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Detectives on the Air: Classic Radio Sleuths from the Golden Age Step into the world of shadowy alleys, smoky offices, and cunning criminals with Detectives on the Air —your portal to the greatest detective dramas from the golden age of radio. Join iconic sleuths like Johnny Dollar, Richard Diamond, Philip Marlowe, Philo Vance , and more as they solve thrilling mysteries and navigate the noir landscapes of classic crime. Each episode brings you a timeless tale of intrigue, suspense, and old-time detective work, perfect for fans of vintage radio and true crime. Rediscover these radio legends, and let their gripping stories captivate your imagination once more!
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Originally Aired: December 15, 1955 Johnny Dollar #284, "The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 4," Johnny Dollar confronts insurance broker Hillary Franks, laying out his case that Franks helped arrange for someone else to take Ja
Originally Aired: December 14, 1955 Johnny Dollar #283, "The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 3," Johnny Dollar confronts Arlene Kennedy at her luxurious Catalina Vista home about her brother James Lansing's suspicious death. Mrs
Originally Aired: December 13, 1955 Johnny Dollar #282, "The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 2," Johnny Dollar continues his investigation into the suspicious death of James Lansing, a man who died of malnutrition just two years
Originally Aired: December 12, 1955 Johnny Dollar #281, "The Lansing Fraud Matter Ep 1," Johnny Dollar receives an urgent call from Jim Carter at Universal Adjustments about a suspicious death in Tucson, Arizona. A man n
Originally Aired: December 9, 1955 Johnny Dollar #280, "The Cronin Matter Ep 5," As dawn breaks after a violent storm, Johnny Dollar faces a grim reality: both Jason Prell and the beloved Dolly Cronin are dead. When Dr.
Originally Aired: December 7, 1955 Johnny Dollar #278, "The Cronin Matter Ep 3," Johnny Dollar finds himself stranded at the isolated Cronin estate as a storm approaches from the mountains. With Mrs. Cronin seriously ill
Originally Aired: December 6, 1955 Johnny Dollar #277, "The Cronin Matter Ep 2," Johnny continues his investigation into protecting the priceless Circle of Fire necklace for former Broadway star Dolly McLean Cronin's Roa
Originally Aired: December 5, 1955 Johnny Dollar #276, "The Cronin Matter Ep 1," insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is summoned by Joe Parker to protect an extraordinary prize. Dolly McLean, the legendary "Champagne Dr
Originally Aired: December 2, 1955 Johnny Dollar #275, "The Henderson Matter Ep 5," Johnny becomes convinced that George Henderson's death was not accidental and that his young widow Pauline lied under oath about her hus
Originally Aired: December 1, 1955 Johnny Dollar #274, "The Henderson Matter Ep 4," Johnny arranges to meet the widow Pauline Henderson at the elegant Bighorn Lodge restaurant to discuss her late husband's death. On his
Originally Aired: November 30, 1955 Johnny Dollar #273, "The Henderson Matter Ep 3," Johnny Dollar faces mounting resistance in his investigation of George Henderson's death after the coroner's inquest officially rules i
Originally Aired: November 29, 1955 Johnny Dollar #272, "The Henderson Matter Ep 2," Johnny Dollar's request for a coroner's inquest into George Henderson's death stirs up immediate resistance in the small Montana town o
Originally Aired: November 28, 1955 Johnny Dollar #271, "The Henderson Matter Ep 1," insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is handed a troubling case by his boss Tim Connors. George Walter Henderson, a prominent Montana r
Originally Aired: November 25, 1955 Johnny Dollar #270, "The Amy Bradshaw Matter Ep 5," Johnny Dollar races to the Criterion Theater at 1 a.m. after receiving an urgent call from actress Amy Bradshaw, who claims she fina
Originally Aired: November 24, 1955 Johnny Dollar #269, "The Amy Bradshaw Matter Ep 4," Johnny confronts Bill York, Amy Bradshaw's estranged husband, after catching him lurking outside Amy's apartment for the second time
Originally Aired: November 23, 1955 Johnny Dollar #268, "The Amy Bradshaw Matter Ep 3," Johnny Dollar continues investigating the attempts on actress Amy Bradshaw's life after a near-miss with a falling sandbag at the Cr
Originally Aired: November 22, 1955 Johnny Dollar #267, "The Amy Bradshaw Matter Ep 2," Johnny continues investigating the threats against insured actress Amy Bradshaw, starting with a visit to Detective Lieutenant Al Si
Originally Aired: November 21, 1955 Johnny Dollar #266, "The Amy Bradshaw Matter Ep 1," Johnny Dollar heads to New York City after George Atkins at Northwest Indemnity reveals that someone appears to be threatening the l
Originally Aired: November 18, 1955 Johnny Dollar #265, "The Broderick Matter Ep 5," Johnny Dollar confronts Lorraine Broderick on a thirteenth-floor ledge as she threatens to jump to her death. The freelance insurance i
Originally Aired: November 17, 1955 Johnny Dollar #264, "The Broderick Matter Ep 4," Johnny Dollar teams up with Deputy King from the Malibu Sheriff Station to track down the elusive Lorraine Broderick, who has been pass
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