Howard Duff was a big part of the golden-age of radio. Not only did he star as Dashiell Hammett’s tough-as-nails private eye Sam Spade (two episodes included in this collection), but he appeared on hundreds of radio shows during the 1940s and 50s. Here’s sixteen radio broadcasts that either star Howard Duff or have him in the supporting cast. You won’t have any problem identifying his deep baritone voice!Suspense, 4/5/45 - “A Guy Gets Lonely w/ Dane Clark”Theatre of Ro...

Suspense … Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills! Suspense mixed mystery, suspicion, and dangerous adventure like no other. Featuring the biggest names in Hollywood, it stirred your nerves to offer you a precarious situation and then withhold the solution … until the last possible moment!Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportions. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 196...

Tom Conway and John Stanley star as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes in sixteen crime stories that will keep you glued to your chair—cup of tea in hand!Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, came to NBC radio in 1930 starring Richard Gordon. By 1939, Basil Rathbone was heard as Holmes with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo were simultaneously starring in a popular series of Sherlock Holmes features for Fox, and l...

In Texas, more than 260,000 square miles and fifty men make up the oldest and most famous law enforcement body in North America—the Texas Rangers!Like its predecessor Dragnet, Tales of the Texas Rangers adapted actual police case files for its broadcasts. Leading each week’s investigation of an actual Texas Ranger case was the same Texas Ranger, Jayce Pearson, portrayed by movie star Joel McCrea. Because the stories were set in the present day, Pe...

Set shortly after the events of the award-winning The Leviathan Chronicles, this spinoff series continues the adventures of its two youngest characters, Lisette Mainsabiles and Paul Kim (aka Cluracan) as they use their unique skills to start a business, navigate young love, and lovingly care for a cybernetic rat.Having been raised by an immortal thief, Lisette’s experience as a cat burglar makes her confident she can handle any physical threat the pair might face. But as a computat...

When genetic scientist Macallan Orsel discovers an ancient secret hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean—a city called Leviathan inhabited by immortal humans—her carefully constructed life in New York City is suddenly thrown into turmoil. Drawn into a clandestine struggle she never knew existed, Macallan is thrust into the middle of a dangerous conflict between Leviathan’s immortal residents and the ruthless Blackdoor Group, a covert government agency determined to exploit the immortals’ powerfu...

America’s Favorite Cowboy, Roy Rogers, stars in sixteen rip-roaring western radio adventures from the early 1950s!Cowboy actor and singer Roy Rogers galloped his way across the plains, always ready to apprehend cattle thieves, break up a diamond-smuggling ring, thwart bank robbers, or rescue a kidnap victim. The Roy Rogers Show premiered on radio in 1944 with Roy’s real-life wife Dale Evans at his side. Youngsters were enthralled by the program’s mix or gr...

Inspired by classic pulp fiction and old-time radio programs, the Narada Radio Company endeavors to create audio dramas that go from amusing to terrifying.To some, antiques are nothing more than worthless junk. To others, a newfound treasure. When an old man brings home a recently purchased steamer trunk from an auction, he acquires more than he bargained for in this compelling supernatural mystery. Featuring a full cast of voice actors with sound effects and music.Written ...

The Cavalcade of America dramatized the greatest events in American history and featured the biggest names in Hollywood!In 1935, the DuPont Company chose to enhance its image by dramatizing great events in American history to an audience of millions each week on The Cavalcade of America. The dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation. One of the...

“Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that’s with a US Marshal and the smell of … GUNSMOKE!”Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves. Produced for adult listeners, the stories were grim, the deaths brutal, and life on the plains was harsh. Radio audiences had never heard anything like Gunsmoke, and they made it the #1 Western on radio. It soon made ...

Suspense mixed mystery, suspicion, and dangerous adventure like no other. Featuring the biggest names in Hollywood, it stirred your nerves to offer you a precarious situation and then withhold the solution … until the last possible moment!Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962, and is considered by many to be the best mystery/drama ser...

Bob Bailey stars as Detective George Valentine in one of the best and longest-running detective series of the Golden Age of radio.Detective series Let George Do It came to radio in 1946. It starred Bob Bailey as ex-GI and detective-for-hire George Valentine. Clients came to Valentine’s office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad: Personal notice: Danger’s my stock in trade. If the job’s too tough for you to handle, you...