Favorite Radio Detective?

wellcalculatedtales · **Joined:** Sep Fri 01, 2017 4:33 pm **Posts:** 2

Hypothetically, you have to spend a length of time with a radio detective. You are looking for someone who features outstanding powers of deduction, but would also like your detective to have a pleasant attitude.

Who would you choose?

Personally I'm leaning towards Johnny Dollar, but I would love to change my mind. Thoughts?

Old Tube · **Posted:** Sep Sat 02, 2017 11:54 am

For me, there really isn't a favorite detective show as they all seem to follow the same plot. The only thing I dislike about Johnny Dollar is that it gets broadcast as a 5 part series on XM-148. Takes too long to tell the story. Like the 30 minute version better.
Regards,
Don

oldradiofox · **Posted:** Sep Tue 05, 2017 2:40 am

I can't decide between the hard-boiled Phillip Marlowe, and the smart-aleck Richard Diamond. And I like Johnny Dollar as well-but I agree, the 15 minute episodes drag the story out too long.

wellcalculatedtales · **Joined:** Sep Fri 01, 2017 4:33 pm **Posts:** 2

Ooo I need to take another look at Phillip Marlowe. Thank you for your replies!

Radioroslyn · **Posted:** Sep Fri 08, 2017 12:41 am

You might like Pat Novak for Hire. Pretty snappy dialog.
Welcome to the forum!

Terry

John Bartley · **Posted:** Sep Fri 08, 2017 12:43 am

Not in any sort of order ...

Richard Diamond
Johnny Dollar
Joe Friday

TaraISSProps · **Posted:** Mar Sat 03, 2018 2:49 am

The Shadow count?

Eliot Ness · **Posted:** Mar Sat 03, 2018 3:37 pm

Hard to beat Johnny Dollar, Richard Diamond, Boston Blackie, and Joe Friday, but here are some lesser know ones that I've enjoyed recently (in no particular order):

Casey Crime Photographer (not really a detective, but he might as well be since he solves crimes)

Barrie Craig, Confidential Investigator

Danny Clover (Broadway Is My Beat)

Nick Carter

Simon Templar (The Saint)

Sherlock Holmes

The Shadow, if he counts

analog junk collector · **Joined:** Apr Sun 19, 2015 5:25 am **Posts:** 13

My favorite is quite a bit newer:

The Adventures of Harry Nile from Jim French Productions

Federated_P · **Posted:** Mar Wed 07, 2018 8:44 pm

I have nothing original but Marlowe, Homes, and Friday for me. I have all the shows on an iPod. And broadcast to all my radios from that or listen direct.

BTW, the modern mp3 players under $100 seem like junk. A better buy I thought was to rebuild an iPod classic (new drive, front panel, back panel, battery).

chaz · **Posted:** Mar Wed 07, 2018 10:01 pm

I like box 13 [Alan Ladd], but I also like the dialog of pat Novak.

Like ;; '' it's like stuffing a smoke ring into your pocket''

Dan in Calgary

Federated_P · **Posted:** Mar Wed 07, 2018 11:56 pm

thanks for Web's other series Pat Novak. I did a search just now and found he did even more: Johnny Madero, Pier 23, Pete Kelly's Blues. All of which will go to my iPod.

EDIT: I see now Jack Webb had just two episodes as part of Johnny Madero Pier 23.

https://archive.org/details/itotr-jeffr ... eradioshow

EDIT: I see further episodes than 2, all are listed here but the titles are unknown for many of them. I found 3 episodes online...

http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/DigitalDe ... er-23.html

Eliot Ness · **Posted:** Mar Thu 08, 2018 7:24 pm

chaz wrote:

I like box 13 [Alan Ladd], but I also like the dialog of pat Novak........

Yes, Box 13 and Night Beat (Frank Lovejoy) are two of my favorite shows, but I wasn't sure they'd qualify as detectives, but they do a lot of detecting :wink:

If you like Jack Webb check out the Escape episode called Border Town. I'll have to check out Pat Novak.....

voroush · **Posted:** Apr Mon 16, 2018 2:58 am

Phillip Marlowe, Box 13, and Sinatra's short-lived program Rocky Fortune.

Eliot Ness · **Posted:** Apr Tue 17, 2018 1:24 am

voroush wrote:

...... and Sinatra's short-lived program Rocky Fortune.

Thanks, I just added that to my OTR collection.

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