Category: CBS

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Melancholy Memory Matter (EP4453)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in to investigate the disappearance of a major league pitcher.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 28, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Lillian Buyeff; Richard Beals; Barney Phillips; Frank Nelson; Harry Bartell; Richard Crenna; Lawrence Dobkin; Tom Hanley

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Mr. Chameleon: The Murder Clue of the Embalmed Body (EP4452)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

An embalmed body is found in the back of a speeding station wagon.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 14, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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Broadway’s My Beat: Ruth Jennings (EP4451)

Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

Danny has to mediate between a young woman who wants to find her father, and her ex-convict father, who wants the state to tell her that he’s dead.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 22, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Art Carney; Jean Carson; Nancy Franklin; Charles Penman; Julian Noa; Paul Luther

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ming Toy Murphy Matter (EP4447)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in by an eccentric insured man to find his missing “talking” Pekinese dog.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 14, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; G. Stanley Jones; Herb Ellis; Joseph Kearns; Jay Novello; Bill James; Howard McNear

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Mr. Chameleon: The Case of the Snarling Corpse (EP4446)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Mr. Chameleon is called in when a doctor suspects that a man who died of lockjaw was actually murdered.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 7, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Rita Rondell Murder Case (EP4445)

Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

A young businessman from Arkansas reports that a woman tried to blackmail him. Then she’s found dead.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 1, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Jeanne Carson; John Forsyth

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Clever Chemist Matter (EP4435)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to New Jersey to investigate an allegation by an insured’s daughter that her father, a famous chemist, was pressured into changing his beneficiary to his research partner.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 17, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Howard McNear; Forrest Lewis; Jack Kruschen; Russell Thorson; Frank Gerstle; Bob Bruce

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Mr. Chameleon: The Mistreated Wife Murder Case (EP4434)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Mr. Chameleon investigates the murder of a wealthy abusive husband.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 31, 1941

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon; Frank Butler as Sergeant Dave Arnold

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Broadway’s My Beat: A Fixed Prize Fight (EP4433)

Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

Danny suspects a prize fight involving a promising young boxer is going to be fixed.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 27, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Gilbert Mack; Jean Carson; Julie Stevens; William Quinn; James Goss; Peter Capell; Paul Luther; Ted Jewett

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Chesapeake Fraud Matter Omnibus (Encore) (EP4430)

Bob Bailey

 

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Baltimore to investigate a credible report of an allegedly dead man, whose insurance policy was paid out, being seen alive in Denver.

Original Release Date: September 7, 2014

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 17-21, 1955

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Bates; D. J. Thompson; Hy Averback; Will Wright; John Dehner; Tony Barrett; Paul Dubov; Forrest Lewis

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Suntan Oil Matter (EP4429)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Palm Springs to investigate the theft of a $75,000 necklace owned by the wife of a wealthy wildcat oilman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 10, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Barbara Eiler; Paula Winslowe; Forrest Lewis; Frank Nelson; Sam Edwards; Austin Green; Shepard Menken

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Mr. Chameleon: The Vacation Murder Case (EP4428)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

While on vacation, Mr. Chameleon is called on to investigate a murder and the theft of a $100,000 diamond brooch at a resort.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 24, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Broadway’s My Beat: The Andrew Jenkins Case (EP4427)

Anthony Ross

Today’s Mystery:

A woman visiting New York from Indiana for her anniversary reports her husband missing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1949

Originating in New York City

Starring: Anthony Ross as Lieutenant Danny Clover; Tom Hoyer; Charlotte Holland; Frank Butler; Jean Carson; Maurice Godfield

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Molly K. Matter Omnibus (Encore) (EP4424e)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny investigates the sinking of a boat with a $500,000 insurance policy and a captain who tries to stop him from getting to the truth.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: October 10-14, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Peter Leeds; Barney Phillips; Vic Perrin; James McCallion; Hy Averback

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Meek Memorial Matter (EP4423)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny investigates the theft of a first draft of the Gettysburg Address from a private museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, which is owned by a wealthy, blind woman.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 3, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Marvin Miller; Bert Holland; Virginia Gregg; Peggy Webber; Jack Moyles; Hans Conried

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