THE BRAVE RABBIT and THE IMPOLITE CORPSE THE NEW ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE
Release Date: 11/26/2025
THE CELIA WOODSTOCK MATTER and THE STANLEY SPRINGS MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
Each story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take on a job near go
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THE DAVID ROCKEY MATTER YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
Each story started with a phone call from an insurance executive, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take on a job near go
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A STREETCAR NAMED SCHULTZ and THE BAREFOOT BOY JEFF REGAN, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
A Streetcar Named Schultz (Original Air Date: January 18, 1950) Jeff Regan is hired by a professional wrestler to clear his name after he is accused of murdering his opponent. The investigation leads Regan into a "tangled web" involving a local streetcar operator named Schultz, disgruntled coworkers, a secret romance, and a suspicious streetcar accident. The Barefoot Boy with Shoes Gone (Original Air Date: January 25, 1950) Regan is hired by a woman named E.P. Duffield—a gallery owner—to locate a missing artist. The target of the search is Thaddeus Mink, an eccentric, "cat-hating" painter...
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THE CHARLES AND JACKIE KIMBALL MURDER CASE and THE FRANCIE GREEN MURDER CASE BROADWAY IS MY BEAT
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
Broadway Is My Beat was a gritty radio crime drama that aired on CBS from 1949 to 1954. It followed the investigations of Detective Danny Clover (played by Larry Thor), a world-weary NYPD homicide detective working Manhattan’s "Great White Way"—the gaudiest and most violent mile in the world. The show was celebrated for its stylized, noir dialogue and immersive sound design. Episode Summaries The Francie Green Murder Case (March 24, 1950) Plot: Detective Danny Clover investigates the murder of Francie Green, a 20-year-old cigarette girl working in a Broadway nightclub. The...
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THE BUM'S RUSH and RUSHTON HICKORY THE ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE P.D.
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
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THE LADY KILLER and THE EAGER WITNESS ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE, P.D.
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe was a radio series featuring Raymond Chandler's private eye, Philip Marlowe. Robert C. Reinehr and Jon D. Swartz, in their book, The A to Z of Old Time Radio, noted that the program differed from most others in its genre: "It was a more hard-boiled program than many of the other private detective shows of the time, containing few quips or quaint characters."
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THE FINE ITALIAN HAND and THE BRIDS ON THE WING ADVENTURES OF PHILIP MARLOWE
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THE BIG STAND and THE BIG WISH DRAGNET
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were changed to protect the innocent". Dragnet broke a few radio taboos as well,...
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THE BIG SHOCK and THE BIG OFFICE DRAGNET
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were changed to protect the innocent". Dragnet broke a few radio taboos as well,...
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THE BIG TRUNK and THE BIG CUT DRAGNET
1001 Radio Crime Solvers
This series was broadcasted from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 on NBC at various times and days, starring Dragnet starred Jack Webb as Detective Sergeant Joe Friday. Various partners throughout the show's run were Sergeant Ben Romero (Barton Yarborough), Ed Jacobs (Barney Phillips), and Officer Frank Smith (Ben Alexander). Webb was the creator/Director of the series and wanted everything to be as authentic as possible, down to the last sound effect. The stories were based on actual police files and "the names were changed to protect the innocent". Dragnet broke a few radio taboos as well,...
info_outlineHE NEW ADVENTURES OF NERO WOLFE
Nero Wolfe first appeared on radio on July 5, 1943 on the NBC Blue Network in The Adventures Of Nero Wolfe. This series didn't last long and starred Santos Ortega as Wolfe and Luis Van Rooten as Archie. The second series was during 1945 on the Mutual network in The Amazing Nero Wolfe. This lasted only until December 15, 1946 and starred Francis X. Bushman and Elliot Lewis as Archie. The third series was known as The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. Starting on October 20, 1950 it lasted only until April 27, 1951. It starred Sidney Greenstreet as Nero Wolfe. The part of Archie was played by Lawrence Dobkin for the first twelve shows. Gerald Mohr took over for the next four shows after making a guest appearance in the twelfth show. Harry Bartell was Archie for the remainder of the series. Nero Wolfe, also known as the galloping gourmet, was an armchair detective. He rarely left the house; instead his assistant, Archie Goodwin, would collect the facts and report back. Nero Wolfe would probably not have taken on many cases had he not needed the clients' money to pay for his two true passions: fine food and the collecting of orchids. Archie Goodwin, Wolfe's male secretary, prodded him into taking cases whenever the bank balance got a little low. Wolfe, as a character, is difficult to like. He's a self-assured type that does nothing unless he wants to, making his assistant, Archie Goodwin, deal with the outside world. The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe is based on a series of books begun in 1934 by Rex Stout. There were two previous incarnations of the radio series: The Adventures of Nero Wolfe which ran in 1943 and 1944 and The New Adventures of (aka The Amazing) Nero Wolfe which ran in 1945 to 1946. Very few episodes from these earlier series are in circulation today. There was also one later series created by the Canadian Broadcasting Company in 1982.