Ken Roberts
Alan Reed
Arthur Vinton
Everett Sloane
Kenny Delmar
Richard Widmark
Goldie Originals that include this night
Detective Desk
Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.
24 episodes
Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog
Lux Radio Theatre
A good cops-and-robbers story about a gangster-gone-straight turning stoolie to protect his little girls.
Ep 598 · Monday, January 12, 1948 · 59:47
Suspense
An invalid woman overhears a chilling conversation about a planned murder while struggling with a malfunctioning telephone. As she fights to alert the authorities, the stakes rise with each passing moment.
Ep 43 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 29:38
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Johnny is asked to track down his favorite fishing guide, who happens to be missing! Something's "fishy" about this Christmas story!
Ep 668 · Sunday, December 20, 1959 · 25:00
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Richard Diamond investigates a series of fatal accidents at Big Ed Barton's metalworks factory, where employees are convinced the plant is jinxed. With production slumping, Diamond must uncover the truth behind the accidents before more lives are lost.
Ep 129 · Friday, April 4, 1952 · 29:31
Let George Do It
George Valentine investigates a mute ten-year-old boy who refuses to speak after a traumatic incident. As he delves into the boy's past, George uncovers dark secrets that threaten their safety.
Ep 219 · Monday, November 20, 1950 · 29:13
The Adventures of Sam Spade
Spade is hired to find a reporter named Ray McCully. Spade finds him all right, stabbed to death!
Ep 108 · Sunday, July 18, 1948 · 29:33
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
The Shadow
A gangster seems to have disappeared and is thought dead. The first show of the season, parts of the network did not carry this show because of a basebll game.
Ep 166 · Sunday, September 24, 1939 · 25:37
A determined woman commits murder to steal a copper box containing, "The Ring Of Light." Lamont, Margot and Commissioner Weston find themselves trapped in a room and about to be b
Ep 233 · Sunday, November 23, 1941 · 29:30
Night watchmen at the Burton warehouse are being murdered...by a cat!
Ep 180 · Sunday, December 31, 1939 · 25:37
The ghost of a dead sea Captain has returned to take over new ships...and sink them! The system cue has been deleted.
Ep 158 · Sunday, February 5, 1939 · 29:16
The crew of a ship filled with slaves murders the Africans aboard "The Raven" in 1850. In "modern" times, "The Raven" seems to be jinxed, in a plot stolen shamelessly from "Treasu
Ep 228 · Sunday, October 19, 1941 · 29:46
During a violent storm, Lamont Cranston and Margot find shelter in a mysterious and just-by-happenstance nearby castle.
Ep 172 · Sunday, November 5, 1939 · 24:28
The Shadow, Episode 191
Murderer's Vanity
Sunday, March 17, 1940 · 24:51
William Johnstone
Mutual-Don Lee net
Network
The perfect crime is almost committed, but for the Shadow..and the dream of "Big Charlie."
Prewar Nights
Before the war changed the dial (through 1941).
Early Forties
1940–1942: the hinge years.
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21st Precinct
A woman reports a burglar in her apartment, prompting the 21st Precinct officers to respond quickly. They discover a complex situation involving a polite but deceptive suspect.
Ep 139 · Thursday, May 31, 1956 · 26:37
Dragnet
A nine-year-old boy goes missing, raising suspicions of foul play. Detectives Friday and Smith investigate the case, uncovering a tragic accident involving a gun.
Ep 183 · Sunday, December 21, 1952 · 26:48
Margo moves into a new apartment, and hears a dead man laughing!
Ep 190 · Sunday, March 10, 1940 · 25:38
Three embezzlers hide out on a bleak island off the coast of Nova Scotia.
Ep 146 · Sunday, November 13, 1938 · 29:58