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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Plaid Overcoat Case,” originally broadcast on ABC on December 28, 1951. Commonly cataloged as episode 115, it stars Dick Powell as wisecracking New York detective Richard Diamond and was written by Dick Carr and directed by Nat Wolfe.

When a man calling himself Duke Crandall barges into Diamond’s office and assaults him, the detective has a personal reason to investigate. A distinctive plaid overcoat, a blackmail charge, and the trail of a gambling operation draw Diamond into a dangerous search for the attacker’s true motive. The supporting cast includes Sheldon Leonard, Virginia Gregg, Alan Reed, and Sidney Miller.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:22 Closing

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Broadway Is My Beat presents “The David Blaine Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 22, 1951. In this episode, number 72, Larry Thor stars as hard-bitten New York detective Lt. Danny Clover.

David Blaine had threatened suicide, and his death in an apartment building appears to confirm it. But the details at the scene—and the circumstances surrounding Blaine’s recent life—give Clover reason to question the obvious. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis, this noir-tinged mystery also features Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia and Jack Kruschen as Sgt. Muggavan.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:27 Closing

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Suspense presents “The Case for Dr Singer,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 28, 1951. This Cold War-era drama, episode 435, stars Joseph Kearns as Dr. Singer and was sponsored by Auto-Lite.

After classified information from a secret American thermonuclear-weapons project appears to be reaching the Soviet Union, FBI Special Agent Whiteside and Atomic Energy Commission representative General Busher begin a tense counterintelligence inquiry. With suspicion falling on trusted scientists—including Dr. Singer—the investigation stretches from a Swiss Embassy incident to the guarded world of atomic research.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
30:34 Closing

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, “The Care Worn Cuff,” originally broadcast on NBC on October 27, 1950. In episode 2 of the 1950–51 series, Sydney Greenstreet stars as the formidable Nero Wolfe, with Lamont Johnson as Archie Goodwin.

A nervous visitor offers Wolfe $1,000 to avoid a prospective client Wolfe has never met. A single worn shirt cuff becomes the first clue, sending Archie into Manhattan to untangle a dangerous affair involving Dorothy Spencer, blackmail, and murder.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
30:27 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Waterford Case,” originally broadcast April 22, 1946, as episode 204. This 30-minute CBS Pacific Network drama was sponsored by Signal Oil and produced by George W. Allen.

A bitter feud between the Waterford and Winters families sharpens around a contested inheritance, old resentments, and a romance neither family welcomes. Gerald Mohr and Earle Ross are featured, with Marvin Miller as announcer, in a tense domestic crime drama where family loyalties carry a dangerous price.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
30:05 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “Monkey Sees Murder,” originally broadcast on January 7, 1945. Episode 165 finds radio’s famed investigator drawn into a Boston mystery with roots in a long-ago Peruvian expedition.

Summoned by his old friend Professor Charlie Coleman, Nick arrives to find a murder, an urgent trail of clues, and a stuffed monkey tied to the puzzling “Peruvian red mark.” Lon Clark stars as Nick Carter, with Helen Choate as Patsy Bowen, in this Mutual Broadcasting System thriller written by Jock MacGregor.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:12 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “Mike Burton Murder Case,” originally broadcast July 5, 1950. Commonly cataloged as episode 55, this NBC crime drama stars Dick Powell as the suave, sharp-eyed private investigator Richard Diamond.

When wrestler Tobias P. Briggs suspects that the hit-and-run death of his truck-driver friend Mike Burton was no accident, Diamond follows the clues to Cross State Trucking. A nervous employee, questionable freight, and a trail leading through the company’s office, yard, and warehouse make this a dangerous assignment for Diamond and Lt. Walt Levinson.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:20 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Fifth Mask,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 8, 1950. This is episode 100 of the series, starring Gerald Mohr as the hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective.

When Vivian Barr asks Marlowe for help with a threat tied to a hotel fire six months earlier, she withholds too much for him to take the case. But a deadly turn sends him from the Sunset Strip into the guarded world of a wealthy Beverly Hills family, where old connections and missing jewelry deepen the mystery. Written by Robert Mitchell and Gene Levitt, and produced and directed by Richard Sanville.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
30:31 Closing

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Suspense presents “Death of an Old Flame,” episode 898, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on October 29, 1961. This late-run thriller stars Larry Haines as cocktail-lounge pianist Ronnie Warren, with Teri Keane as Anna.

When Ronnie’s estranged wife reappears with a risky request involving a fur business and her current boyfriend, old feelings make it difficult for him to walk away. Written by George Bamber and directed by Bruno Zirato Jr., the drama follows Ronnie into a dangerous web of mistrust, pressure, and criminal possibility.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
26:08 Closing

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Boston Blackie, “Aggie Rogers Murder,” originally broadcast April 8, 1947, is episode 117 of the classic mystery series. Richard Kollmar stars as Boston Blackie, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday.

A neighbor’s report of moaning brings Blackie and Farraday to the junk-filled Rogers mansion, where sisters Aggie and Martha live in bitterly divided quarters. With money, resentment, and an unexpected inheritance complicating the household, Blackie must untangle a troubling murder mystery. This episode is also known as “Spinster Sisters” and “Rogers Sisters Case.”

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
28:41 Closing

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Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Hilda Bruce Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 8, 1953. In episode 177, Larry Thor stars as hard-boiled Manhattan detective Danny Clover, in a production directed and produced by Elliott Lewis.

On an August night in New York, Clover is called to the Bruce household after Hilda Bruce is murdered. Her young son Jimmy is found stunned beside her, while neighbor Charlotte Lane may hold a vital piece of the story. As Clover follows the uneasy testimony surrounding the apartment, the case takes him into the shadows behind an ordinary city household.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:02 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective: “The John Blackwell Case” originally aired on NBC on December 17, 1949. Episode 34 stars Dick Powell as the wisecracking private eye and was written by Herb Purdum.

A visitor known only as “J.B.” comes to Diamond seeking advice about a murder he is planning—and whether he can avoid police interference. Recognizing the danger behind the seemingly clinical question, Diamond must act quickly before the consultation turns deadly. The episode also features Hy Averback, Hans Conried, Tol Avery, and Grace Albertson.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
30:15 Closing

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe presents “The Slaughtered Santas” (also known as “The Case of the Slaughtered Santas”), episode 10, originally broadcast on NBC on December 22, 1950. Sidney Greenstreet stars as Nero Wolfe, with Lawrence Dobkin as Archie Goodwin.

Two days before Christmas, attacks on New York City sidewalk Santas send a worried wealthy volunteer to Wolfe’s office. As Archie works the cold, dark streets and Wolfe weighs the clues, the detective must learn why men in the same holiday guise are being targeted before another public appearance becomes dangerous.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
30:06 Closing

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The Whistler presents “What Makes a Murderer,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 7, 1948. Episode 306 stars Frank Lovejoy, Joan Banks, and Marvin Miller, with a radio adaptation by Harold Swanton from an original story by Everett T. Tomlinson.

A quiet investment clerk, tired of his routine life, gets an unexpected windfall at the racetrack. With Florida, romance, and adventure suddenly within reach, he sets out to leave the past behind—but a new life can bring dangers of its own. Sponsored by Signal Oil, this suspenseful drama explores what happens when ordinary luck opens an extraordinary door.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
30:13 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of Make-Believe Murder,” originally broadcast July 22, 1945. Also circulated by the Armed Forces Radio Service as part of Mystery Playhouse, this is episode 193 of the series. Lon Clark stars as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen.

Carter’s initiation into the exclusive Alphabet Club includes a mock murder designed to test the famous detective’s skills. But in the club’s darkened lounge, theatrical props and staged clues give way to a real investigation, sending Carter, Patsy, and Sergeant Matheson in search of the truth.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
25:12 Closing

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Suspense presents “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” episode 839, originally broadcast on CBS on February 7, 1960. Adapted by E. Jack Neuman from Edgar Allan Poe’s pioneering detective story, the drama stars Jackson Beck as the brilliant C. Auguste Dupin.

In 19th-century Paris, the disappearance of young Marie Roget becomes a public sensation after a body is recovered from the Seine. With conflicting testimony, sensational newspaper accounts, and an investigation at a standstill, the Prefect turns to Dupin to bring his formidable powers of analysis to the case.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
25:16 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Mexican Boat Ride,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on July 30, 1949. This is episode 43 of the Gerald Mohr era of the hard-boiled detective series, produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy, suspicious husband to discover why his wife, Ona Esterbrook—a woman afraid of water—has embarked on a boat trip to Mexico. Following a trail of travel baggage and mistaken identity, Marlowe finds that a seemingly domestic assignment may be anything but simple.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:36 Original Broadcast
30:09 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “Private Eye Test,” originally broadcast March 19, 1950. Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking private investigator Richard Diamond in this NBC sustaining broadcast.

Called to the Fifth Precinct for a state police commission requalification examination, Diamond joins a roomful of private eyes under Lieutenant Walter Levinson’s watchful eye. What begins as a routine licensing test soon puts Diamond’s professional instincts to work amid the precinct’s homicide-squad setting.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:50 Original Broadcast
30:23 Closing

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Boston Blackie, “A Vase Leads to Murder,” originally broadcast February 26, 1946, is episode 59 of the syndicated detective series starring Richard Kollmar as the resourceful Boston Blackie. Jan Miner co-stars as Mary Wesley, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday.

At a public auction, Blackie buys a hand-painted vase that Mary admires, outbidding a suspicious man in a green hat. When the seemingly ordinary object begins attracting dangerous attention, Blackie and Inspector Farraday must discover why someone is so determined to possess it.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
27:34 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Still Death,” originally broadcast on September 22, 1948. This is episode 328 of the CBS Pacific Network suspense series, sponsored by Signal Oil, with William Conrad listed in the cast.

A mysterious woman commissions a portrait from an artist, setting in motion a disturbing chain of events. As sudden incapacitation strikes both the woman and her husband, the connection between the painting and their fate becomes the heart of this eerie 30-minute mystery.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:10 Closing

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Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Frank Dayton Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on April 11, 1953. This is episode 160 of the hard-boiled detective series starring Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover.

When wealthy real-estate owner Frank Dayton is found murdered with a letter opener, Clover begins a tense homicide investigation amid springtime Broadway and Manhattan. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and directed by Elliott Lewis, the episode features the series’ distinctive noir atmosphere and an Alexander Courage score.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
29:48 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Missing Thumb,” originally broadcast on May 4, 1947. Often cataloged as episode 286, this Mutual Broadcasting System mystery stars Lon Clark as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen and Ed Latimer as Sgt. Mathison.

When young Army veteran Steve Evans asks Nick to teach him the detective trade, a murder and an unusual safe robbery draw Carter into a case with disturbing ties to recently discharged servicemen. A telltale handprint, safecracking clues, and a suspicious subscription list send Nick and his allies through postwar New York in a tense investigation written by Alfred Bester.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
27:36 Closing

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Suspense presents “The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 12, 1953. This is episode 495 of the celebrated suspense anthology series.

In Victorian Cloisterham, Edwin Drood’s disappearance continues to cast suspicion across the cathedral town. Adapted from Charles Dickens’s unfinished final novel, this concluding installment follows John Jasper, Neville Landless, Rosa, Dean Crisparkle, and the enigmatic Mr. Datchery as the mystery tightens. Herbert Marshall stars in this Sidney Marshall adaptation, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:57 Original Broadcast
31:06 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Betty Moran Case,” episode 6, originally broadcast on NBC on May 29, 1949. Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking New York sleuth Richard Diamond in this early series installment, written by Blake Edwards and John Michael Hayes.

When wealthy Betty Moran is found dead after a blackmail-related shooting, the police see a straightforward murder-suicide. Her husband suspects the blackmail scheme is still alive, however, and hires Diamond to uncover the missing partner behind it. Diamond’s trail leads through Broadway offices, police headquarters, and familiar encounters with Lt. Walt Levinson and Sgt. Otis.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:21 Closing

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, “Dear Dead Lady” (episode 3), originally broadcast on NBC on November 3, 1950. Sidney Greenstreet stars as the brilliant, orchid-loving detective Nero Wolfe, with Herb Ellis as his resourceful assistant, Archie Goodwin.

Wolfe accepts a profitable protection job when Theodore Oliphant fears jealous prizefighter Jack Hunter may threaten wealthy Ilsa Dana. But when Archie arrives at Dana’s Park Avenue apartment, the case quickly becomes a murder investigation involving rival suitors, conflicting stories, and motives that point in several directions. Written by Peter Barry, this original radio mystery draws on the characters created by Rex Stout.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:26 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Big Step” (episode 73), originally broadcast February 28, 1950. Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled private detective in this CBS sustaining broadcast.

Marlowe is hired after Betty Cantor’s friend, Shirley Vitello, suddenly disappears. A traffic accident, a dying man’s words, and a connection to a dye laboratory lead him into a case of industrial suspicions, uneasy relationships, and conflicting stories. Written by Robert Mitchell and Eugene Levitt, with Norman Macdonnell producing and directing.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:16 Closing

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The Whistler presents “The Secret of Chalk Point,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 7, 1952. Episode 536 of the long-running Signal Oil suspense series, this story was written by Adrian Gendot and features Bill Forman as the Whistler, with Raymond Burr in the cast.

At fogbound Chalk Point, Kay Fowler finds a dazed young man near the isolated Yaeger House. His claim to belong there—and to be the husband of the home’s elderly owner—raises disturbing questions about Captain Yaeger, believed lost at sea 25 years earlier. With deputy sheriff Jess Williams among the few willing to listen, Kay is drawn into a chilling coastal mystery.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
25:43 Closing

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Boston Blackie, “Mid-Air Diamond Theft” (episode 145), originally broadcast October 22, 1947. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie in this high-altitude mystery.

A detective escorts a million-dollar diamond aboard a chartered plane bound for its owner, but the flight turns deadly when the detective is killed, the pilot loses consciousness, a passenger is bound, and the gem disappears. Blackie faces an apparently impossible crime with no easy way out.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
26:11 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Missing Alarm Clock,” originally broadcast on June 25, 1946. This is episode 241 of the Mutual Broadcasting System mystery series, starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter.

When a furniture warehouse fire appears suspicious, Nick finds a strangely wired alarm clock amid the smoke and debris. With Patsy Bowen and Sergeant Matherson assisting, he follows a trail through a postwar trailer camp and a maze of evidence that may not be as straightforward as it seems. The script was credited to Jock MacGregor and Peggy Mayer.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:42 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “Fred Sears Murder Case,” originally broadcast June 19, 1949. Episode 9 of the NBC series stars Dick Powell as hard-boiled private eye Richard Diamond, with Ed Begley as Lt. Walt Levinson.

Fred Sears hires Diamond to gather evidence for a divorce, certain his wife is seeing another man. But after their tense meeting, a shooting in Diamond’s own office draws police attention and leaves the detective sorting through Sears’s troubled personal connections. This early sustaining broadcast was written by Blake Edwards and John Michael Hayes.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:16 Closing

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Suspense presents “For Love or Murder,” episode 362, originally broadcast on CBS on December 8, 1949. Mickey Rooney stars as Tommy, a young nightclub pianist drawn into the dangerous private world of Anne Thomas, played by Lurene Tuttle.

Anne’s proposal involves her wealthy husband and a robbery that must appear convincing, leaving Tommy to weigh mounting pressure, uncertainty, and the consequences of a desperate choice. Written by John Shaw and produced by William Spier for the Auto-Lite-sponsored run of Suspense.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
30:57 Closing

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Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Celia Jordan Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 24, 1950. Episode 44 stars Larry Thor as hard-boiled Broadway detective Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sgt. Gino Tartaglia. Written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin, the program was produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

In a sweltering Manhattan summer, Clover is summoned to Celia Jordan’s ransacked apartment, where bloodstains and conflicting stories suggest that the missing woman’s closest acquaintances may know more than they admit. A telephone call from Celia sends the investigation toward former suitor Cliff Moore and businessman Paul Chelsea, amid the heat and shadows of Broadway.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:48 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Till Death Do Us Part,” episode 115, originally broadcast on July 30, 1944. This installment comes from the long-running radio suspense anthology known for its ominous narrator and crime-centered dramas.

The surviving listing provides no further plot details, leaving the episode’s mysteries to unfold in the original broadcast. Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:21 Original Broadcast
27:57 Closing

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe, “Phantom Fingers” (episode 15), originally broadcast January 26, 1951. Sydney Greenstreet stars as Nero Wolfe, with Gerald Mohr as Archie Goodwin.

Wolfe reluctantly leaves New York in search of rare black orchids, but a storm washes out a bridge and strands him and Archie at an isolated upstate house. Surrounded by uneasy strangers and cut off from the outside world, Wolfe must untangle a murder mystery from inside the confined, old-dark-house setting. This NBC adventure uses Rex Stout’s famed detective characters.

Old Time Mystery Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
29:38 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, “The Kid on the Corner,” originally broadcast December 3, 1949, is episode 61 of the CBS Radio Network series. Gerald Mohr stars as the hard-boiled private detective Philip Marlowe in a script by Gene Levitt.

A young newsboy asks Marlowe to help find his missing uncle, drawing the detective into a dangerous case that shifts from a simple disappearance to homicide. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this surviving 1949 broadcast captures the noir atmosphere of Marlowe’s Saturday-night radio adventures.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:33 Original Broadcast
30:15 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “Rene Bennet Protection Case,” originally broadcast on NBC on October 22, 1949. Commonly cataloged as episode 26, this early sustaining-era installment stars Dick Powell as smooth private eye Richard Diamond.

Hat designer Rene Bennet hires Diamond to safeguard his newest creations before a major showing, fearing that rival hands may get hold of the designs. Going undercover in the high-stakes world of a fashionable salon, Diamond soon finds a protection assignment complicated by murder and suspicion.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing

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Suspense presents “Beirut by Sunrise,” episode 600, originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on May 31, 1955. Written by Richard Chandlee and produced and directed by Antony Ellis, the episode stars Mary Jane Croft.

A third-grade teacher on a Mediterranean cruise hopes to see Beirut at dawn, but a disturbing sight on the dock and a baffling clue pull her into danger ashore. This compact, espionage-tinged thriller unfolds amid the harbor, tour sites, and old streets of Beirut.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:46 Original Broadcast
25:59 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Persistent Beggars,” originally broadcast on January 26, 1947. This is episode 272 of the Mutual Broadcasting System series, written by Max Ehrlich and starring Lon Clark as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen.

A rash of aggressive street begging sweeps the city, but Nick suspects something more organized—and more dangerous—behind the racket. Working with Patsy Bowen and Sergeant Matheson, he goes undercover as ragged panhandler “Snuffy Davis,” following a trail through disputed street corners, the Boulevard Tavern, and the city’s shadowy waterfront.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
27:26 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Murder in Mind,” originally broadcast on April 16, 1950. This is episode 411 of the CBS Pacific network suspense series, sponsored by Signal Oil Company.

At their hillside home in the exclusive Terrace Heights district, Gil and Vicki Hollister wait uneasily after a supposed accident involving Gil’s stepmother, Bell. Her startling return, a newly hired driver-bodyguard, and a troubling piece of evidence turn an inheritance-minded domestic scheme into a tense game of nerves. Featuring Frances Robinson.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
30:02 Closing

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Boston Blackie, “Murder on Cedar Street,” originally broadcast April 9, 1946, is episode 65 of the Richard Kollmar-led mystery series. Jan Miner co-stars as Mary Wesley, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday.

A woman directs Blackie to 111 Cedar Street, where police discover him near the scene of a murder. As Inspector Farraday investigates the victim’s connection to a hold-up gang, Blackie and Mary follow a locket photograph and other troubling clues to learn why he was deliberately drawn into the case.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:52 Original Broadcast
27:01 Closing

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Broadway Is My Beat presents “The Frank Conway Murder Case,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 3, 1950. Episode 41 stars Larry Thor as hard-bitten New York detective Danny Clover, with Charles Calvert as Sergeant Gino Tartaglia. Morton Fine and David Friedkin wrote the episode, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

Clover is called to the Olympian Hotel after a Texas visitor is found shot in room 312. A businessman’s room, a telegram for a different man, and an unexplained roulette wheel turn a seemingly straightforward homicide into a troubling trail through Broadway’s hotel and gambling world.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:25 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Al Brenners Case,” originally broadcast January 25, 1952. This is episode 119 of the ABC series, starring Dick Powell as wisecracking private eye Richard Diamond.

A professional stool pigeon offers Diamond a chance to collect a $5,000 reward by finding a wanted criminal. The proposition sends the detective into a dangerous underworld trail in this brisk noir-era mystery, sponsored by Camel Cigarettes.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:14 Closing

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Suspense presents “Aria from Murder,” episode 413, originally broadcast on CBS on January 25, 1951. Produced during the series’ Auto-Lite run, this backstage noir stars celebrated opera singer Ezio Pinza.

Between acts of Don Giovanni at the Grandier Opera House, baritone Niccolò Mazzini telephones Lieutenant Morgan from his dressing room with an increasingly alarming confession. As the next curtain approaches, professional rivalries, private tensions, and a possible witness close in amid the pressure of a live performance.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
30:45 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Slingshot Murders,” episode 153, originally broadcast October 15, 1944. Lon Clark stars as Nick Carter, with Helen Choate as Patsy Bowen, in a Mutual Broadcasting System mystery written by Jock MacGregor.

A young newsstand boy’s report of suspicious activity near a bank branch draws Carter into a dangerous payroll-robbery investigation. Wounded but undeterred, Nick follows an unusual slingshot clue through vacant storefronts and a nearby tenement, with help from Patsy Bowen and Lieutenant Riley. The story is also associated with the alternate subtitle “The Mystery of the Broken Window.”

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
29:30 Closing

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The Adventures of Philip Marlowe presents “The Eager Witness,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 27, 1949. In episode 47, Gerald Mohr stars as Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled Los Angeles private detective.

Marlowe takes the stand for the prosecution in the murder trial of a notorious bookie, but an apparently ironclad alibi throws the case into doubt. With time running short, he follows the trail of a witness whose eagerness to testify raises troubling questions—and leads toward blackmail and danger. Written by Gene Levitt and Robert Mitchell, and produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
30:09 Closing

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The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe presents “The Bashful Body,” episode 11, originally broadcast on NBC on December 29, 1950. Sydney Greenstreet stars as Nero Wolfe, with Larry Dobkin as Archie Goodwin.

An orchid shipment draws the famously homebound Wolfe to a New York flower shop, where Archie discovers a murdered orchid grower hidden among the displays. But when the body vanishes, Wolfe and Goodwin must follow a baffling trail through the flower trade, strained relationships, and a most inconvenient missing corpse. Produced and directed by J. Donald Wilson, this original radio mystery is based on the Nero Wolfe characters created by Rex Stout.

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
30:10 Closing

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The Whistler presents “Escape to Skull Island,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 15, 1950. This is episode 398, written by R. Sprague Hall and featuring Fay Baker and Ted de Corsia.

Escaped convict Steve Henshaw races through a nighttime waterfront pursuit and takes shelter aboard a shadowy barge near Skull Island. But the uneasy refuge offered by George and Melody Gromick draws him into a dangerous hunt tied to hidden money and an underwater salvage operation.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
29:43 Closing

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective presents “The Garrabaldi Case,” originally broadcast February 1, 1952. In this 120th episode of the ABC/Camel Cigarettes series, Dick Powell stars as the wisecracking private eye Richard Diamond.

A frightened woman turns to Diamond to find a missing witness who may be the only person able to save her brother from execution the next day. With the clock running out, Diamond follows a desperate trail through a tense noir mystery. Virginia Gregg and Ed Begley co-star; the episode was written and directed by Blake Edwards.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:40 Original Broadcast
30:10 Closing

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Suspense presents “The Mystery of Marie Roget,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 14, 1953. Episode 530 adapts Edgar Allan Poe’s early C. Auguste Dupin detective tale, with Cornel Wilde as Dupin and John Dehner as the Police Prefect.

In 19th-century Paris, the body of young Marie Roget is recovered from the Seine, leaving police to sift through conflicting accounts of her disappearance. Called in to help, the observant Dupin studies the evidence and testimony surrounding a troubling river murder. E. Jack Neuman dramatized Poe’s story for producer Elliott Lewis.

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00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
31:04 Closing

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Nick Carter, Master Detective presents “The Case of the Clue Called X,” originally broadcast on November 14, 1948. This late-1948 Mutual Broadcasting System episode is episode 366 of the series and stars Lon Clark as Nick Carter, with Charlotte Manson as Patsy Bowen.

When ex-convict Joe Gibbs is accused of murdering a jewelry salesman and taking a cache of diamonds, Nick takes the case personally. With Joe’s marriage and future at stake, Nick and Patsy trace an unusual diamond ring from a neighborhood bar to a diamond dealer’s office, pursuing the meaning of a cryptic clue marked “X.”

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Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
26:51 Closing

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