The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)-logo

The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)

Drama

Host Adam Graham is your guide as he explores all surviving radio episodes of Ellery Queen. Most of the episodes were designed around the idea of armchair detectives solving the case. For those missing that element, these scenes are recreated with actual listeners.

Location:

United States

Description:

Host Adam Graham is your guide as he explores all surviving radio episodes of Ellery Queen. Most of the episodes were designed around the idea of armchair detectives solving the case. For those missing that element, these scenes are recreated with actual listeners.

Language:

English


Episodes
Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Ellery Queen: The Green Gorillas

4/16/2024
Today's Mystery: Ellery Queen teams up with a teenage boy to infiltrate a street gang. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 12, 1947 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netOriginating in New York Patreon Supporter of the Day:Jan, Patreon Supporter Since December 2019 Starring: Lawrence Dobkin, Charlotte Keane, Bill Smith, and Ed Latimer, Mandel Kramer Armchair Detective: Jose Ferrer 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 Twitter@radiodetectives

Duration:00:33:54

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Wounded Lieutenant

4/9/2024
Today's Mystery :A former police detective is disabled while serving overseas and his battalion members are killed after a native waiter reports their planned attack. But how did the spy know? Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 18, 1943 Originating in New York From the Office of War Information, taken from the network broadcast of a 30 minute episode Starring: Sydney Smith as Ellery Queen, Marian Shockley, Santos Ortega, Ted de Corsia Armchair Detectives: Virginia Fields and Ed Sullivan Website Referenced: Ellery Queen, A Website of Deduction Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Kerry, Patreon Supporter since November 2018 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

Duration:00:24:06

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Income Tax Robbery

4/2/2024
Today’s Mystery:A private detective turns to Ellery for help when his income tax blank is stolen, along with sensitive information that could expose his wealthy clients to blackmail. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 12, 1942 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Originating in New York Starring: Carleton Young as Ellery Queen; Marian Shockley; Ted De Corsia; Santos Ortega; Maurice Tarplin Armchair Detectives: Manda Hedrom and Mayor Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore (Over the phone, not heard on broadcast )Patreon Supporter of the Day: GbO, Patreon Supporter since December 2022 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

Duration:00:35:59

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1684: Ellery Queen: Nikki Porter, Suspect

9/22/2015
A man is found murdered in Nikki’s compartment and she’s suspected of murder. Original Air Date: November 19, 1954 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 ...

Duration:00:30:29

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1678: The Ford Theatre: The Adventure of a Bad Boy

9/15/2015
Ellery Queen investigates the attempted poisoning of a cantankerous woman and the most obvious suspect is her eight-year-old nephew. Original Air Date: January 4, 1948 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 ...

Duration:01:07:28

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1672: Ellery Queen: One Diamond

9/8/2015
The owner of a large diamond invites Ellery to his home under false pretenses. Original Air Date: May 6, 1948 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 ...

Duration:00:34:58

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1666: Ellery Queen: The Three Frogs

9/1/2015
Nikki hides a young gang member, trying to help him. Original Air Date: April 29, 1948 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 ...

Duration:00:36:43

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1660: Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective

8/25/2015
When an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1948 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 ...

Duration:00:39:22

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1654: Ellery Queen: The Man in the Street

8/18/2015
Ellery sets out to capture two conmen who have swindled 10,000 people and ensure they’re captured before they’re murdered. Original Air Date: December 11, 1947 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:34:11

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1648: Ellery Queen: The Saga of Ruffy Rux

8/11/2015
Ruffy Rux, a gangster, kills a friend of Ellery's. Original Air Date: November 27, 1947 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:36:13

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1642: Ellery Queen: The Case of the Number Thirty-One

8/4/2015
Ellery Queen looks into the death of a butler whose death appears tied into a diamond smuggling matter. Original Air Date: September 7, 1947 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:35:11

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1636: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Message in Red

7/28/2015
Three seemingly unconnected women are slain by the same killer. Original Air Date: November 7, 1945 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:35:13

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1630: Ellery Queen: Nick the Knife

7/21/2015
Ellery investigates a series of knifing attacks in New York City parks. Original Air Date: August 1, 1945 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:30:25

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1624: Ellery Queen: The Foul Tip

7/14/2015
A cowboy movie star is murdered at a ballpark. Original Air Date: July 15, 1944 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:34:21

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1618: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of Dead Man’s Cavern

7/7/2015
While vacationing in the mountains, Ellery and friends stumble upon a mysterious death tied to a murderer’s ghost. Original Air Date: April 15, 1944 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:30:49

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1612: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Scarecrow and the Snowman

6/30/2015
Ellery Queen uses a movie to solve a case of a man who was found in the clothes of a scarecrow and then disappeared from the hospital. Original Air Date: January 22, 1944 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:33:35

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1606: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Mischief Maker

6/23/2015
Ellery is called in to investigate a series of anonymous mischief making letters. Original Air Date: January 13, 1944 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:33:28

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1600: Ellery Queen: The Vanishing Magician

6/16/2015
An old vaudeville magician makes a wager for $25,000 that he can disappear from a house under the nose of New York’s finest. Original Air Date: November 6, 1943 Support the show. Take the listener survey. Read more ...

Duration:00:36:17

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1594: Ellery Queen: The World Series Crime

6/9/2015
Ellery is called in to find a baseball star’s lucky bat. Original Air Date: October 2, 1943 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:35:14

Ask host to enable sharing for playback control

EP1588: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Circus Train

6/2/2015
A long-time circus owner is murdered on a train. Original Air Date: March 27, 1943 Support the show. Read more ...

Duration:00:37:36