About Old Time Radio Crime & Detective Tales - Variety
Delivered daily. Old Time Radio crime and detectives - sleuths from the golden age of radio. This podcast features a variety of OTR crime, mystery and detective programs delivered every day. Just a few of the programs featured include Dragnet, Philip Marlowe, Candy Matson, Pat Novak, Falcon, Box 13, Nick Carter, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, Rocky Fortune, Pat Novak, Richard Diamond, Barrie Craig, Police Headquarters; and many more. Find all our OTR radio stations and podcasts at theaterofthemind-otr.com (https://theaterofthemind-otr.com) - Listen, download free - Spreaker (https://www.spreaker.com/user/jared-day--17799016) | Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/otr-radio-broadcasts/id6667100680) | YouTube Music (https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCSF2SuRTB3VgiOR0wkwebaw)
The Last Laugh - Philip Marlowe | 04/02/1949 (Ep27)
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.
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6 Oct 2026
Private Eye Test- Richard Diamond | 03/19/1950 (Ep046)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective was an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953. Dick Powell starred as Richard Diamond in the radio series as a wisecracking former police officer turned private detective. Episodes often had Diamond taking on a case at the behest of his friend and former partner, Lt. Walter Levinson. The plot remained relatively unchanged throughout the series, with the hard-boiled Diamond enduring physical confrontations while tackling a challenging murder investigation, aided by the police department. Notably, despite the numerous gun battles, Diamond was never injured by gunfire. Most episodes end with Diamond at the piano, singing a popular song to his girlfriend, Helen Asher. This radio program was later adapted successfully to television.
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5 Oct 2026
The Big Laugh - Dragnet | 03/08/1953 (Ep194)
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Who has been a guest on Old Time Radio Crime & Detective Tales - Variety
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Vincent Price
Alan Ladd
Agnes Bolton
Jack Webb
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79,526
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4.6 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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