Old time radio drama exists because of hobbyists and radio personnel, who rescued episodes of shows on transcription tapes and on glass or vinyl records. Some radio programs are presumed lost, primarily those from the 1930s – few programs from the 1920s were recorded

Calling All Cars

Calling All Cars

Broadcast History: 29 November 1933 to 8 September 1939

Calling All Cars was one of the very first police shows to be broadcast. The format was similar to Dragnet in many ways. It was based in California, it dramatized true crime stories, and it included interviews with real officers. Calling All Cars was never broadcast nationwide. It was only heard by listeners in areas where Rio Grande Gasoline was sold. Rio Grande sponsored the program through its six year run and used the air-time to convince listeners that by using its “cracked” gasoline their car would run like a police car – advice which I am sure was taken on board by every crook in the vicinity. 

Calling All Cars 1936-11-05 (154)Murder in Room 9
 6.62 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-11-12 (155)Nine Years a Safecracker
 6.61 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-11-19 (156)The Corpse in the Red Necktie
 6.6 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-11-26 (157)Baby Dillinger Gang
 6.78 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-12-03 (158)The Fire Detective
 6.51 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-12-10 (159)The Criminal Policeman
 6.84 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-12-17 (160)Multiple Murders
 6.81 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-12-21 (161)Milkbottle Murder
 6.67 MB

Calling All Cars 1936-12-28 (162)Fifty Cents for Life
 6.85 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-01-04 (163)Banks and Bribes
 6.64 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-01-11 (164)Curiosity Killed a Cat
 6.89 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-01-18 (165)Death Is Box Office
 6.58 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-01-25 (166)Dr Nitro
 6.54 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-02-03 (167)Whistling Snowbirds
 7.07 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-02-10 (168)The Laughing Killer
 7.06 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-02-17 (169)Ten Tortured Extortionists
 6.95 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-02-24 (170)Banker Bandit
 7.04 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-03-03 (171)The Honor Complex
 6.65 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-03-10 (172)Desertion Leads to Murder
 6.61 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-03-17 (173)Hit and Run Driver
 6.52 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-03-24 (174)Trial by Talkie
 6.53 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-03-31 (175)Double Cross
 6.57 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-04-07 (176)Death in the Morning
 6.72 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-04-14 (177)Ransom Ring
 6.68 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-04-21 (178)Pegleg Justice
 6.94 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-04-28 (179)Murder Week
 6.59 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-05-05 (180)Ice House Murder
 6.64 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-05-12 (181)John Doe #71
 6.55 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-05-19 (182)The Turk Burglars
 6.58 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-05-26 (183)Disappearing Scar
 6.63 MB

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