In a period that enjoyed old time radio classics geared to to more action-oriented themes, Calling All Cars was a smashing success. This vintage old radio show ran from 1933 - 1939 and was considered a precursor to another popular police drama, Dragnet. What set it apart from other crime serials was the fact that majority, if not all of their cases were based on true stories that the Los Angeles Police Department encountered.
Calling All Cars is a classic among police dramas and one of the earliest of the genres. Believed to be a precursor to the popular police drama Dragnet, Calling All Cars portrayed the true crime stories of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Calling All Cars did not follow the work of police partners (such as Joe Friday and Ben Romero and later Frank Smith), but rather concentrated on the crime itself and the solution methods thus the names of the police offices changed every episode. If you like the crime-fighting action of Dragnet, you will be charmed with Calling All Cars!
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Please enjoy these 303 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.15.1938 | the peroxide blonde |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net) origination, syndicated. "The Peroxide Blonde". Music fill for local... | |
| 03.22.1938 | the long bladed knife |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Long-Bladed Knife". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. An officer n... | |
| 03.29.1938 | murder with mushrooms |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "Murder With Mushrooms". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. The missings... | |
| 04.07.1938 | the pink nosed pig |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Pink-Nosed Pig". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A holdup of a c... | |
| 04.14.1938 | the roving robbers |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Roving Robbers". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A highway robbe... | |
| 04.21.1938 | murder at midnight |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "Murder At Midnight". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. An announcement... | |
| 04.28.1938 | the pattering parrot |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net) origination, syndicated. "The Case Of The Pattering Parrot". Sponsor... | |
| 05.05.1938 | the bloodstained shoe |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Bloodstained Shoe". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A poor lady ... | |
| 05.12.1938 | the ruined suspenders |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Ruined Suspenders". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. Three suspec... | |
| 05.19.1938 | the kings ransom |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The King's Ransom". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A missing person... | |
| 05.26.1938 | muerte en buenaventura |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "Muerte En Buenaventura". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. Ray Oswald ... | |
| 06.02.1938 | the greasy trail |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net) origination, syndicated. "The Case Of The Greasy Trail". Music fill ... | |
| 06.09.1938 | the turtle necked muderer |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Turtle-Necked Murderer". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. An offi... | |
| 06.16.1938 | the 25th stamp |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Twenty-Fifth Stamp". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A murder ha... | |
| 06.23.1938 | the incorrigible youth |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Incorrigible Youth". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A hold-up a... | |
| 06.30.1938 | the big shot |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Big Shot". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. An incident at the co... | |
| 07.07.1938 | the kalsomined kar |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Calsomined Car". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A robbery by tw... | |
| 07.14.1938 | the man who talked |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net) origination, syndicated. "The Case Of The Man Who Talked". Music fil... | |
| 07.21.1938 | a murder has been arranged |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net) origination, syndicated. "A Murder Has Been Arranged". Sponsored by:... | |
| 07.28.1938 | life liberty and the pursuit of parker |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net) origination, syndicated. "Life, Liberty and The Pursuit Of Parker". ... | |
| 08.04.1938 | murder on eddy street |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "Murder On Eddy Street". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. A crime has ... | |
| 08.11.1938 | i asked for it |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "I Asked For It". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. The dispatcher ment... | |
| 08.18.1938 | the unbroken spirit |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Unbroken Spirit". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. The dispatcher... | |
| 08.25.1938 | the 13th grave |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Thirteenth Grave". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. In Fresno, a ... | |
| 09.01.1938 | artful dodgers |
+ CBS Pacific net (Don Lee net). "The Artful Dodger". Sponsored by: Rio Grande Oil. The program is a... |
CALLING ALL CARS
Alan Dodson
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