Old Time Radio's Greatest Detectives

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Summary: Great Stories
Review: I agree with everything the previous reviewer wrote. Aside from being annoyed by Boston Blackie, and one detective getting knocked out every episode(Jeff Regan or Pat Novak), I really enjoyed these stories. My favorite was Tales of the Texas Rangers with Joel McRae. I highly recommend this collection. This was my first time hearing any of these shows. Dragnet is often hysterical!! Like a good book, I'm sorry I'm on my last tape. This is great stuff!!

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Summary: Sixty Delightful Detective Stories
Review: Sixty shows at a dollar a show. You get quality and quantity at bargain basement prices. The show types range from true crime ("Dragnet", "Gangbusters", and "Tales of Texas Rangers") to traditional mystery/whodunnit ("Michael Shayne", "Philip Marlowe", and "The Saint") to comic book ("The Shadow"). The quality ranges from very good ("Box Thirteen", "Broadway is my Beat", and "Casey, Crime Photographer") to good ("Barry Craig", "Philo Vance", and "Richard Diamond") to not so good ("Jeff Regan", "Pat Novak", and "Rogue's Gallery") to ludicrous ("Boston Blackie"). The collection inevitably omits some shows (e.g. "Sam Spade", "This is Your FBI", and "The Black Museum"), but it gives you a wide-ranging overview of radio detective shows in the late 40's and early 50's. This collection gave me thirty hours of listening pleasure.