Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 49 - Private Files of Rex Saunders

FromRadio Detective Story Hour

Start listening View podcast show

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 49 - Private Files of Rex Saunders

FromRadio Detective Story Hour

ratings:

Length:

31 minutes

Released:

May 15, 2006

Format:

Podcast episode

Description

A delightful but intentionally short-lived series starring Rex Harrison. This series was written by Ed Adamson, who I will talk about a bit and whose talent makes this the wonderful little series it was.

Released:

May 15, 2006

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Listen to radio's famous gumshoes and well-remembered cops. From the fog-bound shores of San Francisco to the insurance investigations of radio's famous expense account investigator; from the riotous actions of famous gang busters to the reality based exploits of Los Angles detectives.

Skip carousel

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 13 - Dragnet: A look this week at probably one of the most famous detective/cop radio shows ever and the man behind it all. The facts: Dragnet is the show; Jack Webb is the creative force. An early episode from the run starring Webb as Joe Friday and Barton... by Radio Detective Story Hour
36 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 24 - True Detective Mysteries: This week a look at the police investigator instead of a private one. The series is from a late thirties syndicated series that was sponsored by True Detective Magazine. by Radio Detective Story Hour
28 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 34 - Bulldog Drummond: Out of fog and into American homes comes Bulldog Drummond. This originally hardboiled detective becomes something else when radio gets a hold of him. This run starred Ned Wever (right). Please Take our Listener Survey by Radio Detective Story Hour
35 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 28 - Boston Blackie: As Christmas approaches, I present a Christmas story/mystery that involves radio detective Boston Blackie. Richard Kollmar (right) stars. Please Take our Listener Survey All Donations given this month will be divided among our hard working ... by Radio Detective Story Hour
34 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 29 - Jeff Regan, Investigator: Jeff Regan was known as the "Lyon's Eye," a private investigator who worked for Anthony J. Lyon. Regan was fleshed out on radio by the young Jack Webb who portrayed a number of detectives on radio including his most famous - Sgt. Joe Friday. I'll look... by Radio Detective Story Hour
36 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 20 - Box 13: A look at radio detective Dan Holiday - Alan Ladd - from Box 13. "Adventure Wanted. Will go anywhere. Do anything. Box 13." The series was produced by Ladd's Mayfair Productions. by Radio Detective Story Hour
30 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 16 - The Thin Man: UPDATE: The previous feed for this podcast was defective. I have corrected the problem! A return to detective author, Dashiell Hammett, and his last fictional creations - Nick and Nora Charles in The Adventures of the Thin Man. The series starred Les... by Radio Detective Story Hour
39 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode8....The Saint: The Adventures of the Saint. We look at Leslie Charteris, Simon Templar, and its appearances on radio, television and film. This week's episode: The Color Blind Murder on Shipboard. Total running time: about 31 minutes. by Radio Detective Story Hour
31 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 11....Gang Busters: The Radio Detective Story Hour looks at radio's cops and robbers. We interview Martin Grams Jr., author of many books on old time radio including 'Gang Busters: The Crime Fighters of American Broadcasting' and listen to an episode from the series:... by Radio Detective Story Hour
56 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 21 - Sherlock Holmes: This week - a look at probably the most well-known "media" detective - film, radio, fiction - Sherlock Holmes. You'll hear some of the history of the radio programs over the years it was broadcast and a rarer episode from the earliest known copy -... by Radio Detective Story Hour
51 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 15 - The Fat Man: I return once more to Dashiell Hammett's only fictional detective created exclusively for radio! Brad Runyon, the Fat Man. "The hard boiled, hard hitting adventures of a criminologist who tips the scale at 247 pounds..." J. Scott Smart stars in the... by Radio Detective Story Hour
36 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 36 - Man From Homicide: This week a look at the gravely voiced, square-jawed actor Charles McGraw as he appeared in an audition episode of the Man From Homicide. I'll also do some sound snapshots from his radio/screen career. Please Take our Listener Survey by Radio Detective Story Hour
36 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode9....Jack French: Radio Detective Story Hour has an exclusive interview with Jack French, author of the Agatha Award winning "Private Eyelashes: Radio's Lady Detectives" and ends with probably the best of the female detectives: Candy Matson in "The Cable Car Case." ... by Radio Detective Story Hour
60 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 17 - Pat Novak For Hire: Continuing our look at the radio career of Jack Webb, I look at an earlier series in which Webb starred - Pat Novak For Hire. by Radio Detective Story Hour
36 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 18 - Rogue's Gallery: The first of a two podcast look at how Dick Powell began to reinvent his image from boy crooner into movie and radio tough guy. Tonight I look at the first of his radio series in his new image - Richard Rogue in Rogue's Gallery. by Radio Detective Story Hour
34 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 12 ... Michael Shayne: Another great pulp magazine detective is featured on this week's podcast. This time - Brett Halliday's Michael Shayne, in the New Adventures of Michael Shayne. Running time: 30 minutes by Radio Detective Story Hour
30 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 31 - Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: This week a look at one of the longest running detective series on radio. Mr. Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons was in some ways not much more than a light drama produced by the soap drama factory of Frank and Anne Hummert. Yet, it had its share of crime... by Radio Detective Story Hour
36 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 38 - Hercule Poirot: One of the best known fictional detectives in the world - Hercule Poirot was heard in books, movies and radio. This week, a look at this little man with the "little gray cells." I'll look at a number of his radio appearances with the full show being... by Radio Detective Story Hour
40 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 51 - Adventures of Frank Race: Adventures of Frank Race was purely a radio series with no connection to other media. It's first star was Tom Collins whose suave (but fake) British sounding accent provided some well crafted narrative to the series. The second star was Paul Dubov who... by Radio Detective Story Hour
34 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 27 - Casebook of Gregory Hood: This weekâs podcast of the Casebook of Gregory Hood began as a summer replacement for Sherlock Holmes. Gregory Hood was a dealer in antiquities who happened to also be a crime solver. Written by Denis Green and Anthony Boucher, it even sounded like... by Radio Detective Story Hour
34 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 19 - Richard Diamond, Private Investigator: Finishing up our look at the radio detective career of Dick Powell I turn to his role as Richard Diamond, "the singing gumshoe." By this time Powell had reinvented himself from "boy crooner" to tough detective both in film and radio. by Radio Detective Story Hour
38 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 25 - Defense Attorney: This week a woman attorney who spends more time solving the crimes she is asked to defend than she spends in the courtroom. Mercedes McCambridge (right) stars as Martha Ellis Bryant! Please Take our Listener Survey by Radio Detective Story Hour
35 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 10....Bob Bailey: "The Radio Detective Story Hour visits once more with Bob Bailey, this time in his long running series as George Valentine in Let George Do It. This week's episode is 'Death in Blue Jeans.' Running Time: 35 minutes." by Radio Detective Story Hour
35 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 37 - Johnny Modero, Pier 23: This week a visit to Pier 23 to meet Johnny Modero, the last of the Jack Webb pre-Dragnet private detectives on radio. Probably the least of the three Webb detectives and a clone of his previous Pat Novak. Please Take our Listener Survey by Radio Detective Story Hour
33 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 57 - San Francisco Final: This week you'll hear an audition episode of a series that apparently never aired. San Francisco Final was produced by many of the same personnel who brought Dragnet to the television. Though San Francisco Final is a very well written episode, it has... by Radio Detective Story Hour
33 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 46 - Phillip Marlowe: A return look at Raymond Chandler's private detective, Phillip Marlowe. Last time I focused on Gerald Mohr's protrayal, but this time, we look at the first radio Phillip Marlowe - Van Heflin. I also look at other Phillip Marlowe's from other media and... by Radio Detective Story Hour
39 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 40 - Calling All Cars: One of the earliest police procedual dramas and possibly the model for Gang Busters and later Dragnet, Calling All Cars happened because of the public's interest in new technology - police car radios! Plus, something completely different - an... by Radio Detective Story Hour
38 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 26 - The Falcon: Michael Arlen was the English fictional voice of the Jazz Age. In 1940, he wrote one short story that was intended to be his foray into crime writing. That one short story spawned at least 9 Hollywood films, several radio series and a short-lived... by Radio Detective Story Hour
37 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 48 - Mike Hammer: A look at Mickey Spillane and his explosive private investigator - Mike Hammer. Hammer was a true pulp hero who was seen and heard in various media including film, radio, television and comic strips. Mickey Spillane was never respected by his peers,... by Radio Detective Story Hour
38 min listen
Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 47 - Barry Craig, Confidential Investigator: This week, I am experimenting with a different format as I present William Gargan as investigator Barry Craig. The series from the early fifties was actually quite entertaining. A look at the actor himself as well as the series. Music included this... by Radio Detective Story Hour
37 min listen

More Episodes from Radio Detective Story Hour

Skip carousel

Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_32_Widow_is_Willing_Ep_4. by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_31_Widow_is_Willing_Ep_3 by Radio Detective Story Hour
12 min listen
Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_30_Widow_is_Willing_Ep_2 by Radio Detective Story Hour
12 min listen
Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_29_Widow_is_Willing_Ep_1. by Radio Detective Story Hour
12 min listen
Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_20_Nightmare_for_Knight_Ep_4 by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_19_Nightmare_for_Knight_Ep_3 by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_18_Nightmare_for_Knight_Ep_2 by Radio Detective Story Hour
12 min listen
Carter_Brown__5x-xx-xx_17_Nightmare_for_Knight_Ep_1 by Radio Detective Story Hour
12 min listen
105. by Radio Detective Story Hour
14 min listen
104. by Radio Detective Story Hour
14 min listen
103. by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
102. by Radio Detective Story Hour
14 min listen
101. by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
Another_Murder by Radio Detective Story Hour
1 min listen
Disappearance by Radio Detective Story Hour
1 min listen
Murder_Reality by Radio Detective Story Hour
1 min listen
The_Call. by Radio Detective Story Hour
1 min listen
Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_4: Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_4 by Radio Detective Story Hour
14 min listen
Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_3: Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_3 by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_1: Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_1 by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_2: Call_for_a_Columnist_Ep_2 by Radio Detective Story Hour
13 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective - The Wicked World Of Mary Hunter: Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective - The Wicked World Of Mary Hunter by Radio Detective Story Hour
30 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective - An Expensive Bottle Of Poison: Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective - An Expensive Bottle Of Poison by Radio Detective Story Hour
27 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective -Pearl: Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective -Pearl by Radio Detective Story Hour
26 min listen
Radio Detective Hour -Becker House Detective -Hotels Are My Life: Radio Detective Hour -Becker House Detective -Hotels Are My Life by Radio Detective Story Hour
25 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective -Friend From Chicago: Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective -Friend From Chicago by Radio Detective Story Hour
28 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective -Single Green Feather: Radio Detective Hour - Becker House Detective -Single Green Feather by Radio Detective Story Hour
27 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - Galbraith And The Midas Touch - Watch The Birde: Radio Detective Hour - Galbraith And The Midas Touch - Watch The Birde by Radio Detective Story Hour
30 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - The Unforgiven- Frankies Story: Radio Detective Hour - The Unforgiven- Frankies Story by Radio Detective Story Hour
45 min listen
Radio Detective Hour - The Unforgiven- Graces Story: Radio Detective Hour - The Unforgiven- Graces Story by Radio Detective Story Hour
44 min listen

Discover this podcast and so much more

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 49 - Private Files of Rex Saunders

Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 49 - Private Files of Rex Saunders

Description

Titles in the series (100)

More Episodes from Radio Detective Story Hour