Old Time Radio Mysteries

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - Conspiracy to Defraud

A federal drug agent goes to France to trace heroin shipments. A Greek drug dealer torments him and his new love interest.

Suspense - Dead of the Night

Harrowing tale about a brother helping his sister dispose of her dead husband's body.

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator - The Case of the Naughty Necklace

Barrie Craig is hired to buy a pearl necklace. He arrives to find the woman he was supposed to buy it from was dead.

Jeff Regan, Investigator - The Man Who Came Back

Regan is hired to track down an ex-con who has been making threatening phone calls to the wealthy man who sent him to prison.

The Adventures of Sam Spade - The Sugar Kane Caper

Sam is hired by a man to prevent his wealthy stepdaughter from marrying a gangster.

Box 13 - Triple Cross

Dan Holiday wins $126,000 at a crooked roulette wheel and promptly loses it to a beautiful blonde.

Rogue's Gallery - Little Drops of Rain

Richard Rogue accepts a case from a suspicious wife who believes her husband is having a rendezvous with his secretary.

Nick Carter, Master Detective - State's Prison Evidence

Nick goes undercover in prison to prove a suicide was actually a murder and conspiracy.

Stand By for Crime - Queenie's 10,000 Dollar Alibi

Chuck Morgan finds a woman in his apartment who gives him $10,000 to say he was with her eight days earlier.

The Adventures of the Falcon - The Case of the Quarrelsome Quartet

After collecting the ransom from kidnapping a racketeer, four crooks have a falling-out that leads to murder.

Broadway is my Beat - The Silks Bergan Murder Case

Lieutenant Danny Clover investigates the murder of a jockey who had asked him for a favor.

Night Beat - I Know Your Secret

Randy encounters a woman about to commit suicide after receiving a sinister note and harassing phone calls.

Counterspy - The Case of the Blackmailed Hijacker

David Harding investigates the hijacking of trucks carrying explosives.  The bounty is then shipped off and sold to rebels in post-war hotspots around the world.

Escape - Flood on the Goodwin

A Nazi spy commandeers a channel boat in a thick fog and demands to leave England. A one-armed man must try to stop him. 

Casey, Crime Photographer - Christmas Shopping

While shopping, Casey and Ann see a known pickpocket steal a wallet from a fat man who denies his wallet was stolen. They soon find out that the wallet contained ransom money from an earlier kidnapping.

The Molle Mystery Theater - Red Wine

A San Francisco detective is convinced that one of three Americans at a Brazillian plantation is a fugitive killer in disguise.

Pursuit - The Pursuit on Lundy Island

Inspector Peter Black investigates a woman's murder on an isolated island. 

Bulldog Drummond - The Case of the Double Death

While Drummond and Denny are dining at a restaurant, Denny’s hat and umbrella disappear. Soon, Denny is arrested for murder based on the hat and umbrella being found at a murder scene.

Mr. District Attorney - The Case of the Deadly Train

Mr. District Attorney and the sole witness to a gangster murder, must board a train heading from Chicago to New York so that the witness can testify in the upcoming trial.

Sexton Blake - The Sin Eater

An old friend of Blake’s receives a series of cryptic messages written on playing cards.

Dragnet - Eric Kelby

Friday and Romero are sent to investigate the disappearance of a married woman.  They soon suspect there is more to this case when the husband begins to act very suspiciously.

Top Secret - Disaster in London

The Baroness is responsible for the capture of Nazi spies who plan to start a plague in London.

Philo Vance - The Eagle Murder Case

Detective Philo Vance investigates the baffling case of a man who was injured in an auto accident, placed in an ambulance, and arrived at the hospital dead with a knife in his side.

Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons - The Case of the Moonless Night

Mr. Keen is in the deep South to find a missing southern gentleman on a plantation with black walnut trees. 

Inspector Thorne - The Fabulous Divorce Payoff

A soon-to-be divorced man is murdered outside his wealthy wife’s house and is found with a million dollar check on him.

Boston Blackie - The Jonathan Diamond

Blackie is arrested when he lands in Chicago and accused of taking $10,000 from a woman's grandfather. His arrest is part of her plan to help recover The Jonathan Diamond.

The FBI in Peace and War - No Insurance

The FBI investigates a dishonest doctor and an accident insurance racket. 

The Adventures of Frank Race - The Hackensack Victory

Frank Race is hired to investigate two insurance claims from the same company for freighters which had recently just disappeared - ships, crew, and cargo.

Crime and Peter Chambers - Charles Avon, Druggist

Peter Chambers is hired by a pharmacist to help find the killer of the person who was blackmailing him. 

The Fat Man - Murder Squares the Triangle

Brad Runyon “the Fat Man” is hired by a woman who claims that a private detective is trying to blackmail her by threatening to tell her husband she has a non-existent lover.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective - The Fred Sears Murder Case

Diamond loses his cool with a difficult client and shoves his retainer check down his client's throat.

Words at War - Dynamite Cargo

The story of how a merchant marine came to be huddled below deck with three hundred other shipwrecked sailors while the enemy Nazi torpedo bombers fire on them relentlessly.

Let George Do It - The Eight Ball

Three men want George Valentine to find out who has been using the little town of Summer Springs as collection headquarters for city rackets.

Dangerous Assignment - Recover Stolen Radar Plans

Steve is assigned to Athens to retrieve stolen radar plans but finds himself dealing with multiple groups trying to profit from them. 

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator - Murder in Wax

Barrie Craig's investigation takes him on a trip to an amusement park to visit the new wax exhibit. 

Address Unknown - The Search for Franz Buller

A British fighter pilot searches for the German U-Boat commander who saved his life in the North Atlantic.

The Adventures of Philip Marlowe - The Panama Hat

A woman hires Marlowe to investigate anonymous threats against her husband by a man in a Panama hat.

The Whistler - Mirage

Gloria, a tough nightclub owner, is upset and resentful to learn that Fred, her lover, has become engaged to marry a younger woman.  Hell hath no fury...

Jeff Regan, Investigator - The Diamond Quartet

Jeff's assignment to return a valuable necklace leads to a double murder.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - Dead for a Dollar

Two men meet at a bar and plot to murder the businessman who swindled them.

Nick Carter, Master Detective - The Case of the Too Too Careful Killer

Nick investigates the alleged plot of a husband and his mistress to eliminate the wealthy wife.  However, all is not as it seems.

Casey, Crime Photographer - Death of a Rattlesnake

Casey investigates the murder of disbarred lawyer, who also happened to be the blackmailer of several prominent people.

Pat Novak, For Hire - Go Away Dixie Gillian

Pat is given an empty gun and hired to scare Dixie Gillian out of town.  Murder and a frame-up soon follow.

Dragnet - Attempted City Hall Bombing

Friday and Romero are called to investigate a situation at City Hall. There, they encounter an ex-con in possession of a bomb and demanding the release of his brother currently in jail.   

Rogue's Gallery - Murder with Muriel

An individual indebted to both Rogue and another person, sends each of them one-half of his treasure map. 

The Adventures of Michael Shayne - The Case of the Hate That Killed

A dying family member leaves a will with strange conditions that must be met before any of the surviving family members receive their inheritance.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - No Hiding Place

The would-be CEO of his father-in-law's corporation is threatened with the revelation of a dark deed in his past.

The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - Beautiful Archer

Wolfe investigates a gorgeous national archery champion who may be responsible for the death of a young heir, killed while sitting in a car with his ex-girlfriend. 

The Man Called X - The Silver Scarab

While in Cairo on the trail of a Red Sea pirate, an agent mistaken for Ken Thurston is killed by three silver bullets.

The Adventures of the Falcon - The Case of the Larcenous Lark

The Falcon investigates the murder of a song writer, whose business manager had been embezzling from him.

Night Beat - Zero

Randy Stone helps to search for a missing patient that was given the wrong medical report.  The patient plans to kill himself because the report says that he has a fatal disease.

Words at War - Combined Operations

The official story of the British Commandos and their attack on St. Nazaire.

The Whistler - House of Greed

A good-natured man is victimized and taken advantage of by all his relations. When he suspects that he is about to be murdered, he gets an interesting idea. 

Cloak and Dagger - Norwegian Incident

Two O. S. S. agents are sent into Norway with instructions to blow up a bridge. A Gestapo officer complicates the plans, but not for long.

Escape - Confidential Agent

Espionage and mayhem in wartime London, as a foreign agent tries to buy industrial diamonds for a friendly European country.  The outcome of the agent's life depends on the success of his mission.

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 Philip 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 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 Philip 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.