The Film Detective Podcast

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Fort Laramie. Featuring vocal talent by Raymond Burr.Fort Laramie was a CBS Radio Western series starring Raymond Burr. It originally aired Sunday afternoons from January 22–October 28, 1956, at 5:30 pm ET. Produced and directed by Norman Macdonnell, this Western drama depicted life at old Fort Laramie during the 19th Century. The 41 episodes starred Raymond Burr as Lee Quince, captain of the cavalry. One year later, Burr became a television star in his defining role as Perry Mason. Talk about some fascinating radio and television history... huh?Originally airing 6/24/1956, get ready for another western adventure in "The Loving Cup," with Captain Lee Quince!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Night Beat. Featuring vocal talent by Frank Lovejoy.In this series, Frank Lovejoy stars as Randy Stone, a reporter who covered the night beat for the Chicago Star, encountering criminals, eccentrics, and troubled souls. On each episode, listeners were invited to join Stone as he "searches through the city for the strange stories waiting for him in the darkness." Most episodes leaned towards suspense, crime and thriller themes, but Night Beat also featured occasional humorous or sentimental stories. Each episode ended with Stone at his desk as he finished typing a news story based on his latest exploits, and shouting for the copy boy to deliver his story to an editor.Originally airing 9/4/1952, gather around for "The Bomb on Flight 63," with Randy Stone!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, as we gallop into this week's episode of The Cavalcade of America. Featuring narration by Van Johnson.Did you know that Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds? The series was intended to improve DuPont's public image after World War I. The company's motto, "Maker of better things for better living through chemistry," was read at the beginning of each program, and the dramas emphasized humanitarian progress, particularly improvements in the lives of women, often through technological innovation.Originally airing 12/30/1952 gather around for "Billy the Kid," in the week's episode of The Cavalcade of America!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of I Was A Communist for the FBI. Featuring narration by Dana Andrews.Did you know that The radio version of I Was a Communist for the FBI consisted of 78 episodes syndicated by the Frederick W. Ziv Company to more than 600 stations, including KNX in Los Angeles, California, with original episodes running from March 30, 1952, to September 20, 1953? The program was made without the cooperation of the FBI. However, real-life undercover agent Matt Cvetic detailed his stories and was portrayed by Dana Andrews. The show also had a budget of $12,000 per week, a very high cost to produce a radio show at the time.Originally airing 6/7/1953, come one, come all, for "Fifteen Minutes to Murder," from I Was A Communist for the FBI!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Philo Vance, Detective. Featuring vocal talent by Jackson Beck.Originally appearing as a fictional amateur detective featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s, the radio adventures of Detective Philo Vance were first broadcast to listeners across the airwaves in 1945. Did you know that three radio drama series were created with Philo Vance as the title character? The first series, broadcast by NBC, starred José Ferrer. A summer replacement series in 1946 starred John Emery as Vance, and the best-known series (and the one of which most episodes survived) ran from 1948 to 1950 in Frederick Ziv syndication and starred Jackson Beck.Originally airing 1/1/1949, gather around for this week's episode in "The Magic Murder Case," with Philo Vance!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of Murder By Experts. Hosted by John Dickson Carr.In 1949, Mutual Radio brought Murder By Experts to its airwaves. Each week on Murder By Experts, listeners were treated to a crime story selected by an expert, typically a detective story author. Though these authors usually had little involvement in each episode's script and rather used their name as an endorsement, proclaimed mystery author John Dickson Carr came on to become the series host. As the series popularity amongst listeners of the period soared to further cement its legacy, Murder By Experts has since gone on to be recognized as one of the pinnacle radio mystery series of the era.Originally airing 8/8/1949, gather around for this week's episode of "The Dark Island," on Murder By Experts!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe. Featuring vocal talent by Sydney Greenstreet.Starring Sydney Greenstreet as Rex Stout's fictional armchair detective, Nero Wolfe. The series was based on Stout's principal characters but not his stories, airing from October 20, 1950 to April 27, 1951, on NBC, it is regarded as the series that is most responsible for popularizing Nero Wolfe on radio. The series had gained recognition through associating each episode with a notable fictional mystery author. However, these authors typically had little say in the series scripts that were associated with their name. Regardless, The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe rose to prominence through the guided efforts of famed author and series host, John Dickson Carr.Originally airing 2/2/1951, get ready for this week's new adventure in "The Case of the Vanishing Shells," with Nero Wolfe!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, for a radio re-broadcast of The Life of Riley. Featuring vocal talent by William Bendix.Did you know that The Life of Riley initially aired on the Blue Network (later known as ABC) from January 16, 1944, to July 8, 1945, before moving over to NBC, where it was broadcast from September 8, 1945, to June 29, 1951? Irving Brecher pitched the radio series for friend Groucho Marx under the title The Flotsam Family, but the sponsor balked at what would have been essentially a straight head-of-household role for Marx. Brecher then saw William Bendix as a taxicab company owner in Hal Roach's The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942), leading him to giving the leading role as Chester A. Riley to Bendix. The iconic situation comedy series was an immediate success, leading to numerous adaptions through film and television, including William Bendix's reprisal of the role throughout numerous iterations of the series.Originally airing 11/08/1947, get ready to laugh until you cry in "Anniversary Party," with Chester A. Riley!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.

Join host, Carl Amari, for a special radio re-broadcast of The Screen Guild Theater. Featuring narration by Humphrey Bogart.First broadcast from 1939 until 1952, The Screen Guild Theater was a radio anthology series that featured leading Hollywood stars as they performed adaptations of popular motion pictures. Originating on CBS Radio, it aired under several different titles including The Gulf Screen Guild Show, The Gulf Screen Guild Theater, The Lady Esther Screen Guild Theater and The Camel Screen Guild Players. Fees that would ordinarily have been paid to the stars and studios were instead donated to the Motion Picture Relief Fund, and were used for the construction and maintenance of the Motion Picture Country House for retired actors.Originally airing 9/20/1943, join us for this week's adventure in "The Maltese Falcon," with Humphrey Bogart!Enjoying The Film Detective?You can watch this episode here.Or connect with us here:FacebookInstagramTwitterYouTubeWant even more? Subscribe to our Newsletter here.