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Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Adam Graham

46 episodes

5 months ago

While the vast majority of golden age detective programs featured male protagonists, there were a few programs that featured female crime solvers. This feed celebrates these female detectives. The majority of episodes in this feed are dedicated to hard boiled private eye Candy Matson, Defense Attorney Martha Ellis Bryant, and Justice Department Investigator Irene Delroy in the Airmail Mystery. However, there are a variety of specials from programs like Murder Clinic and Suspense, as well as a few lesser known series. Host Adam Graham is your guide to these remarkable women sleuths.

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While the vast majority of golden age detective programs featured male protagonists, there were a few programs that featured female crime solvers. This feed celebrates these female detectives. The majority of episodes in this feed are dedicated to hard boiled private eye Candy Matson, Defense Attorney Martha Ellis Bryant, and Justice Department Investigator Irene Delroy in the Airmail Mystery. However, there are a variety of specials from programs like Murder Clinic and Suspense, as well as a few lesser known series. Host Adam Graham is your guide to these remarkable women sleuths.

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Episodes (20/46)

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

The Chase: The Amusement Park

Today's Mystery: A woman operating a shooting gallery game at an amusement park suspects that the death of an elderly watchman for the carnival is tied to a firebug who has been operating in town.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 14, 1952

Originating from New York

Starring: Adelaide Klein as Cathy; Bill Lipton; Patrick Campbell; Sydney Smith; Walter Black

Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Frank, Patreon supporter since January 2021

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

5 months ago

35 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Hot Copy: Smooth as Silk

Today's Mystery: Anne investigates the sale of black market nylons.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 7, 1944

Originating from Chicago

Starring: Betty Lou Gerson as Anne Rogers; Virginia Payne as Spritely Poole\

Referenced in this Episode: Hot Copy Radio Theater

Episode Referenced: Trouble in Tunisia

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

7 months ago

58 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Hot Copy: Death Studies the Angles

Today's Mystery: The anti-vice candidate for mayor dies suddenly. The coroner says it was heart failure, but Anne think he was murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 27, 1944

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Betty Lou Gerson as Anne Rogers, Virginia Payne as Spritely Poole

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Mark, Patreon supporter since March 2020

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

7 months ago

39 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Mr. and Mrs. North: Pam Keeps Out of Trouble

Today's Mystery: With Jerry out of town, Pam tries to help a hapless reformed gambler quit his job at a gambling den and finds herself caught up in a murder investigation.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 9, 1944

Starring: Alice Frost as Pamela North

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: William, Patreon supporter since February 2016

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

11 months ago

35 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Mr. and Mrs. North: Pam Goes it Alone

Today's Mystery: Pam helps the fiancée of a condenmed killer to try and find evidence to clear him.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 2, 1944

Originated from New York City

Starred: Alice Frost as Pamela North, Frank Lovejoy

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day:

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

11 months ago

33 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Lux Radio Theater: Thunder on the Hill

Today's Mystery:A nun becomes convinced that a condemned woman stranded at her Norfolk convent in the midst of torrential rains is innocent. Can the nun save her before her looming execution?

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 9, 1953

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Claudette Colbert as Sister Mary; Barbara Rush as Valerie Carns; Norma Varden; Paul Frees; Mary Flynn; Herb Butterfield; Ottola Nesmith; Dan O'Herlihy; Joseph Kearns; Leo Britt; Jeanne Wood; Lois Corbett; Yvonne Peattie

My review of Thunder on the Hill

Purchase link for Thunder on the Hill DVD. (Affiliate link)

Support the show monthly at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net

Patreon Supporter of the Day: Lori, Patreon Support since April 2020

Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.

Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

1 year ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Meet Miss Sherlock: Wilmer and the Widow

Today's Mystery: Jane gets a client for Peter Blossom, a beautiful widow who's accused of murdering her wealthy husband.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 12, 1946

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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call 208-991-4783

Become one of our friends on Facebook.

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

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2 years ago

38 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Meet Miss Sherlock: Case of the Deadman's Chest

Today' s Mystery:A buyer for a department store acquires a chest and everyone wants it.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 7, 1946

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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

2 years ago

38 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

Sara's Private Caper: Sara's 'Sonnets of Fu Yen' Caper

Today's Mystery:

A police stenographer decides to investigate an incomplete report on a stolen rare book.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 15, 1950

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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call 208-991-4783

Become one of ourfriends on Facebook.

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

2 years ago

36 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3844: Defense Attorney: George Bauman

Martha takes up the defense of a man who claims self-defense in the shooting of a man who held up his bar ... and who was his wife's ex-husband.

Original Air Date: August 28, 1952

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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey at http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call at 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

3 years ago

37 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3704s: Silver Theatre: Murder Unlimited

A reporter tries to track down a gang that specializes in wholesale murder.

Original Air Date: March 9, 1941

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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

Give us a call 208-991-4783

Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives

Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

3 years ago

39 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3200s: Lux Radio Theater: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings on at a race track by his mystery writer ex-wife. Original Air Date: June 19, 1939 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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

5 years ago

1 hour 5 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3197: Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 12 and 13

Fitz repairs the plane in mid-air and then parachutes down below as the search for Jimmy Gifford and the perpetrators of the air mail robbery comes to a head. Original Air Date: 1932 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 Graham, PO…

5 years ago

30 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3196: Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 10 and 11

Fitz and Gifford pursue a suspect in the murder of the radio operator and then encounter a mysterious new pilot. Original Air Date: 1932 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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

5 years ago

29 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3190: Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 8 and 9

Irene Delroy confronts Powers about why he arrived at the scene of the latest crash so quickly. Original Air Date: 1932 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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

5 years ago

31 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3184: The Air Mail Mystery, Episodes 5 and 6

Irene Delroy begins to question some suspicious characters while Andy Andrews makes another attempt to complete a flight where he’s gone three times before, not knowing he’s carrying currency in the mail. Original Air Date: 1932 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:…

5 years ago

29 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3178: Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 3 and 4

Irene Delroy travels to the scene of the latest crash. Original Air Date: 1932 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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

5 years ago

30 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3172: Air Mail Mystery: Episodes 1 and 2

Justice Department investigator Irene Delroy begins an investigation into a series of plane crashes where thousands of dollars in government cash and securities disappeared from U.S. mail shipments. Original Air Date: Sometime in 1932 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 Graham,…

5 years ago

29 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP3166: Defense Attorney: Basketball Fix

Marty hired to defend a college basketball player by a man who expects to be murdered and for the basketball player to be blamed. Original Air Date: July 17, 1952 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 Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise,…

5 years ago

35 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

EP2702s:Campbell’s Playhouse: There’s Always A Woman

Orson Welles A private detective (Orson Welles) decides to giv Read more ...

6 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes

Old Time Radio Lady Sleuths

While the vast majority of golden age detective programs featured male protagonists, there were a few programs that featured female crime solvers. This feed celebrates these female detectives. The majority of episodes in this feed are dedicated to hard boiled private eye Candy Matson, Defense Attorney Martha Ellis Bryant, and Justice Department Investigator Irene Delroy in the Airmail Mystery. However, there are a variety of specials from programs like Murder Clinic and Suspense, as well as a few lesser known series. Host Adam Graham is your guide to these remarkable women sleuths.