Man Called X: A Tiny Bit of Microfilm (EP3533)

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Man Called X: A Tiny Bit of Microfilm (EP3533)

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The Man Called X travels to Tehran to meet a contact on a plane who has details for the Soviet plans for Iran. Original Air Date February 24, 1951 Read more ...

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Aug 18, 2021

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EP3494: The Silent Men: Trouble at Suez: A special agent has got top secret microfilm, but is on his own to figure out how to get them to the U.S. consulate. Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
32 min listen
EP3497: Man Called X: Japan Underground: Ken goes to Japan to stop a Communist plot to introduce a new group of Kamikaze terrorists. Original Air Date: January 20, 1951 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
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EP3516: Mystery is My Hobby: Death Hides a Body: A dancer writes a letter home to his mother about a counterfeiting ring and then disappears. Support the show monthly at patre Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
31 min listen
AWR0166: Somebody Knows: Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Short (the Black Dahlia): A true-crime radio program lays out the facts in the murder of Elizabeth Short in Los Angeles and offers a $5,000 reward for her murderer’ Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
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EP3500: The Silent Men: The College Fix: A federal agent goes undercover as a lecturer at a campus in hopes of breaking up a dope-pedalling ring. Original Air Date: April 9, 1952 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
37 min listen
EP3515: Man Called X: Pirates Off the Coast of India: The Man Called X goes to India after reports of a submarine flying a U.S. flag committing piracy. Original Air Date: February 13, 1951 Supp Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
42 min listen
EP3501: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale: Parts One and Two (Encore): A woman comes to Nick reporting that a man she left her baby with has stolen the baby. Nick recognized it as part of a baby-selling racket. Original Air Dates: Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
33 min listen
EP3510: Mystery is My Hobby: Death is One and Three: A hated publisher is murdered and Inspector Danton contains quick confessions…too many of them in fact. Support the show monthly at by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
32 min listen
EP3496: The Fat Man: Murder Appears Out of the Past (AU): A wealthy man calls in Brad when a disgruntled business associate threatens to kill him. Original Air Date: July 21, 1955 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
33 min listen
EP3495: Casey, Crime Photographer: Miscarriage of Justice: A man wrongfully convicted of killing his unfaithful wife is released when it’s discovered that she’s alive. She’s then murdered. < Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
37 min listen
EP3502: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale, Parts Three and Five (Encore): Shots are fired but the shooter gets away as Nick closes in on the baby stealing ring. Original Air Dates: April 19 and 21, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
36 min listen
EP3512: The Silent Men: The Torch: A special investigator is called in when a military officer is murdered and severely burned. Original Air Date: April 16, 1952 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
36 min listen
EP3537: Casey, Crime Photographer: Too Many Angels: Casey and Ann look into the murder of the star of an awful play. Original Air Date: November 13, 1947 Support the show monthly at by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
41 min listen
EP3505: Dragnet: The Big Man, Part One (Encore): Joe Friday goes undercover in a quest for a West Coast drug kingpin. Original Air Date: January 12, 1950 Support the show monthly at by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
32 min listen
EP3507: Casey, Crime Photographer: The Wedding Breakfast: A gambler is found murdered in his apartment after marrying a wealthy woman. Original Air Date: October 9, 1947 Support the show monthly at Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
32 min listen
EP3530: The Silent Men: Miracle Cure for Cancer: A USPS special agent investigates fraudulent mail severely ill people living rural areas that their cancer can be cured by worthless powders. Original Air Date: May 14, 1952 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
35 min listen
EP3498: Mystery is My Hobby: Death Has a Hotfoot: Bart and Inspector Danton investigate the death of a member of an all-female diving troupe. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
30 min listen
EP3509: Man Called X: The Orient Express: Ken travels aboard the Orient Express in search of an international criminal. Original Air Date: January 27, 1957 Support the show monthly Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
35 min listen
EP3499: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Baltimore Matter: A convicted felon in need of a stake to start a new life offers Johnny half of a $10,000 reward to help solve a years old robbery. Original Air Date: January 2, 1953 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
34 min listen
EP3518: The Silent Men: Food and War: America’s reputation is threatened when CARE packages to Italy are intercepted and delivered empty. Original Air Date: April 23, 1952 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
35 min listen
EP3552: Mister Keen, Tracer of Lost Persons: The Case of Murder and the Prize-Winning Bull: A man finds his prize-winning bull killed and is then murdered himself. Original Air Date: November 7, 1952 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetec Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
40 min listen
EP3504: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale, Parts Eight and Nine (Encore): Nick and Scubby follow a clue to find the head of the baby kidnapping ring, but find themselves in a trap. Original Air Dates: April 26 and 27, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
31 min listen
EP3503: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale, Parts Six and Seven (Encore): Nick, Patsy, and Scubby are tied up with guns pointed at them as the gang of kidnappers prepares to execute them. Original Air Dates: April 24 and 25, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
35 min listen
EP3514: The Fat Man: Murder Takes a Picture (AU): i A nightclub photographer takes a picture to be used as proof of grounds for divorce. Brad intercepts the picture but finds a picture of a dead man in the background. Original Air Date: August 4, 1955 Support the show monthly at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
31 min listen
EP3506: Dragnet: The Big Man, Part Two (Encore): Having arrested the number two Drug kingpin in the West, Friday and Smith join with a coalition of state, local, and federal law enforcement to bring down the Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
33 min listen
EP3524: The Silent Men: Missing Masterpiece: An American agent partners with the French surete to find a stolen masterpiece. Original Air Date: May 7, 1952 Become one of our monthly patreon supporters at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
35 min listen
EP3523: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Marigold Matter: Johnny is called to a small unincorporated town to investigate the murder of a friend. Original Air Date: January 23, 1953 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
42 min listen
EP3511: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Thelma Ibsen Matter: Johnny looks for the beneficiary on a life insurance policy who the insured only met once. Original Air Date: January 9, 1953 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
36 min listen
EP3500s: Proudly We Hail: This Could Be Murder: A San Francisco police inspector arrives at a scene of an apparent suicide that he suspects could be murder. Original Air Date: December 3, 1950 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
34 min listen
EP3535: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Chicago Fraud Matter: Johnny goes to Chicago to investigate a man whose life was recently insured for $50,000 and who died…of malnutrition. Original Air Date: February 6, 1953 When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Read more ... by The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
34 min listen

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Man Called X: A Tiny Bit of Microfilm (EP3533)

Man Called X: A Tiny Bit of Microfilm (EP3533)

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