Nick Carter – The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio

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Lon Clark plays Nick Carter, the greatest of all manhunters, who appeared in countless books, three movies, and for 12 years in this radio series featuring his unusual adventures.

Adam Graham


    • Aug 21, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 140 EPISODES


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    EP2596: Nick Carter: The Case of the Haunted Burial Cave

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2018 40:26


    Nick is called in by an anthropologist to investigate when he’s attacked at the site of a Native American burial ground. Original Air Date: May 16, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read…

    EP2590: Nick Carter: The Case of the Museum Tragedy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 35:01


    A guard at a museum is murdered and a valuable piece is stolen from the museum. Original Air Date: May 27, 1945 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2584: Nick Carter: Strands of Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 27:59


    Nick investigates a murder of a temperamental actor with a dagger. The one clue: long black hairs on the dagger. Original Air Date: December 17,1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2578: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sales, Part Eights and Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2018 30:14


    Nick and Scubby follow a clue to find the head of the baby kidnapping ring, but find themselves in a trap. Original Air Dates: April 26 and 27, 1944 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

    EP2572: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale, Parts Six and Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2018 33:54


    Nick, Patsy, and Scubby are tied up with guns pointed at them as the gang of kidnappers prepares to execute them. Original Air Dates: April 24 and 25, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho…

    EP2566: Nick Carter: Kidnapped for Sale, Parts Three and Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 35:29


    Shots are fired but the shooter gets away as Nick closes in on the baby stealing ring. Original Air Dates: April 19 and 21, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP2560: Nick Carter: Kidnap for Sale, Parts One and Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 31:56


    A woman comes to Nick reporting that a man she left her baby with has stolen the baby. Nick recognized it as part of a baby-selling racket. Original Air Dates: April 17 and 18, 1944 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam…

    EP1806: Nick Carter: The Phantom Shoplifter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2016


    A shoplifter is murdered and to find out who did it, Nick has to find the truth behind the ring. Original Air Date: December 25, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1800: Nick Carter: The Case of the Vanishing Weapon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2016


    A woman is found dying in her car and she speaks of murder. Suspicion falls on her husband and her brother. Original Air Date: September 18, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read…

    EP1794: Nick Carter: The Case of the Perfect Alibi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2016


    A DA is murdered, and the man who did it has a perfect alibi. Original Air Date: June 19, 1949 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1788: Nick Carter: The Clue Called X

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2016


    An ex-con friend of NIck’s is lying in a coma and if he survives, it will only be to die in the electric chair—unless Nick can find out who’s behind the murder Nick’s friend is accused of. Original Air Date: November 14, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time…

    EP1782: Nick Carter: The Case of the Forgetful Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2016


    A blackmailer is murdered and a young man who was being blackmailed is the chief suspect. Original Air Date: November 7, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1776: Nick Carter: The Case of the Wrong Mr. Wright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2016


    An elderly woman fears one of her nephews is trying to murder her but when she may have guessed the wrong one. Original Air Date: October 31, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

    EP1770: Nick Carter: The Case of the Bull and Bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2015


    A store detective is killed in a counterfeiting scheme gone bad. Original Air Date: October 24, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1764: Nick Carter: Nick Carter’s Christmas Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2015


    Nick Carter investigates why a rich man has soured on Christmas. Original Air Date: December 25, 1943 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1758: Nick Carter: The Case of the Double Frame

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2015


    A young friend of Nick’s vows revenge on the two men who sent him to prison for a crime he says he didn’t commit. Original Air Date: October 17, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715…

    EP1752: Nick Carter: The Unwanted Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2015


    Patsy gets Nick to investigate the case of a woman who insists her husband’s trying to have her committed. Original Air Date: October 10, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1746: Nick Carter: The Case of the Substitute Slayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2015


    A soap opera writer tells Nick her stories are based on real life and leading to real death threats. Original Air Date: October 3, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1740: Nick Carter: The Case of the Fatal Redhead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2015


    A woman asks Nick’s help to stop her father-in-law from marrying a gold-digging night club singer.  Nick refuses to act and the father-in-law turns up murdered. Original Air Date: April 25, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box…

    EP1734: Nick Carter: The Case of the Missing Alarm Clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2015


    Nick Carter investigates an arson where a medically discharged veteran is accused of the crime. Original Air Date: June 25, 1946 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1728: Nick Carter: The Case of the Candidate’s Corpse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2015


    A nervous politician asks for Nick’s help and then a body is found dead in the candidate’s hotel room. Original Air Date: September 26, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1722: Nick Carter: The Case of the Homely Bride

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2015 30:19


    The daughter of a wealthy man marries a blackmailer and becomes the prime suspect when the blackmailer was murdered. Original Air Date: September 19, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1716: Nick Carter: The Case of the Great Impersonation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2015


    Nick agrees to help an old friend in a small town expose a counterfeiter, but finds the friend killed. Original Air Date: September 12, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1710: Nick Carter: The Case of the Quiet Roommate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2015


    A boss wants Nick to intimidate an employee into handing over letters that reveal the identity of an industrial spy. Original Air Date: September 5, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more…

    EP1704: Nick Carter: Case of the Failing Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2015


    Nick Carter doesn’t buy it that an old friend committed suicide. Original Air Date: August 29, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1698: Nick Carter: The Case of the Red Arrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2015 29:15


    Nick is called in when an apparition of a long-dead Indian chief menaces a wealthy household. Original Air Date: August 22, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1692: Nick Carter: The Case of the Professional Beggar

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2015


    A delivery boy who refused the tip could be the key to solving the murder of a DA. Original Air Date: August 15, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1686: Nick Carter: The Case of the Midway Murder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2015


    A friend of Nick’s father  is murdered while searching for a mystery man at a circus. Original Air Date: August 1, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1680: Nick Carter: The Case of the King’s Apology

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2015


    Nick finds a dead collector and near his body they find a forged apology letter from King George III. Original Air Date: June 27, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1674: Nick Carter: The Case of the Flowery Farewell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2015


    Nick is called in to investigate the case of a relatively young industrialist who appears to have committed suicide. Original Air Date: June 20, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Read more ...

    EP1668: Nick Carter: The Case of the Unexpected Corpse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2015


    Nick Carter stops over in a Texas town where he’s drawn into an investigation of the death of a wealthy man with a transient as the prime suspect. Original Air Date: June 13, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham,…

    EP1662: Nick Carter: The Case of the Littlest Gangster

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2015


    Nick tries to keep a twelve-year-old boy in a gang out of trouble but the boy becomes involved the murder of a retired police officer. Original Air Date: May 30, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913,…

    EP1656: Nick Carter: The Case of the Tatooed Cobra

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2015


    A young, wealthy heir is found murdered, but another man claiming to be the heir shows up. Original Air Date: May 23, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1650: Nick Carter: The Accidental Bullet, Parts Three and Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2015


    Nick and Scubby are trapped by the killers as they try to close in on the killers. Original Air Dates: June 14 and June 19, 1944 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1644: Nick Carter: The Accidental Bullet, Parts One and Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2015


    An inventor asks Nick to investigate the death of his dog, but Nick finds proof of a more serious crime. Original Air Dates: June 12 and 13, 1944 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1638: Nick Carter: The Case of the Salesman of Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2015


    Nick is a called in when the benefactor of his boy’s club receives a threatening letter, Nick run into a  man who claims to be able to pray others to death. Original Air Date: May 16, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1632: Nick Carter: The Case of the Nameless Blonde

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2015


    An unknown blonde woman is found murdered in Nick’s office. Original Air Date: May 9, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1626: Nick Carter: The Case of the Henpecked Husband

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2015


    A meek professor wins $90,000 at a casino and is murdered. Original Air Date: April 11, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1620: Nick Carter: The Case of the Star of Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2015


    Nick searches for a missing maharaja and a missing priceless jewel. Original Air Date: April 4, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1614: Nick Carter: The Case of the Martyred Rat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2015


    Nick investigates a series of truck hijackings. Original Air Date: March 28, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1608: Nick Carter: The Case of the Magic Rope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2015


    Nick Carter investigates the death of a magician famous for his rope trip in the midst of a magic competition. Original Air Date: March 21, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1602: Nick Carter: The Case of the Last Old Timer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2015


    Waldo’s warning of a wave of blown safes following the release of an old time safe cracker appears to come true. Original Air Date: March 14, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1596: Nick Carter: The Case of the Absent Clue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2015


    A shopkeeper is killed and suspicion falls on a racketeer who beat him up for not going along with his number’s racket. Original Air Date: March 7, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1590: Nick Carter: The Case of the Boy Who Got Lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2015


    The older brother of a sixteen year old boy calls Nick  in to investigate when his brother appears to be mixed up in a murder. Original Air Date: February 29, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1584: Nick Carter: The Case of the Wandering Corpse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2015


    Nick is called in by a mother whose son is accused of murdering a police officer. Original Air Date: February 15, 1947 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1578: Nick Carter: The Case of the Classical Clue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2015


    Nick is contacted by a wealthy man to investigate his ward’s fiancé but the man is murdered before Nick can speak to him. Original Air Date: February 1, 1947 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1572: Nick Carter: The Man Who Died Twice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2015


    Nick Carter finds a man killed in an auto accident in Florida was also killed in Ohio. Original Air Date: January 18, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1566: Nick Carter: The Case of the Graveyard Gunman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2015


    Nick is on the trail of missing jewels, but quickly the case involves an escaped con Nick captured, and a dead body in Nick’s office. Original Air Date: January 11, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1560: Nick Carter: The Case of the Invisible Treasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2015


    Nick investigates why everybody wants Heavenly sin perfume. Original Air Date: January 25, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1554: Nick Carter: The Case of the Devil’s Left Eye

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2015


    Nick Carter investigates the strange death of a rich, elderly man with a nephew who owed plenty in gambling debts. Original Air Date: January 4, 1948 Support the show. Read more ...

    EP1548: Nick Carter: The Case of the Missing Street

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2015


    Nick investigates a scam involving a street that doesn’t exist at the request of a war veteran turned contractor. Original Air Date: December 28, 1947 Support the show. Read more ...

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