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Nightbeat – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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The great ones are back in action.

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United States

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The great ones are back in action.

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English


Episodes
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EP3526: Night Beat: Gusher James

8/10/2021
Randy investigates when a convicted murder insists the crime he was convicted of was committed by a wealthy and influential oil man. Original Air Date: March 7, 1952 Support the sho Read more ...

Duration:00:35:42

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EP2457: Night Beat: The “Bug” Killings

3/12/2018
Randy is investigating a series of murders where the killer calls the police in advance of each killing. Original Air Date: September 25, 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…http://survey.greatdetectives.net…

Duration:00:36:19

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EP2451: Night Beat: The Policy Wheel Racket

3/5/2018
A blind man tells Randy the leader of a local rescue mission has been severely beaten. Randy wants to find out why but the man won’t tell him. Original Air Date: September 18, 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,…

Duration:00:33:15

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EP2445:Night Beat: Larry, the Understudy

2/26/2018
A young dancer’s understudy puts on an impressive dancing performance that has the show’s owner ready to make him a star. However, he quits and disappears from the Read more ...

Duration:00:34:44

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EP2439: Night Beat: The Bomb On Flight 63

2/19/2018
Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to Denver. Original Air Date: September 4, 1952 Support the show monthly at

Duration:00:32:54

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EP2433: Night Beat: The Man with the Red Hair

2/12/2018
On his night off, Randy meets a woman at a bar. She turns to ice when she sees a man with red hair. Original Air Date: August 21, 1952 Support the show monthly at Read more ...

Duration:00:29:57

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EP2427: Night Beat: His Name is Luke

2/5/2018
A former burlesque dancer, a shoeshine man, and a delicatessen owner are among those acting out of character and raising money for a mysterious “him.” Origin Read more ...

Duration:00:33:32

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EP2421: Night Beat: Somebody Stop Ann

1/29/2018
A female columnist enlists Randy’s help because she fears her estranged husband will kill her and her children. Original Air Date: August 7, 1952 Support th Read more ...

Duration:00:31:27

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EP2415: Night Beat: Flight from Fear

1/22/2018
An elderly layout man pulls part of a columnist’s article on a young talented swimmer. The swimmer refused to try out for the Olympics and ends up threatening the co Read more ...

Duration:00:35:11

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EP2409: Night Beat: The Smell of Peaches

1/15/2018
Randy meets a recently paroled old-time gangster who suffered a nervous breakdown who swears he’s being followed by two men who want to kill him for $100,000. 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…

Duration:00:30:43

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EP2403: Night Beat: The Old Itch

1/8/2018
Randy gets scooped by an intrepid, globe-trotting, female reporter. Original Air Date: July 3, 1952 Support the show monthly at

Duration:00:34:22

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EP2397: Night Beat: Reformer

1/1/2018
A farmer from rural Illinois comes to Chicago determined to take down a corrupt political boss “with love.” Original Air Date: June 26, 1952 Support t Read more ...

Duration:00:32:32

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EP2391: Night Beat: Lost Souls

12/25/2017
Randy meets a woman who treats everyone on skid row to champagne, steaks, and fresh sheets, and is being haunted across the country by a childhood friend who promises to kill h Read more ...

Duration:00:34:27

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EP2385: Night Beat: Five Days off for Christmas

12/18/2017
Randy gets time off for Christmas, which reminds him he has no one to spend Christmas with. When a boy tries to give him an envelope and is run over by a car, Randy has to find Read more ...

Duration:00:32:27

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EP2379: Night Beat: Railroaded

12/11/2017
Randy becomes convinced that a 19-year old woman was railroaded into a conviction for manslaughter of a politician’s wife. Original Air Date: June 19, 1952 Read more ...

Duration:00:32:03

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EP2373: Night Beat: The Marvelous Machine

12/4/2017
A once-promising scientist visits the scene of a murder Randy is covering. Original Air Date: June 5, 1952 Support the show monthly at

Duration:00:34:06

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EP2367: Night Beat: The Jockeys Were Brothers

11/27/2017
A star jockey’s younger brother returns to Chicago. Little Brother is determined to prove himself a better jockey and will do anything to prove it. Original Air Da Read more ...

Duration:00:31:39

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EP2361: Night Beat: Target for a Week

11/20/2017
Randy is accused of a murder by an anonymous columnist for a rival newspaper. Original Air Date: May 22, 1952 Support the show monthly at

Duration:00:33:46

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EP2349: Night Beat: Long Live the Clown

11/6/2017
The wife of an acrobat clown comes to Randy to sell a story about her husband being a spy. Original Air Date: May 8, 1952 Support the show monthly at

Duration:00:33:32

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Video Theater 118: Four Star Playhouse: Search in the Night

10/29/2017
While on the Night Beat, Randy Stone becomes curious when he sees a diver searching the river for something. Season 2, Episode 7 Original Air Date: November 5, 1953 Read more ...