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Listen to the adventures of that man with the action-packed account, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. From 1949-62, the freelance insurance investigator relayed his adventures to the golden age of radio listeners via his action-packed account.
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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Night in Paris Matter (EP5065) (opens the original)
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Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar travels to Paris after his underworld contact Louis de Marsac claims to know the whereabouts of the Olney diamonds, a three-quarter-million-dollar necklace stolen during its owner's recent visit to the United States. But Johnny's arrival is greeted by a ransacked apartment and a sudden assault, suggesting that recovering the jewels will mean navigating some dangerous figures in the Paris underworld. Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 16, 1959. Originated from Ho
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cronin Matter Omnibus (EP5060s) (opens the original)
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Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar is hired to protect the Circle of Fire, a half-million-dollar diamond-and-emerald necklace belonging to former Broadway sensation Dolly Cronin, who plans to wear it while recreating the lavish parties of her youth. But with Dolly inviting friends from a past she remembers through rose-colored glasses, Johnny quickly discovers that the celebrated necklace may attract people with motives far less sentimental than hers. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 5-9, 195
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Lost by a Hair Matter (EP5060) (opens the original)
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Today's Mystery: Original Radio Broadcast Date: Originated from Hollywood Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. When making your travel plans, remember http://johnnydollarair.com Become one of our Patreon Supporters at https://patreon.greatdetectives.net Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day: Take the listener survey… http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Chain of Death Matter (EP5055) (opens the original)
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Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar is summoned by his eccentric old acquaintance Alvin Peabody Cartwright, who has received a chain letter promising good fortune if he continues it—and disaster if he breaks it. Johnny is skeptical until he learns that two of Cartwright’s friends died exactly when the letter predicted, suggesting that someone may be using superstition to disguise a very real threat. Original Radio Broadcast Date:August 2, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Cast: Bob Bailey as Johnny Doll
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Bolt out of the Blue Matter (EP5050) (opens the original)
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Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar travels to the Massachusetts coast after the niece of retired sea captain Amos Weatherby reports a threat against her uncle’s life. She believes a former fiancé with a sinister past has returned to make good on that threat, and Johnny arrives just as a powerful storm approaches the Weatherby home. Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 26, 1959 Originated from Hollywood Cast: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar Virginia Gregg Carleton G. Young Ralph Moody James McCallion Writ
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