Calling All Detectives was a crime drama radio show sponsored by Sealy Mattress company, and featured Paul Barnes who played all the roles including the role of detective Browning. During the show, Paul Barnes randomly dials a telephone number, then gives one of the audiences a chance to solve the mystery of the week. However, the random phone calls did not click so Barnes decided to dial only the numbers of the listeners. The telephone calls were removed from the program later on because it was used in syndicate. This two-man operation radio show aired from 1945-1950. Click here to read more about Calling All Detectives
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Please enjoy these 199 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.29.1948 | calling all detectives (340) fruit names are clues in murder case |
+ WGN, Chicago. "Pear, Berry, Prune, Plum". A clue to murder? | |
| 12.30.1948 | calling all detectives (341) ghost in the apartment building |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning is hired by a real estate agent to rid his apartment building of gho... | |
| 12.31.1948 | calling all detectives (342) finds a case while shopping |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning is in a clothing store for a fitting, but finds a corpse...which "su... | |
| 01.03.1949 | calling all detectives (343) removed from apartment at 2am |
+ WGN, Chicago. A killer is on the loose in Jerry Browning's apartment building, so Jerry helps out... | |
| 01.04.1949 | calling all detectives (344) parole violator heads to nd black hills |
+ WGN, Chicago. A young kid is about to be returned to jail for parole violation, unless Jerry Brow... | |
| 01.05.1949 | calling all detectives (345) christmas ornament is valuable clue |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning finds a priceless diamond on a deserted Christmas tree, and becomes ... | |
| 01.06.1949 | calling all detectives (346) partners apply for mutual life insurance |
+ WGN, Chicago. Two wholesale grocers take out a million dollar insurance policy...and Jerry Browni... | |
| 01.07.1949 | calling all detectives (347) honor among thieves just a saying |
+ WGN, Chicago. A little man wins $32,000 in gambling hall...and is found dead the next day! | |
| 01.10.1949 | calling all detectives (348) poses as butler to get stolen ring |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning disguises himself as a butler to discover who stole the ring of Alex... | |
| 01.11.1949 | calling all detectives (349) finds corpse inside a snowman |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning discovers a snowman wearing a Panama hat...and a corpse inside! | |
| 01.12.1949 | calling all detectives (350) 'stripes' is clue to dicky boyd's death |
+ WGN, Chicago. "Stripes". A one word clue to a dead man on the street. What does it mean? | |
| 01.13.1949 | calling all detectives (351) petty thefts series leads to murder |
+ WGN, Chicago. A stockroom clerk has been killed, Jerry Browning investigates. | |
| 01.14.1949 | calling all detectives (352) juke box helps to smash theft ring |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning's friend Louie has jukebox that plays crime clues...not music! | |
| 01.17.1949 | calling all detectives (353) coin operated typewriter case |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning finds a corpse in the library...and it's the author of "Mysteries Of... | |
| 01.18.1949 | calling all detectives (354) famous stage star is found dead |
+ WGN, Chicago. A famous actress has been found dead, was it murder or suicide? | |
| 01.19.1949 | calling all detectives (355) eccentric millionaire challenges jerry |
+ WGN, Chicago. An eccentric millionaire hires Jerry Browning to help him give away $5 million doll... | |
| 01.20.1949 | calling all detectives (356) man jerry sent to prison is his client |
+ WGN, Chicago. An ex-con that Jerry Browning had sent to jail hires him to find the killer of his ... | |
| 01.21.1949 | calling all detectives (357) jewels found in box of chocolates |
+ WGN, Chicago. A diamond thief has dumped stolen gems into filled chocolate butter creams! | |
| 01.24.1949 | calling all detectives (358) searches for a vanished informer |
+ WGN, Chicago. "Eddie Integrity" has tipped off Jerry Browning where to find Frankie Eastman, a cr... | |
| 01.25.1949 | calling all detectives (359) seven hoodlums pay visits to same doctor |
+ WGN, Chicago. Why are seven tough hoodlums all visiting the same doctor? Jerry Browning fills the... | |
| 01.26.1949 | calling all detectives (360) footprints in snow & old woman's death |
+ WGN, Chicago. Paul Barnes messes up the beginning of the show Jerry Browning visits a farm distri... | |
| 01.27.1949 | calling all detectives (361) jerry has a day at the races |
+ WGN, Chicago. A man at the racetrack picks 7 winners in a row but is kidnapped before the 8th rac... | |
| 01.28.1949 | calling all detectives (362) murder victim names his killer |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning solves the case of the man who name his own killer, and then dies! | |
| 01.31.1949 | calling all detectives (363) blackmailed senator hires jerry |
+ WGN, Chicago. A Senator hires Jerry Browning to take care of a blackmailer, but Jerry finds a pos... | |
| 02.01.1949 | calling all detectives (364) man asks jerry for job as secretary |
+ WGN, Chicago. Jerry Browning hires a private secretary and finds himself on the trail of the trea... |
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CALLING ALL DETECTIVES...(aka CASEBOOK OF JERRY BR
CALLING ALL DETECTIVES...(aka CASEBOOK OF JERRY BR
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