This collection contains 12 of the greatest detective shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio! You’ll hear Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, Sydney Greenstreet as Nero Wolfe, Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Chester Morris as Boston Blackie, Dick Powell as Richard Diamond, Jack Webb as Sgt. Joe Friday on Dragnet plus many more gumshoes like: Philip Marlowe, Bulldog Drummond, Michael Shayne, and Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar! Relive 12 of the best classic radio detective shows from yesterday and the legendary stars that made them great in this incredible collection.
CD#1
The Adventures of Michael Shayne, Private Detective 5-7-45 Big Voice Means Big Body w/ Wally Mahr
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 5-14-49 The Promise to Pay w/ Gerald Mohr
CD#2
The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective 8-1-48 The Dry Martini Caper
Boston Blackie 7-14-44 The Star of the Nile w/ Chester Morris
CD#3
Broadway Is My Beat 10-27-50 Harold Clark w/ Larry Thor
Bulldog Drummond 6-9-48 Death Uses Disappearing Ink w/ Ned Weaver
CD#4
Dragnet 9-14-52 The Big Bull w/ Jack Webb
The New Adventures of Nero Wolf 2-23-51 The Case of the Malevolent Medic w/ Sydney Greenstreet
CD#5
The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 10-22-45 The Great Gandolfo w/ Basil Rathbone & Nigel Bruce
Philo Vance, Detective 4-5-49 The Movie Murder Case w/ Jackson Beck
CD#6
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 8-6-49 Lynn Knight Wants Protection w/ Dick Powell
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 11-11-56 The Big Scoop Matter w/ Bob Bailey