Old Time Radio Mysteries

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Burning Carr Matter

Johnny goes to Sarasota to investigate a series of fires at lumber yards, and finds himself investigating a murder.

The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - Count Me Out

Rocky Jordan goes to see a dancer who is drawing patrons away from the Café Tambourine.  Later, she meets with Rocky and asks him to protect her.

The Lives of Harry Lime - Clay Pigeon

The Governor offers Harry $15,000 to free him from a blackmail plot by gaining possession of a certain group of picture negatives.

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator - The Judge and the Champ

Barrie Craig receives a call from a crusading columnist writing a story about a fixed boxing match and political corruption. 

Broadway is my Beat - The Jane Darnell Murder Case

Detective Danny Clover is contacted by a reporter who received a prophetic note about a girl named Jane Darnell being murdered. 

Let George Do It - Portrait of a Suicide

Investigator George Valentine is called in when a farmer sees the wife of a local artist in an apparent suicidal state.

Top Secret - Midnight for Danger

The Baroness travels to neutral Switzerland to find out what the Germans are planning with Operation Dusk.

Walk Softly, Peter Troy - The Lady Who Loved Larceny

Peter Troy investigates a skilled female criminal with a penchant for theft and her unwitting accomplice.

Stand By for Crime - Luke Larson's Murder

Newscaster Chuck Morgan has good information that Luke Larson's upcoming boxing match is fixed.  Suddenly, just before the fight, Chuck receives a call from the police saying that Luke has been found murdered. 

The Whistler - The Letter

The story of Hans Minkler, an Austrian anti-Nazi, or is he a Nazi? A suspenseful espionage drama set in pre-war Europe.

Cloak and Dagger - Swastika on the Windmill

An O. S. S. operative enters Nazi occupied Holland to stay with his uncle and radio troop information to the Allied forces.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective - The Stolen Purse

An elderly lady grifter hires Private Detective Richard Diamond to find the owner of a purse. Before he knows it, Diamond has to explain a body in his office.

Pat Novak for Hire - Sam Tolliver

Pat Novak does a favor for a friend who has just gotten out of prison – he picks up a package. He returns to his office to find a cop standing over a dead body.

I Was a Communist for the FBI - Pennies from the Dead

The Party instructs Matt Cvetic to impersonate a Soviet agent to claim the estate of a dead Russian-American soldier.

The Adventures of Sam Spade - The Missing Newshawk Caper

Sam is hired to find a missing investigative reporter who had been writing exposes of major criminals.

Dragnet - Red Light Bandit

A violent series of robberies by a criminal impersonating a police officer have Joe Friday and the entire LA police force on high alert. 

Murder by Experts - It's Luck That Counts

A vagrant finds himself with the claim check for a significant amount of stolen money.

Box 13 - The Great Torino

Dan is asked to help a magician's assistant who's afraid that the jealous magician will create an accident during a dangerous trick. 

Rogue's Gallery - Favor for a Condemned Man

Private Detective Richard Rogue receives a last request from a man about to die in the electric chair. 

The Black Museum - The Car Tire

A car theft goes off without a hitch until the two speeding car thieves are stopped in a routine traffic check. 

The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe - Where There's a Will

Strange enthusiasm, unusual inheritors, $300,000, and a map are some of the details of this interesting radio broadcast.

Lux Radio Theater - Strangers on a Train

Thrilling episode in which two strangers meet on a train and plan the perfect murder.  

Pat Novak, For Hire - John St. John

An old man is killed and with his dying last word, he asks Private Investigator Pat Novak to deliver a letter to John St. John.

The New Adventures of Michael Shayne - The Case of the Grey-Eyed Blonde

Private Detective Michael Shayne is hired by a beautiful blonde to pay off a blackmailer.

Dangerous Assignment - Millionaire Murder Conspiracy

Government Agent Steve Mitchell goes to Paris to find out who is killing the businessmen that have jointly created a venture to help the developing world.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - The Careless Cleaner

A beautiful cleaning woman is found murdered in the room of an artist with his marriage on the rocks.

The Man Called X - Into Berlin

The Man Called X heads to Berlin to ensure that a Nazi is not able to escape justice before the allies arrive. 

Top Secret - A Package in Tangiers

Karin goes to Tangiers on a mission for Hitler’s right hand man while also trying to discover the leak within the allied spy network.

Escape - The Orient Express

Classic tale of mystery and intrigue aboard a luxury express making a three-day journey from Ostend to Istanbul.

Cloak and Dagger - The Eyes of Buddha

An O.S.S. Agent attempts to rescue a captured U.S. pilot from a Japanese prison in Siam (Thailand).

I Was a Communist for the FBI - No Second Chance

Matt Cvetic is ordered establish a close relationship with a young lady, so he can get the evidence the FBI needs against her brother.

The Lives of Harry Lime - Rouge's Holiday

Harry is crossing the Atlantic on the Princess Ann, planning to swindle to Lady Barbara Follet. However, his plans change upon meeting her lovely companion.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Royal Street Matter

Johnny travels to New Orleans to investigate why an insured antique shop owner refuses to file a claim after his business is destroyed by fire.

The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - Ace High Straight

Rocky lost big in a card game and is ready to payoff but several cards (men named Jack, Queen, and King) distract Rocky and the gun that killed Ace, the man he owed money to, is found in his desk.

Escape - Four Went Home

A small group of desperate American soldiers plan a risky escape from a Nazi prison camp.

Walk Softly, Peter Troy - The Blonde with the Delicate Air

Detective Peter Troy is being framed for murder by a very lovely lady and her accomplice. 

Stand By for Crime - The Communist Menace

At the request of the station owner and the FBI, radio crime reporter Chuck Morgan reads a pro-Communist script on his broadcast and is fired so he can infiltrate and discover who is leading the Los Angeles branch of the Communist Party.

Whitehall 1212 - The Heathrow Affair

Scotland Yard discovers the plans of an intelligent criminal to rob Heathrow airport of a shipment of gold.

Suspense - The Log of the Marne

True story of a British ship forced to escape from Chinese territorial waters.

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Markham Matter

Johnny travels to San Francisco to investigate the disappearance of a wealthy, insured woman and the suspicious acts of her husband.

The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - Strangers Three

Three people are searching for the location of Rocky's former business partner who disappeared owing him a considerable amount of money. 

The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe - The King in Yellow

Philip Marlowe investigates the death of a popular jazz musician clad in yellow silk pajamas. 

Cloak and Dagger - The People in the Forest

An O.S.S. agent parachutes behind enemy lines in occupied France, in order to help the French Underground identify and remove the traitor who is in their midst.

Box 13 - Shanghaied

Dan Holliday receives an anonymous letter in Box 13 that invites him to go to Bay City Pier tonight.  Unwittingly, he soon finds himself on the high seas to adventure.

I Was a Communist for the FBI - Jump to the Whip

Matt Cvetic, an underground FBI agent, is sent to Chicago to investigate alleged crimes against the Communist party. 

Counterspy - The Washington Spy

A wealthy businessman in Washington, D.C. commits suicide after betraying his country. It is soon discovered that he was goaded into shooting himself by a female enemy agent. 

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - The Big Scoop Matter

Johnny goes to New York to protect a friend, a reporter on the trail of a big story, who has already had multiple attempts on his life.

Murder by Experts - The Big Money

An ex-con meets two nefarious individuals attempting to hijack a seven million dollar estate.  This story contains an interesting twist at the end.

Escape - The Thirteenth Truck

A harrowing tale of a small band of Allied soldiers deployed in North Africa during World War II and their attempt to sabotage a hidden Nazi airfield.

The Adventures of Phillip Marlowe - Red Wind

Philip Marlowe is investigating the possible theft of a pearl necklace, which leads him to the deadly discovery of a scandalous affair.

The Lives of Harry Lime - The Bohemian Star

Harry goes on a quest to recover the crown jewels of an obscure European state, including a notorious (and enormous) diamond.

Cloak and Dagger - The Brenner Pass Story

An O.S.S. agent is assigned to blow up an Italian highway that is important to the Nazis.  His success depends on the help of a beautiful partisan.

Broadway is my Beat - The Jennings Case

Lieutenant Danny Clover mediates between a young woman who wants to find her father, and her ex-convict father, who wants the state to tell her that he died in prison.

Escape - Operation Fleur-De-Lys

Two O.S.S. Agents parachute into occupied France to organize resistance to the Nazis in support of the coming Allied invasion.

The Adventures of Rocky Jordan - The Bartered Bridegroom

A very tall woman walks into Rocky's café and informs him that he is going to marry her for $5,000.

The Lives of Harry Lime - Voodoo

While in Haiti, Harry Lime teams up with a con-lady to cheat a loud-mouthed American.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - Stamped for Murder

A woman comes to Nero Wolfe to help her recover $10,000 from two swindlers who cheated her father. Wolfe becomes suspicious when the conmen appear in his office.

The Man Called X - Antarctic Expedition

The Man Called X investigates when a scientist on an Antarctic expedition, who is an expert in uranium, disappears mysteriously.

The Adventures of Sam Spade - The Adam Figg Caper

The butler of a wealthy old man, concerned by the sounds of gunshots and screams in the night, hires Sam to protect his boss.

Murder by Experts - Summer Heat

After a night of celebrating, a newly graduated lawyer awakens to find a dead body next to him in his bed, having no memory of the previous night.

Whitehall 1212 - The Blitz Murder Case

Scotland Yard investigates the brutal murder of a woman and her servant, however, the principal suspect in the case seems to have a solid alibi. 

The Black Museum - The 22 Caliber Pistol

Scotland Yard investigates the case of the alleged shooting and murder of a husband by his jealous wife at an upscale party.

I Was a Communist for the FBI - Card Game in the Clouds

A game of gin rummy enroute to Buffalo leads to a microfilm scheme to get secret documents to the Communists.

The Lives of Harry Lime - Ticket to Tangier

Down on his luck in Paris, Harry finds an opportunity in Morocco from a classified ad in a newspaper. He soon learns that a dangerous widow needs his assistance.

The Adventures of Sam Spade - Calcutta Trunk Caper

Sam Spade receives a visit from a woman who tells him that she is dreadfully worried about her sister becoming involved with a scoundrel, who only interested in her money.

Box 13 - Actor's Alibi

An actress in fear of her life contacts Dan Holiday for help, but someone threatens to kill him if he attempts to help her.

The Black Museum - The Canvas Bag

A canvas shopping bag, used for merchants to transport goods from one store to another, is the key to solving a woman's murder.

I Was a Communist for the FBI - American Kremlin

Matt Cvetic is named the new courier for the party and is tasked with contacting party members in the Shipbuilder's Union in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Whitehall 1212 - The Fonier Case

Scotland Yard investigates the finding of a woman's body in old trunk at the Charing Cross railroad station baggage claim.

The Man Called X - International Blackmail Racket

The Man Called X travels to the Balkans in search of an unnamed, international criminal accused of various crimes.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - The Care Worn Cuff

A man with one shirt cuff more worn than the other pays Nero Wolfe $1000 to drop Dorothy Spencer as a client, even though Wolfe has never heard of her. 

Murder by Experts - Two Coffins to Fill

The story of a man who decides to kill his rich wife, but all his plans backfire.

The Black Museum - The Door Key

A body is found by the maid in a hotel room. The cops scrutinize the personal affects in the room, and the various items in the dead man’s pockets. They are sure that a key they found will unlock the door to a murderer. 

I Was a Communist for the FBI - Pit Viper

Matt Cvetic becomes emotionally involved with a Communist school teacher who is becoming disenchanted with the party. He helps her escape the Communists in violent sequences in which two Communists and an FBI agent are killed.

Whitehall 1212 - Murder of Duncan Frazier

Scotland Yard investigates the death of Duncan Frazier, a US Marine who has been been suspiciously missing from his unit.