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All Units Respond brings the thrilling world of classic police radio drama back to life with original episodes of Calling All Cars, one of the pioneering crime programs of Old...
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All Units Respond brings the thrilling world of classic police radio drama back to life with original episodes of Calling All Cars, one of the pioneering crime programs of Old Time Radio.
First broadcast in 1933, Calling All Cars brought listeners into the action with gripping dramatizations of criminal investigations, daring pursuits, and the relentless work of law enforcement. Inspired by real police cases, these stories capture an era when radio brought the excitement of the police blotter straight into America's living rooms.
From mysterious murders and desperate fugitives to high-stakes manhunts, every episode is a journey back to the golden age of radio crime drama.
The call is out. All units respond.
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First broadcast in 1933, Calling All Cars brought listeners into the action with gripping dramatizations of criminal investigations, daring pursuits, and the relentless work of law enforcement. Inspired by real police cases, these stories capture an era when radio brought the excitement of the police blotter straight into America's living rooms.
From mysterious murders and desperate fugitives to high-stakes manhunts, every episode is a journey back to the golden age of radio crime drama.
The call is out. All units respond.
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9 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: March 21, 1934
Calling All Cars #17, "The Dillinger Case," dramatizes the nationwide manhunt for John Dillinger and his gang following their brazen escape from the Indiana State Penitentiary in September 1933. After the breakout, Dillinger and his accomplices—including Harry Pierpont and Russell Clark—embark on a devastating crime spree across the Midwest, robbing banks from Indianapolis to Wisconsin and leaving a trail of stolen money and dead lawmen in their wake. As federal authorities and local police scramble to stop them, the gang suddenly vanishes, leaving terrified citizens wondering where they'll strike next.
The scene shifts to Tucson, Arizona, where Police Chief Waller and his department maintain their vigilance. When the action moves to a remote desert roadhouse on January 24, 1934, two traveling salesmen encounter a talkative stranger who boasts about his criminal exploits. The episode builds tension as Chief Waller's officers work to track down America's most wanted criminals, demonstrating the intelligence and bravery required to confront such ruthless desperados.
8 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: March 14, 1934
Calling All Cars #16, "The Chloroform Murder," begins when Mrs. Maude Kennedy receives an urgent phone call during dinner from Percy Martin, insisting on meeting her alone. Despite warnings from her son Philip and daughter-in-law about wearing her valuable diamonds in public, the widow leaves to meet Percy at a deserted corner of 6th Avenue and West Jefferson. Percy, a young man she has helped financially in the past, demands more money to get married, threatening to reveal damaging secrets about Mrs. Kennedy to her son if she refuses. When she insists she has no cash to give him, Percy's attention turns to the diamonds glittering on her fingers.
What begins as an uncomfortable encounter quickly turns sinister as Percy offers Mrs. Kennedy what he claims is a gift of perfume. The meeting takes a deadly turn in the thinly settled, poorly lit section of town, leaving detectives to determine whether they are investigating a murder or something else entirely. The case will test the skills and persistence of the investigating officers as they work to uncover the truth behind what happened to Mrs. Kennedy and her precious diamonds.
7 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: February 28, 1934
Calling All Cars #14, "Killer Hudson," begins with a robbery that turns deadly just days before Christmas. Alfred Kahn, owner of a malt and bottle shop on South Sermon Avenue, is confronted by two armed men demanding money. When Kahn cries for help, the robbers flee into the street where they encounter a deputy. What follows is a brutal double murder as one suspect stabs a bystander to death while the other shoots the deputy. Detective Lieutenant Frankie Ryan arrives within moments to find the carnage, and witnesses describe the black-haired killer's terrible, mad eyes.
Chief Detective Joe Taylor assembles a team including Inspector David and Detectives Joe Felkis and Bill Baggett to track down the murderers. With few solid leads—a dropped billfold containing a suspicious receipt and smudged fingerprints that prove useless—the detectives race against time. Taylor warns his men that these are no amateurs; they're dealing with hardened criminals willing to kill rather than be arrested. As the clock ticks through the night, Detective Baggett pursues the one tangible clue they have: a receipt from the Great Western Furniture Company that might lead them to the killers' whereabouts.
6 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: February 14, 1934
Calling All Cars #12, "The Times Bombing Case," recounts the investigation of one of Los Angeles' most devastating crimes: the 1910 dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building. At 1:07 in the morning, while pressmen and editors work to deliver the final edition, a massive explosion tears through the building, igniting a fire that traps workers inside. Twenty-one men die in the inferno, some burned alive, others forced to jump from upper floors. The next morning, Chief of Detectives Sam Brown takes charge of the investigation under orders from vacationing District Attorney John D. Patrick.
Brown and his team quickly discover this was no accident. Identical suitcase bombs containing 80 percent dynamite are found at the homes of Z. Hamler, secretary of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association, and General Loder. Each device contains a simple mechanism: dry cell batteries wired to alarm clocks set for one o'clock. The bombs failed only because their clock springs were too weak to complete the electrical connection. When Brown examines the dynamite sticks, he finds a crucial clue stamped on them: Mammoth Powder Company, Marin County, California. The trail leads north to San Francisco.
5 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: February 7, 1934
Calling All Cars #11, "The Smashed Windshield," takes listeners into one of Los Angeles' most outrageous crimes: the kidnapping of Mary Steele, wife of Walter Fisher Steele, dean of the music school at the University of Southern California. On a quiet Sunday evening, while her husband plays the organ at church, Mrs. Steele receives an urgent phone call claiming her husband has been injured in a traffic accident. When a car arrives to take her to the hospital, she discovers too late that it's all a cruel hoax. The supposed orderly and nurse are actually kidnappers who whisk her away into the night, demanding $10,000 ransom.
When son Franklin Steele rushes to the emergency hospital only to find his father perfectly safe at church, the terrible truth emerges. Returning home, Walter and Franklin discover Mary missing and a threatening ransom note shoved under their door, warning them that others who involved the police "always paid off in flowers afterwards." Despite the dire warnings, the Steeles immediately contact the authorities, bringing Detective Chief Joe Taylor and Detective Al Pittman into a case that will test every resource of the Los Angeles Police Department.
4 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: January 31, 1934
Calling All Cars #10, "Castor Oil Diamond Robbery," begins when two criminals spot an opportunity while working at a radio shop near West 29th Street. A store clerk notices the expensive jewelry worn by wealthy customers Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Zerminsky during their visits to purchase a radio. The clerk conspires with his partner Lynch to rob the couple, deliberately sabotaging the radio he installs so he can return to the Zerminsky home multiple times to case the residence. After observing thousands of dollars worth of diamonds and jewelry in the home, the two criminals plan their heist.
On the evening of January 23rd, 1929, the pair arrives at the Zerminsky residence in a Chevrolet Coupe. Before entering, one criminal takes cocaine to steady his nerves while the other waits impatiently. Disguised with bandanas and using fake names, they cut through a screen door and force their way inside when Mr. Zerminsky answers the door. The case demonstrates how an alert citizen who memorized the suspicious automobile's license number helps police quickly break the case, though the full resolution of this diamond robbery remains to be heard.
3 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: January 24, 1934
Calling All Cars #9, "Case of the Three Grooved Bullets," begins with a chilling discovery in a canyon off Mulholland Drive. When fire department Mountain Patrol officer Burgendorf reports finding a young woman's body at the bottom of a steep gully, Detective Lieutenant Frank B. Condaffer and his partner Sanderson respond to what appears to be a murder case. The victim has been dead for some time, making identification nearly impossible. With only four white beads found near the scene and a bullet hole in the temple, the detectives face a seemingly unsolvable mystery as they search fruitlessly through missing persons files.
Through flashbacks, the audience learns the tragic story of pretty nineteen-year-old Barbara Morgher, who was excitedly planning her wedding to Russell Burholm just weeks earlier. Her neighbor Mrs. Roberts witnessed Barbara's joy and even her handling of Russell's gun as she read off its caliber for ammunition. But a romantic picnic in the hills took a devastating turn when Russell revealed a shocking secret that shattered Barbara's dreams. Now Condaffer and Sanderson must piece together the slim clues to solve what looks like just another unexplained murder.
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2 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: January 17, 1934
In Calling All Cars #8, "The Steele Kidnapping," the annual police ball of 1921 comes to a devastating halt when Chief Charles E. Jones receives word that Officers Bill Brett and Harry Clester have been brutally murdered. The killers, not satisfied with shooting the two policemen, have driven their car back and forth over the bodies before fleeing the scene. Grief-stricken officers abandon the festivities as a city-wide manhunt begins immediately, with many not even stopping to change out of their evening dress.
Detectives Jesse Urban and Harry Hickok team up with Harry J. Raymond, night chief of the theft bureau of the automobile club, to track down the murderers of their fellow officers. Despite initial dead ends, Raymond's persistent questioning of the neighborhood yields a crucial witness: an old ex-gold miner who saw the entire shooting unfold. The witness describes a man in a light checkered suit with thin hair fleeing across a vacant lot, and Raymond discovers a piece of broken glass at the scene that may prove vital to solving the case.
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1 NOV 2026 · Originally Aired: January 10, 1934
Calling All Cars #7, "Caliente Money Car Holdup," presents a terrifying hostage situation when a mysterious figure dressed in a sheepskin hood and green goggles enters Chief Sebastian's office carrying a blood-red box. The strange visitor claims the box contains 59 sticks of dynamite and threatens to blow up the entire police station unless Paul Shoup, president of the Pacific Electric Railroad, comes to meet his demands about railroad workers' wages. With one hand inside the box holding the trigger, the masked man keeps the chief and his staff at bay. When jailer John Shams examines a sample and confirms the dynamite is real with 80% potency, the threat becomes all too genuine.
As Lieutenant Sam and secretary Grace evacuate the building, panic spreads through downtown. Crowds mill around the police station entrance while mounted officers struggle to push them back to safety. Inside, 260 helpless prisoners remain trapped on the third floor as city employees flee the building. The chief must carefully navigate this deadly standoff with a desperate man willing to die for his cause, while one police officer prepares to make a decision requiring extraordinary courage against impossible odds.
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31 OCT 2026 · Originally Aired: January 3, 1934
Calling All Cars #6, "Missing Mexican Sheiks," begins when three armed men, led by Bob York, storm a jewelry store on South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. During the robbery, York fatally shoots a customer who wanders in at the wrong moment. The police arrive to find few clues: witness descriptions, the fatal bullet, and a discarded pillowcase used to carry the stolen goods. Ray Pinker from the police laboratory manages to decipher a laundry mark on the pillowcase, but the lead goes cold when the associated hotel yields no suspects.
As the investigation stalls, the gang members gather at their hideout to divide the meager proceeds from their fence. Tensions flare immediately when York proposes an unequal split, arguing that he and Frank did the real work while Hank fumbled around in the back room and Johnny merely drove the getaway car. The situation grows dangerous as the gang confronts York about the unnecessary killing, which has turned a simple robbery into a murder case that could send them all to the gas chamber. The question becomes whether greed and suspicion will tear the gang apart before the police can track them down.
All Units Respond brings the thrilling world of classic police radio drama back to life with original episodes of Calling All Cars, one of the pioneering crime programs of Old...
show more
All Units Respond brings the thrilling world of classic police radio drama back to life with original episodes of Calling All Cars, one of the pioneering crime programs of Old Time Radio.
First broadcast in 1933, Calling All Cars brought listeners into the action with gripping dramatizations of criminal investigations, daring pursuits, and the relentless work of law enforcement. Inspired by real police cases, these stories capture an era when radio brought the excitement of the police blotter straight into America's living rooms.
From mysterious murders and desperate fugitives to high-stakes manhunts, every episode is a journey back to the golden age of radio crime drama.
The call is out. All units respond.
show less
First broadcast in 1933, Calling All Cars brought listeners into the action with gripping dramatizations of criminal investigations, daring pursuits, and the relentless work of law enforcement. Inspired by real police cases, these stories capture an era when radio brought the excitement of the police blotter straight into America's living rooms.
From mysterious murders and desperate fugitives to high-stakes manhunts, every episode is a journey back to the golden age of radio crime drama.
The call is out. All units respond.
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