The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Today's Mystery: Detective Danny Clover investigates a dangerous situation surrounding dancer Sylvia Douglas after she claims that Peter Ciuro wants to kill her. Ciuro insists that he loves Sylvia and points Clover toward another man, longshoreman Johnny Moore, whom he believes could be a threat to her. As Clover investigates the three people connected to Sylvia, the situation takes a deadly turn when Tony Blair, Sylvia's dancing teacher, is found murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 20, 1952.

Originated in Hollywood

Cast:
Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover
Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia
Jack Kruschen as McGovern
Sammy Hill as Sylvia Douglas
Sidney Miller as Peter Ciuro
Sheldon Leonard as Johnny Moore
Martha Wentworth as the landlady
True de Marten as Mrs. Blair
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Today's Mystery: Pittsburgh newspaper reporter Joseph P. Brown receives a call about a woman who has been shot at an address in nearby Jeanette, Pennsylvania. Arriving at the scene, Brown finds a strangely uncooperative group of witnesses who refuse to give him the woman's name or explain what happened. As he begins investigating the shooting, Brown must uncover what happened to the woman and why the people at the scene are so reluctant to talk.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 30, 1953.

Originating from New York

Cast:Nelson Olmstead as Joseph P. Brown
Mary Patton
Cameron Prudhomme
Madeline Sherwood
Michael O'Day
Bill Griffiths
Carl Emery
Bernie Grant

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Today's Mystery: Simon Templar becomes involved in a murder mystery after discovering a dead man named Marsh. When a photograph that could provide an important clue goes missing, the Saint sets out to discover who killed Marsh and why someone is so determined to keep the picture from being found. Simon's investigation leads him through a dangerous trail of deception as he searches for the missing photograph and the truth behind the murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 26, 1950.

Originating from Hollywood

Cast:
Vincent Price as Simon Templar
Joan Banks as Valerie Marsh
Lamont Johnson as Pete Bryan
Helen Parrish as Sally Blair
Ken Christie as Lieutenant Riley
Anna Hurley as Graves, the butler
Larry Dobkin as Louie

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Today's Adventure:After newspaper reporter Tom Fisher and a small-time grifter are murdered while investigating a fraudulent Mexican sweepstakes racket, David Harding sends Harry Peters to Gulfport, Texas, to follow the trail. A distinctive gold poker chip points Peters toward the offshore gambling ship El Toro, where he discovers that the gambling operation may conceal something far more dangerous below decks.Original Radio Broadcast: October 4, 1949Originating from New YorkCast:Don McLaughlin as David Harding
Mandel Kramer as Harry Peters
Maurice Tarplin as one of the criminals (probable identification)
Leonard L. Bass, director
Jesse Crawford, music
Philip H. Lord, producer
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Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar travels to Paris after his underworld contact Louis de Marsac claims to know the whereabouts of the Olney diamonds, a three-quarter-million-dollar necklace stolen during its owner's recent visit to the United States. But Johnny's arrival is greeted by a ransacked apartment and a sudden assault, suggesting that recovering the jewels will mean navigating some dangerous figures in the Paris underworld.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16, 1959.

Originated from Hollywood

Cast:
Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar
Virginia Gregg
Forrest Lewis
G. Stanley Jones
Tony Barrett
Bill James
Gus Bay
Jack Johnstone, writer, producer, and director
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