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Detective Stories. In the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio, the number of episodes that have some baseball tie-in is quite high. However, not every episode features a Baseball Hall-of-Famer, and ...
The Jimmy Durante Show; The Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore Show; Joan Davis Time; Joanie's Tea Room; Joe and Mabel; The Joe E. Brown Show; The Joe Penner Show; John Henry, Black River Giant [1]: 91–92 John J. Anthony; John Steele, Adventurer; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar; Johnny Fletcher; Johnny Mercer's Music Shop; Johnny Midnight; Johnny ...
A list of radio detective series and/or radio mystery solving series in general. Radio series about private investigators are listed here too. Subcategories.
This is a list of police radio dramas. Dramas involving police procedure, private detectives, and espionage have been a mainstay of programming since the early days of broadcasting. Although police radio dramas reached their popularity during the golden age of radio and were largely displaced by television, they continue to be produced in many ...
From April 29, 1939, "Dick Tracy" became a half-hour-long prime time radio serial, airing at 5:00 pm. When the USA got involved in the Second World War, the show was temporarily cancelled. [4] ABC Blue Network picked it up again from March 15, 1943 to July 16, 1948 and broadcast it on Saturdays.
The Fat Man, a popular radio show during the 1940s and early 1950s, was a detective drama created by (or at least credited to) Dashiell Hammett, author of The Thin Man.It starred J. Scott Smart in the title role, as a detective who started out anonymous but rapidly acquired the name 'Brad Runyon'.
Michael Shayne is a generic title that can refer to any of three American old-time radio detective programs that were broadcast from 1944 to 1953, all based on the Michael Shayne character created by author Brett Halliday. [1] [2] Specific titles varied with different versions of the show.
A review of the December 23, 1947, episode in the trade publication Variety called Official Detective "a fairly presentable dramatization of the sort of murder and crime cases featured by 'true' detective mags." [6] The review described the show as "a run-of-the-mill production", with no features that might distinguish it from other detective ...