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 1937-06-02 (184)Cinder Dick
 6.64 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-06-09 (185)The Man Who Lost His Face
 6.71 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-06-16 (186)The Bamboo Snake
 6.68 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-06-23 (187)Desperate Choice
 8.8 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-06-30 (188)Cot Perfumed Cigarette Lighter
 6.62 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-07-07 (189)Kidnapped
 6.78 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-07-14 (190)Man Overboard
 6.76 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-07-21 (191)Alibi
 6.51 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-07-28 (192)Bottle Trouble
 6.71 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-08-04 (193)Broken Xylophone
 6.82 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-08-11 (194)The Manila Envelopes
 6.6 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-08-18 (195)True Confession
 7.06 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-08-25 (196)The Criminal Returns
 6.8 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-09-01 (197)Case of the One Pound Note
 6.74 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-09-07 (198)Tobaccoville Road
 6.82 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-09-14 (199)Murder in Basin Street
 7.27 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-09-21 (200)The Bone Button
 6.63 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-09-28 (201)The Crimonson Crusader
 6.69 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-10-05 (202)Sirens in the Night
 6.82 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-10-12 (203)The Two Edged Knife
 6.61 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-10-19 (204)Death in the Forenoon
 6.67 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-10-26 (205)The Bloodstained Coin
 6.68 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-11-02 (206)People vs O'Brien
 7.04 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-11-09 (207)The Phantom Radio
 6.64 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-11-16 (208)Rhythm of the Wheels
 6.73 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-11-23 (209)The Bad Man
 6.88 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-11-30 (210)The Flat Nosed Pliers
 6.9 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-12-07 (211)Skeleton in the Desert
 8.25 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-12-14 (212)The General Kills at Dawn
 7.41 MB

Calling All Cars 1937-12-21 (213)The Shanghai Jester
 6.61 MB

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