Crime – Page 5 – Retro Radio Podcast

Harold Peary at the microphone, wearing a suit and hat. A black and white photograph of Harold Peary, a man in a suit and tie, smiling and looking off to the side. He is standing in front of a plain background, with his hands in his pockets. Peary was a comedian and actor, best known for his role as "The Great Gildersleeve" on radio and television in the 1940s and 1950s. The photograph conveys a sense of classic Hollywood glamour and style.

Great Gildersleeve – The Haunted House. ep324, 490420

By Keith April 20, 2022Comedy, Great Gildersleeve

The mail has just been delivered, and a package arrives for Gildersleeve. Leroy is impressed by the detective set that was delivered, and thinks it's for him. Gildersleeve explains that…

Rows of gravestones and headstones in a military cemetery, surrounded by well-manicured lawns and trees. The gravestones are arranged in neat rows and columns, with some bearing the insignia of different military branches. The sky is overcast and the trees in the background are in the midst of changing colors, indicating autumn.

CBS Radio Theater – Everybody Does It. ep952, 790207

By Keith February 7, 2022CBS Radio Mystery, Suspense and Horror

Title:Everybody Does It. Plot:In order to augment his income, a hard-up drama critic turns to a life of crime. When he is found dead, his actress ex-wife becomes the center…

Image of a yellow globe with a map of the world, depicting continents and oceans in detail.

Whistler – The Thin Line. ep189, 460107

By Keith January 7, 2022Suspense and Horror, Whistler

Mark is a man who has found love, but no matter how he looks at it, it's a decision he made too late. He doubts his wife's asthema is for…

Assorted law enforcement badges and photographs on a textured background, representing government and police officials.

Dragnet – The Big Handsome Bandit. ep268, 541005

By Keith October 5, 2021Detective and Mystery, Dragnet

The documented drama of an actual crime. The story of your police force in action. Joe Friday is on robbery detail with partner, Frank Smith. They interview witnesses of the…

Chet Lauck and Norris Goff wearing a suit and tie smiling at the camera. Sitting in front of a radio microphone, one holding a script and the other adjusting his glasses -

Lum and Abner – Lum and Abner Split the Hotel. 460731

By Keith October 4, 2021Comedy, Lum and Abner

In the hotel, Lum phones his gratitude to the gang members who made his bail, and got him out of jail. Dick Huddleston enters to listen to Lum complain about…

Lum and Abner – Abner Jails Lum. 460730

By Keith October 1, 2021Comedy, Lum and Abner

Acting as deputy, Abner arrests Lum to keep him out of trouble. Lum is stubborn enough to go on a hunger strike, rather than promise to abandon his affections for…

Lum and Abner – Has Lum Joined with the Thieves. 460729

By Keith September 29, 2021Comedy, Lum and Abner

In the hotel, Mr Wilson and Abner worry that Lum is now part of the gang of jewel thieves. Lum seems blinded by love, and not listening to reason. What's…

Blue Beetle – Jewel Mystery Of Channel Island eps47, 48. 400911

By Keith September 11, 2021Adventure, Blue Beetle

Rookie patrolman, Dan Garret. Loved by everyone, but suspected of no one of being the Blue Beetle. Part 1: Trouble with jewel robberies plagues an upscale resort hotel, located on…

Close-up of a pair of spectacles or eyeglasses designed to improve vision, with silver frames and clear lenses.

Marx Brothers Remakes – Running A Newspaper In Chicago. 920801

By Keith August 1, 2021Comedy

When Miss Dimple takes a phone call, we are introduced to the story for the night. Flywheel and Revelli are on the way to Chicago to take over running a…

Booster rockets at the bottom of an Apollo, Saturn style rocket.

Dimension X – Almost Human. ep6, 500513

By Keith May 13, 2021Dimension X, Science Fiction

Cybernetics, the study of robots and artificial intelligence, someday something like this may happen. A professor and his female assistant are visited by a rude man from her past. He…