Griff - 50s Radio
This CBS production first aired in 1948, named for the title character from crime fiction author Raymond Chandler and voiced by Gerald Mohr
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
Another CBS detective series, this time from 1946...This show is based on the character from author Dashiell Hammett, who is also notably portrayed by Humphrey Bogart in the film "The Maltese Falcon"
The Adventures of Sam Spade
Following the success of the 1949 radio series 'Pat Novak, For Hire', actor Jack Webb went on to portray Detective Joe Friday in 1957 radio version of this police procedural with an iconic intro
Dragnet
This american western, also adapted for television, follows US Marshall Matt Dillion as he maintains law and order in Dodge City, Kansas to the smell of this substance
Gunsmoke
This canadian supernatural/horror program, airing on CBC from 1980-1983, lasted over 100 episodes but was dropped by a number of affiliate stations because of the amount of complaints its episodes were too scary
Nightfall