100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories

The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “The Convertible Caper,” originally broadcast on June 15, 1947. Episode 051 stars Howard Duff as San Francisco private detective Sam Spade, with Lurene Tuttle as his indispensable secretary, Effie Perrine.

Hired by Miss Estrada to recover a valuable foreign convertible, Spade follows a trail of competing claims and concealed motives through San Francisco. Directed and produced by William Spier, this CBS mystery captures the brisk, wisecracking style of the classic Dashiell Hammett character.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories 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
00:38 Original Broadcast
27:19 Closing

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes presents “The Disappearing Scientists,” episode 213, originally broadcast on April 8, 1946. Basil Rathbone stars as Sherlock Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson, in this late Mutual Broadcasting System mystery written by Anthony Boucher and Denis Green.

Ready to retire to a Sussex bee farm, Holmes is drawn back into action when a London University professor and his radium-research staff begin vanishing. With an invaluable radium sample at stake and an urgent message from Mycroft Holmes, Baker Street’s master detective faces a tense scientific mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories 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
00:45 Original Broadcast
32:07 Closing

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Casey, Crime Photographer, “The Box of Death” (episode 181), originally broadcast on CBS on April 17, 1947. Written by Alonzo Deen Cole and sponsored by Anchor Hocking Glass, the episode stars Staats Cotsworth as crime photographer Casey and Jan Miner as reporter Ann Williams.

At three o’clock on a dark city street, a patrolman finds a large packing crate addressed to a nearby resident—and its contents launch Casey and Ann into a dangerous inquiry. Criminal connections, a conspicuous lucky penny, and the Blue Note Café world set the stage for this grim urban mystery.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories 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
00:36 Original Broadcast
30:08 Closing

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Boston Blackie, “Uncle Frank Murdered by Joe Parker,” originally broadcast July 2, 1946, is episode 77. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday and Jan Miner as Mary Wesley.

When Uncle Frank Miller is murdered, suspicion falls on Joe Parker—but Parker has a seemingly airtight alibi involving a day spent repairing pipes at Aunt Margaret’s apartment. Blackie sets out to examine the domestic details and discover whether the alibi can withstand scrutiny.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories 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
00:36 Original Broadcast
27:20 Closing

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The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective presents “Bail Bond Caper,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 27, 1948. Commonly cataloged as episode 105, it stars Howard Duff as Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco private eye and was written by Gil Doud.

When Vivian, a woman from Sam’s past, fears her reform-minded bail-bondsman husband is being drawn back toward dangerous associates, Spade takes the case. His inquiries lead into the uneasy aftermath of a major armored-car robbery, where money, pressure, and old loyalties complicate every lead. Sandra Gould appears as Bernardine, filling in for the usual Effie Perrine.

100 Greatest Old Time Detective Stories 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
33:59 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio