Episode 533 - Working on the Railroad (Boston Blackie, Pursuit, & Rocky Fortune) | Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) Podcast

Episode 575 - In a New York Minute (Richard Diamond, Broadway is My Beat, Johnny Dollar, & 21st Precinct): We're riding the subway and walking the Great White Way with four radio gumshoes in New York. First, there's a dead body in Richard Diamond's office in "The Fred Sears Murder Case" (originally aired on NBC on June 5, 1949). A man is killed in Times... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

125 min listen

Episode 506 - British Invasion (Man Called X, Rex Saunders, & Whitehall 1212): Anglophiles rejoice! All of this week's old time radio mysteries star performers from across the pond. Herbert Marshall is secret agent Ken Thurston in an exciting adventure of The Man Called X. Thurston is on the hunt for a missing atomic... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

94 min listen

Episode 157 - And the Winner Is... (Rocky Fortune, Philip Marlowe, & Rex Saunders): Just in time for the Academy Awards, "Down These Mean Streets" presents a bonus episode featuring a trio of Oscar-winning radio detectives. First, Frank Sinatra is Rocky Fortune in “Shipboard Jewel Robbery” (originally... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

86 min listen

Episode 549 - Under the Sea (The Whistler, Man Called X, & This is Your FBI): Crime takes a dive in this week's episode of old time radio mysteries involving submarines, salvage divers, and the mysterious ocean floor. First, a love triangle leads to death at sea in "Dark Voyage" from The Whistler (originally aired on CBS... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

127 min listen

Episode 422 – Hard-Boiled Heroics (Philip Marlowe, Pat Novak, & Barrie Craig): Two-fisted action, tough guy narration, dangerous dames - the hard-boiled detective shows of the golden age of radio had it all. We'll hear three of those gumshoes in radio mysteries. First, Gerald Mohr is Philip Marlowe in "The Lady Killer"... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

97 min listen

Episode 496 - Mysteries on the Midway (The Saint, Richard Diamond, & Suspense): Step right up for three old time radio mysteries set at the carnival. In between the games, rides, and shows, we'll find mayhem and murder on the midway. First, Vincent Price discovers the "buried alive woman" may be in serious trouble in "The... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

96 min listen

BONUS - Five Favorites: Nero Wolfe: In this month's bonus episode, I'm serving up my five favorite episodes of The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - the single season series starring Oscar-nominee Sydney Greenstreet as Rex Stout's gargantuan gourmet, orchid fancier, and brilliant... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

156 min listen

Episode 426 – International Men of Mystery (Rocky Jordan, Mr. I.A. Moto, & Dangerous Assignment): It's a trip around the world with three old time radio detectives who walked an international beat. First, Rocky Jordan investigates a killing in Cairo in "The Man With No Name" (originally aired on CBS on October 9, 1949). Then, secret... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

99 min listen

Episode 125 - Great White Way (Broadway is My Beat): Larry Thor stars as Detective Danny Clover as he walks “the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world” in Broadway is My Beat. We'll hear Clover keep the streets of New York safe in two old time radio mysteries. First, it's "The... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

67 min listen

Episode 150 - All-American Spade (Deadline Mystery & Sam Spade): We salute actor Stephen Dunne, the second man to wear Sam Spade’s trench coat on radio. After struggling to break out of bit parts on the big screen, Dunne found success on radio in a number of shows. In 1950, after rumors of Communist ties cost... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

69 min listen

Episode 424 – Ladies’ Night (Meet Miss Sherlock, Sara’s Private Caper, & Candy Matson): We're saluting some of the women who solved crimes during the radio era. First, we'll Meet Miss Sherlock, a scatterbrained amateur detective (originally aired on CBS on September 12, 1946). Then, comedy star Sara Berner shows off her... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

101 min listen

Episode 505 - Gumshoes on the Gridiron (Night Beat, Broadway is My Beat, & Rocky Fortune): Suit up and take the field with old time radio detectives in three football mysteries. First, Randy Stone comes to the aid of an old college football hero who's fallen on hard times (and into debt with gamblers) in Night Beat (originally aired on NBC... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

88 min listen

Episode 406 – Start Spreading the News (Rocky Fortune): As he reinvented his career with an Oscar-winning role and a new recording contract, Frank Sinatra came to radio in his own detective drama. Sinatra starred as Rocky Fortune, whose weekly hunt for a new job landed him in cases of robbery, fraud,... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

82 min listen

Episode 158 - Footlights and Felonies (Broadway is My Beat): Head back to the Great White Way and the crime behind the bright lights and buzz of the city in Broadway is My Beat. Detective Danny Clover walks “the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world” in two episodes of one... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

65 min listen

Episode 169 - Radio's Most Wanted (Somebody Knows): For eight weeks in the summer of 1950, Somebody Knows dramatized unsolved murder cases with the goal of solving the crimes. A reward of five thousand dollars awaited any listener who had evidence that could lead to the capture and conviction... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

36 min listen

Episode 550 - First Day of School (The Whistler, Philip Marlowe, I Was a Communist for the FBI, & Dragnet): It's time to sharpen those pencils and hit the books with four radio mysteries set in and around the classroom. First, a chemistry professor tries a blackmail experiment in "Hasty Conclusion" from The Whistler (originally aired on CBS on May 19,... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

122 min listen

Episode 551 - Ladd and Lasses (Box 13, Screen Guild Theatre, & Hollywood Star Time): Actor Alan Ladd was born 110 years ago this month, and we're celebrating his life and career with four of his old time radio appearances. He plays mystery writer and amateur gumshoe Dan Holiday in "Diamond in the Sky" and "The Professor and the... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

122 min listen

Episode 155 - Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard (Suspense): February 14th isn’t only Valentine’s Day. It’s also the birthday of radio’s most famous comedian, Jack Benny. The perpetually 39 year old Benny was born February 14, 1894. His landmark radio program was a popular hit for over two decades, and... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

39 min listen

Episode 507 - Throw the Book at Them (Boston Blackie, Philip Marlowe, & Let George Do It): Read along with our heroes this week in three old time radio mysteries where books play a key role in the crimes and their solutions. First, Boston Blackie tries to figure out why readers of a best-selling novel keep winding up dead. Richard Kollmar... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

94 min listen

Episode 173 - Bob's Your Uncle (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar): Radio sleuthing didn’t get much sweeter than when Bob Bailey voiced Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. Bailey starred as Dollar for five years, but he was never better than 1955 to 1956 when the series aired as a nightly fifteen-minute serial. In... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

76 min listen

Episode 446 – William’s Whodunnits (I Deal in Crime, Murder Will Out, & Barrie Craig): William Gargan couldn't cut it as a private detective in real life, but he was terrific at playing a gumshoe on screen and on radio. We'll hear him in three old time radio mysteries. First, he's ex-sailor turned private eye Ross Dolan in I Deal... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

97 min listen

Episode 134 - One for the Road (Rocky Fortune): Frank Sinatra is on the job as Rocky Fortune. Footloose, fancy-free, and frequently unemployed Rocky bounces from job to job but he finds danger wherever he punches a clock. Old Blue Eyes brings his signature charm and swagger to the role in this... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

55 min listen

Episode 161 - Knight Before the Dawn (Adventures of Superman): Before they met on the big screen or even in comics, Superman and Batman first joined forces on radio when the Caped Crusader visited The Adventures of Superman. To celebrate the release of their first cinematic team-up – Batman v Superman – Dawn... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

94 min listen

Episode 118 - That Old Blackie Magic (Boston Blackie): Reformed jewel thief Boston Blackie was a debonair detective in his years on radio. Along with his girlfriend Mary Wesley and sidekick Shorty, Blackie used his underworld know-how to catch more unscrupulous thieves and scoundrels. Racing against... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

61 min listen

Episode 510 - Nights at the Museum (Nick Carter, Philo Vance, & Barrie Craig): **Note: No intro today - not sure if I caught something new or if it's the same thing wearing out its welcome, but hopefully back to normal next week! The contents of museums can solve mysteries of the past, but the halls of artifacts and treasures... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

89 min listen

Episode 382 – Vocalist Violence (Richard Diamond, Private Detective): There was no other radio detective like Richard Diamond - a tough, glib ex-cop turned private eye who had a powerful pair of fists and a healthy set of pipes. Dick Powell starred as the singing gumshoe in one of the era's best detective dramas.... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

97 min listen

Episode 126 - Master of Mystery (Academy Award): In honor of Alfred Hitchcock's birthday, "Down These Mean Streets" presents a bonus episode saluting the big screen's auteur of thrills and chills. We'll hear an on-air recreation of Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt, featuring Joseph Cotten in his big... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

35 min listen

Episode 504 - Swinging Sixties (Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar): Sixty years ago this month, the Golden Age of Radio signed off as CBS aired the final episodes of Suspense and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar on September 30, 1962. Both shows hung on as TV overtook radio in the late 50s and continued to produce... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

108 min listen

Episode 174 - Holmes is Where the Heart Is (Sherlock Holmes & Tales of Fatima): To an entire generation of fans, Basil Rathbone was Sherlock Holmes. On the big screen and on radio, Rathbone brought the master detective of Baker Street to life and left a lasting impression on the character. He became closely identified with the... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

65 min listen

Episode 165 - Howl at the Moon (Suspense): Reformed thief turned private detective Michael Lanyard was known to friend and foe alike as “The Lone Wolf.” The debonair rogue thrilled readers from his first appearance in 1914, and he was a mainstay on the big screen from the silent film era... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

37 min listen

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Episode 533 - Working on the Railroad (Boston Blackie, Pursuit, & Rocky Fortune)

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