distinctive feminine touch.	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Lineup 81 Episodes 2 Volume Inter-meshing true crime stories of the day with fiction, this realistic police drama gives radio audiences a look behind the scenes at police headquarters.	81	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Cloak and Dagger 22 Episodes 1 Volume Most spy stories are pure fiction, but Cloak and Dagger is the real deal! Taken from the files of the OSS, precursor the CIA, the show highlights the exploits of men who go into danger for their country.	22	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Defective Detectives and Bungling Burglars 180 Episodes 3 Volume spoofs and skits of detective radio shows and bungled burglaries by some of the funniest old time radio comedians.	180	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Man Called X 111 Episodes 3 Volume Enemies around every corner, does that pretty girl need saving or will she slide a knife between your ribs? These are important questions in the world of espionage when you are The Man Called X.	111	3	Add To Cart: $15.00
	Candy Matson 14 Episodes 1 Volume A ringing telephone and a sexy voice answersâ€¦ "Candy Matson, YU 2-8209," and then the organ swells into the theme song, "Candy." Why couldn't an intelligent, knockout of a blond get the scoop on crime as smartly as any man? Candy Matson was as good an answer as was ever on radio.	14	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Blackstone Magic Detective 55 Episodes 1 Volume The Hero used his knowledge of Illusions to prove that Mysteries were not magic. Follow Blackstone, Rhoda, and John's tales of adventure and how magic saved the day.	55	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
	Incredible But True 80 Episodes 1 Volume Sometimes the harder a story is to believe, the better audiences like it! Incredible But True used a short format to titillate listeners along with droning organ music and a touch of the supernatural.	80	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Espionage Spies and Secrets Agents 176 Episodes 4 Volume This extensive compilation includes a sampling and many rare and popular broadcasts of "Radio Espionage" from all different genres.	176	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Crime Does Not Pay 63 Episodes 2 Volume This old time radio series portrays murder, theft, and racketeering, and other crimes. Exposes the consequences of these misdeeds and teaches listeners as the title suggests "crime does not pay!"	63	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Forbidden Cargo 32 Episodes 1 Volume Different exciting adventure stories about smuggling different cargo from diamonds to narcotics to cattle.	32	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Cornell Woolrich 43 Episodes 1 Volume One of the greatest authors of his generation, Cornell Woolrich's stories were sought out by radio and film producers alike.	43	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hercule Poirot 13 Episodes 1 Volume Hercule Poirot is the greatest detective ever? Certainly a gripping favorite from Agatha Christie!	13	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Crime Christmas 34 Episodes 1 Volume Crime still happens during the Holidays and Joe Friday, Johnny Dollar, Texas Ranger Jayce Pearson, Richard Diamond, and Paladin will make sure that the grinches don't steal Christmas, St Nick, furs, or a statue of Baby Jesus.	34	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
	Maisie 85 Episodes 1 Volume Part big city adventure, part romance, part situation comedy, The Adventures of Maisie starring Ann Sothern was the story of a â€œliberatedâ€ single girl in post-War America.	85	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Frank Merriwell 41 Episodes 1 Volume Now with double the number of episodes: "An echo of the past, an exciting past, a romantic past, the era of horse and carriage, gas lit streets, and free-for-all football games. The era of one of the most beloved heroes of American fiction, Frank Meriwell."	41	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hearthstone of the Death Squad 4 Episodes 1 Volume Fans of detective stories can rest assured that the "implacable man hunter of The Metropolitan Police" always got his man, and sent the evil doer to "the chair."	4	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Murder by Experts 15 Episodes 1 Volume Top writers in the history of mystery and the show exhibits some of the best mystery writing known on radio.	15	1	Add To Cart: $5.00
	Hans Conried 249 Episodes 6 Volume The well-known voice actor successfully made the leap from radio to television. His voice range and ability allowed him to work on comedy, detective, and drama radio shows. A bit on a ham, he tended to steal the show in every performance.	249	6	Add To Cart: $30.00
	John Dehner 407 Episodes 7 Volume The famous voice behind the bad guy on Gunsmoke and the good guy, Paladin, on Have Gun, Will Travel, and various guys on Suspense, John Dehner appeared in some of the greatest radio shows of yesteryear.	407	7	Add To Cart: $35.00
	Crime Classics 66 Episodes 2 Volume "A series of true crime stories from the records and newspapers of every land, from every time. Your host each week is Mr. Thomas Hyland- connoisseur of crime, student of violence, and teller of murders."	66	2	Add To Cart: $10.00
	Dashiell Hammett 152 Episodes 4 Volume Writer of the Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest, and The Thin Man, Hammett has an enduring reputation as the godfather of the hard-boiled detective genre and one of the greatest mystery writers of all time.	152	4	Add To Cart: $20.00
	Mandrake the Magician 32 Episodes 1 Volume Juvenile Adventure series, many of Mandrake's foes were agents of Fascism and Nazism and he spent more time chasing saboteurs and submarines than we would expect for a stage magician.	32	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
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