Old Time Radio Shows

It seems as though every other radio program in the 1940's was a hard-boiled detective story. The genre was actually a very good fit for commercial radio. At first glance, all the hard-boiled detectives would seem to be "trying to be different the same way", however, there was more variety within the genre than would be expected. The detective format was as informally formalized as the matinee Western. Nonetheless, the genre allowed for a good deal of variety. In the case of Casey, Crime Photographer , the hard-boiled detective wasn't even a detective, he was a newspaperman in the best tradition of Walter Winchell with an appetite for presenting his readers with enough juicy tidbits to bring them back for the next edition. The real-life Winchell was as well known for his reporting style as he was for the actual stories he reported, and Casey would follow this example. One aspect of the Crime Photographer situation that was confusing was Casey's status as a ph...

Is Santa Claus a Suspect?  Are your Christmas Cookies Safe?  Listen to the Gumshoe Christmas and find out! Detective Christmas Collection/Gumshoe Christmas Collection - Crime never takes a hoilday and neither do our favorite old time radio detective. Crime never takes a holiday, and neither do our favorite ols time radio Radio Detectives . That doesn't mean they won't find time for some holiday cheer in between the bullets and bad guys. On The Falcon , a stolen fur coat is a Christmas present that leads to murder. What? No murder? Boston Blackie breaks up a jewelry store robbery , and almost gets in too deep himself, much to the delight of Inspector Farraday. Casey, Crime Photographer and ace reporter Ann Miller are Xmas shopping and see what appears to be a crime, but it is a frame up that could end them! The next year they cover a mysterious benefactor who gives out Christmas money on Bum Blvd. The events begin to melt even Casey's tough newspaper heart......