Category: CBS

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Bennett Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4117)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: The insurance company presses the case against a building owner they’re convicted had his own building set on fire.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates:February 22, 23, and 24, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lillian Buyeff, Stacy Harris, Chester Stratton, Will Wright, Marvin Miller, Hans Conried, Edgar Barrier, Parley Baer

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Bennett Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4114)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny’s sent to San Francisco to investigate a fire at a building owned by a ruthless financier.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 20 and 21, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Lillian Buyeff, Stacy Harris, Chester Stratton, Will Wright, Marvin Miller, Hans Conried, Edgar Barrier, Parley Baer

Episode concludes on Friday in EP4117

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cui Bono Matter. Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4111)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny continues his investigation into the killing of a county attorney by his daughter. Was it really an accident or something else? A lot of townspeople don’t like him asking.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 15, 16, and 17, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.D. J. Thompson, Mary Jane Croft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Kane, Russell Thorson, Sam Edwards, Dal McKennon, Howard McNear

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cui Bono Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4108)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to a small Virginia town to investigate the death of his district attorney in what’s been called an accidental shooting by his daughter who is the beneficiary of his insurance policy.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates:February 13 and 14, 1956

Continued on  Friday in EP4111

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar,D. J. Thompson, Mary Jane Croft, Forrest Lewis, Byron Kane, Russell Thorson, Sam Edwards, Dal McKennon, Howard McNear

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Froward Fisherman Matter (EP4106a)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in to find a missing insured retired businessman who spends all his time fishing.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 1, 1958

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Byron Kane, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Will Wright, Forrest Lewis, Howard McNear

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fire in Paradise Matter (EP4106)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to a town in New Jersey where an insured man has filed a claim for an accident that occurred when his house burned down.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 26, 1958

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Vic Perrin, Forrest Lewis, Virginia Gregg, Will Wright, Parley Baer

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McClain Matter, Episodes Four and Five (EP4105)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny closes in on a doctor who is accused of faking his wife’s death to collect her insurance.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 9 and 10, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lucille Meredith, Betty Lou Gerson, John Stephenson, Bob Bruce, Vic Perrin, Tony Barrett, Herb Ellis

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McClain Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4104)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

A woman shows up in Hartford claiming to be an insured woman who died in Los Angeles two years previously.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 6 and 7, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Lucille Meredith, Betty Lou Gerson, John Stephenson, Bob Bruce, Vic Perrin, Tony Barrett, Herb Ellis

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Lux Radio Theater: The Maltese Falcon (EP4100s)

Edward G. Robinson

Today’s Mystery:

Sam Spade (Edward G. Robinson) tries to solve the murder of his partner and gets drawn into the intrigue over a mysterious black-enameled bird.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 8, 1943

Originated in Hollywood.

Starred: Edward G. Robinson as Sam Spade, Gail Patrick as Bridget O’Shaughnessy, Laird Cregar as Casper Gutman, Charlie Lung as Joel Cairo, Bea Benderret as Effie, Eddie Mars as Wilmer, Fred MacKaye, Norman Field, Warren Ashe

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Flight Six Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4099)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Accusations fly and suspects point fingers at each other as Johnny’s investigation into who sabotaged a plane and caused the death of ten passengers continues.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: February 1, 2, and 3, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Ben Wright, Edgar Barrier, Don Diamond, Russ Thorson, and Jack Moyles

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar; The Flight Six Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4096)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to Mexico to investigate a plane crash where three of the victims were insured with travel life insurance.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 30 and 31, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Ben Wright, Edgar Barrier, Don Diamond, Russ Thorson, and Jack Moyles

Continued on Friday in EP4099.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4093)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny’s investigation into the death of a racehorse leads him to investigate the owner’s finances and the disappearance of the horse’s trainer.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 25, 26, and 27, 1956

Originiated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Barbara Fuller, Barbara Eiler, Herb Butterfield, John Stephenson, Parley Baer, Will Wright, Bob Bruce, Forrest Lewis

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Duke Red Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4090)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to California to investigate a $65,000 claim on a racehorse who was injured and had to be destroyed.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 23 and 24, 1956

Story concludes on Friday in EP4093

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Barbara Fuller, Barbara Eiler, Herb Butterfield, John Stephenson, Parley Baer, Will Wright, Bob Bruce, Forrest Lewis

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4087)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny nearly killed himself getting a missing insured violin out of a New Jersey swamp, but is it actually genuine?

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 18-20, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Harry Bartell as Harry Branson, Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Forrest Lewis, Eric Snowden, Herb Vigran, James McCallion

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Ricardo Amerigo Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4084)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to New Jersey to investigate the disappearance of a has-been musician and his insured $30,000 violin.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: January 16 and 17, 1956

Continued on Friday in EP4087

Originiated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Harry Bartell as Harry Branson, Lawrence Dobkin, Vic Perrin, Barney Phillips, Forrest Lewis, Eric Snowden, Herb Vigran, James McCallion

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