Classic Radio's Greatest Detective Shows

This collection contains twelve of the greatest detective shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You'll hear Sydney Greenstreet as Nero Wolfe, Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, Edmond O'Brien as Johnny Dollar, and Les Tremayne as Nick Charles, a.k.a. "The Thin Man"-plus many more gumshoes, including Boston Blackie, Philip Marlowe, The Fat Man, and others. With this incredible collection, relive twelve of the best classic radio detective shows from yesterday and the legendary stars who made them great. Contents include: The Adventures of Nero Wolfe, "The Case of the Vanishing Shells," starring Sydney Greenstreet The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, "The August Lion," starring Gerald Mohr The Adventures of Sam Spade Detective, "The Bouncing Betty Caper," starring Howard Duff The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Black Angus," starring Tom Conway and Nigel Bruce Boston Blackie, "Blackie Goes to Jail for Diamond Theft," starring Dick Kollmar Casey, Crime Photographer, "A Death in Lover's Lane," starring Staats Cottsworth The Falcon, "The Case of the Babbling Brooks," starring Les Damon The Fat Man, "The Nightmare Murders," starring J. Scott Smart Let George Do It, "Journey into Hate," starring Bob Bailey Richard Diamond, Private Detective, "The Joyce Wallace Case," starring Dick Powell The Thin Man, "The Adventure of the Passionate Palooka," starring Les Tremayne Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, "The Earl Chadwick Matter," starring Edmond O'Brien

Here are twelve episodes from the greatest detective shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio, with the legendary stars that made them great. You'll hear Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson, Sydney Greenstreet as Nero Wolfe, Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Chester Morris as Boston Blackie, Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, and Jack Webb as Dragnet's Sergeant Joe Friday, plus more gumshoes like Philip Marlowe, Bulldog Drummond, Michael Shayne, and Johnny Dollar. This collection includes: The Adventures of Michael Shayne, Private Detective: "Big Voice Means Big Body" with Wally Mahr 5/7/45; The Adventures of Philip Marlowe: "The Promise to Pay" with Gerald Mohr 5/14/49; The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective: "The Dry Martini Caper" 8/1/48; Boston Blackie: "The Star of the Nile" with Chester Morris 7/14/44; Broadway Is My Beat: "Harold Clark" with Larry Thor 10/27/50; Bulldog Drummond: "Death Uses Disappearing Ink" with Ned Weaver 6/9/48; Dragnet: "The Big Bull" with Jack Webb 9/14/52; The New Adventures of Nero Wolf: "The Case of the Malevolent Medic" with Sydney Greenstreet 2/23/51; The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: "The Great Gandolfo" with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce 10/22/45; Philo Vance, Detective: "The Movie Murder Case" with Jackson Beck 4/5/49; Richard Diamond, Private Detective: "Lynn Knight Wants Protection" with Dick Powell 8/6/49; and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: "The Big Scoop Matter" with Bob Bailey 11/11/56.

The golden age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction's most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Dick Powell as suave detective Richard Diamond, Vincent Price as the Saint, Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday on Dragnet, Richard Kollmar as "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend" on Boston Blackie, John Stanley and Ian Martin as Holmes and Watson on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Larry Thor as Detective Danny Clover on Broadway Is My Beat, Joseph Curtin and Alice Frost in Mr. & Mrs. North, Bob Bailey filling out another expense account on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and many more! Contents: The Adventures of Frank Race, "The Adventure of the Diver's Loot" (16 Oct 1949) The Adventures of Michael Shayne, Detective, "The Body in the Trunk" (23 Apr 1945) The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, "Nether Nether Land" (1 Sep 1951) The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, "The Denny Shane Caper" (6 Apr 1951) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, "The Case of the Unwelcome Ambassador" (12 Sep 1948) Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, "Death of a Private Eye" (2 Jan 1952) Boston Blackie, "The Skating Rink Murders" (9 Jul 1946) Broadway Is My Beat, "Laura Burton Murder Case" (3 Nov 1950) Crime and Peter Chambers, "Cemetery Attack" (20 Apr 1954) Dragnet, "The Big Check" (31 Aug 1950) Inspector Thorne, "Nickels and Dimes Murder Case" (6 Sep 1951) Let George Do It, "Journey into Hate" (21 Feb 1949) Mr. & Mrs. North, "Call Me Chu Chu" (9 Dec 1950) Philo Vance, Detective, "The Revealing Ring Murder Case" (1 Nov 1949) Richard Diamond, Private Detective, "Photographer's Card" (26 Mar 1950) Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, "The Markham Matter" (18 Nov 1956)

Enjoy sixteen of the greatest detective shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them. The Golden Age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction's most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Dick Powell as suave detective Richard Diamond; Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet; Richard Kollmar as "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend" on Boston Blackie; Alan Ladd as mystery writer turned amateur detective Dan Holiday on Box 13; Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson on Tales of the Texas Rangers; Jackson Beck as suave detective Philo Vance; Bob Bailey fills out another expense account on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; and many more! The Adventures of Frank Race, 6/12/49 - "The Adventure of the Baradian Letters"The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, 7/21/51 - "Life Can Be Murder"The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective, 12/1/50 - "The Dog Bed Caper"Boston Blackie, 7/2/47 - "The Johnny Burns Case"Box Thirteen, 7/24/49 - "A Perfect Crime"Crime and Peter Chambers, 7/27/54 - "The Byron Thorndike Case"Dragnet, 7/6/50 - "The Big Frame"Jeff Regan, Investigator, 11/16/49 - "The Two Little Sisters"Let George Do It, 6/24/52 - "Portrait of Suicide"The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 12/10/45 - "A Scandal in Bohemia"Philo Vance, Detective, 10/24/49 - "The Deathless Murder Case"Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 6/21/53 - "The Missing Night Watchman"Tales of the Texas Rangers, 12/30/51 - "Killer's Crop"This Is Your FBI, 1/5/51 - "The Helpful Corpse"Under Arrest, 7/1/49 - "The Case of the Evil Witness"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 12/9/56 - "The Burning Car Matter"

Enjoy sixteen of the greatest detective shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them. The Golden Age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction's most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet; Richard Kollmar as "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend" on Boston Blackie; Larry Thor as New York Detective Danny Clover on Broadway Is My Beat; Les Damon as The Falcon; John Stanley and Alfred Shirley as Holmes and Watson on The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; Joel McCrea as Ranger Jace Pearson on Tales of the Texas Rangers; Edmond O'Brien fills out another expense account on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; and many more! The Amazing Mr. Malone, 8/28/48 - "Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness"Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator, 3/30/54 - "The Embezzler"Boston Blackie, 4/8/47 - "The Aggie Rogers Murder"Broadway Is My Beat, 11/26/49 - "The Mary Gilbert Case"Bulldog Drummond, 4/16/45 - "The Case of the Double Death"Candy Matson, Yukon 2-8209, 7/7/49 - "The Cable Car Murder Case"Casey, Crime Photographer, 7/10/47 - "The Lady Killer"David Harding, Counterspy, 5/30/48 - "The Camera-Happy Crooks"Dragnet, 6/28/53 - "The Big Ham"The Falcon, 9/3/50 - "The Quarrelsome Quartet"The FBI in Peace and War, 12/28/50 - "The Fix"Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, 3/9/50 - "Melody of Murder"The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 9/28/47 - "The Dog Who Changed His Mind"Tales of the Texas Rangers, 12/17/50 - "Cactus Pear"This Is Your FBI, 3/9/51 - "Captain Larceny"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 3/3/50 - "The Robert W. Perry Case"

Enjoy sixteen of the greatest detective shows from radio's Golden Age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them. The Golden Age of radio had incredible detective shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars voicing fiction's most famous gumshoes. This collection includes Philip Marlowe, Dragnet, Nick Carter, Philo Vance, Boston Blackie, Richard Diamond, Johnny Dollar, and many more! The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, 9/8/51 - "The Medium Was Rare" Boston Blackie, 9/24/46 - "The Abbott Painting" Broadway Is My Beat, 6/13/53 - "George Lane" Dragnet, 11/15/51 - "The Big Bungalow" The Fat Man, 7/8/46 - "The Black Angel" Jeff Regan, Investigator, 1/18/50 - "A Streetcar named Schultz" Let George Do It, 10/4/46 - "Kleptomaniac" Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons, 2/24/44 - "The Case of the Murder in the Air" Nick Carter, Master Detective, 7/1/45 - "The Man Who Lived Too Long" Official Detective, 2/23/56 - "Butcher Shop Murder" Philo Vance, 11/8/49 - "The Mental Murder Case" Police Blotter, 1957 - "Homicide By Hurricane" Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 6/7/53 - "The Cover-Up Murders" Treasury Agent, 8/11/47 - "The Case of the Faithful Wife" Under Arrest, 5/8/49 - "Mrs. Mollison's Handbag" Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, 11/18/56 - "The Markham Matter"