Category: CBS

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Star of Capetown Matter, Episode One and Two (EP4246)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Capetown by a nervous insurance company to help protect a diamond owned by an eccentric and careless playboy.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 16 and 17, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Tatum; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Chester Stratton; Marvin Miller; D. J. Thompson; Tom Hanley; Ray Kemper

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shady Lane Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4243)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny learns that someone involved in the murder of a farmer’s disabled wife has faced a murder charge before.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 11, 12, and 13, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanette Nolan; Forrest Lewis; Shirley Mitchell; Will Wright; Bert Holland; John Dehner

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Mr. Chameleon: The Duel to the Death Murder Case (EP4242)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Two private detectives are found shot in a way that looks like they killed each other in a duel.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 2, 1949

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shady Lane Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4240)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to a small Vermont town where an anonymously written note implicates a husband in the murder of his disabled, and insured, wife.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 9 and 10, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanette Nolan; Forrest Lewis; Shirley Mitchell; Will Wright; Bert Holland; John Dehner

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Academy Award Theatre: The Maltese Falcon (EP4239)

Bogie Holding the Maltese Falcon
Today’s Mystery:

Sam Spade’s search for the murderer in his partner puts him in the midst of intrigue among four dangerous characters, all trying to gain possession of an enameled jeweled falcon.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: July 3, 1946

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade; Mary Astor as Brigid O’Shaughnessy; Sidney Greenstreet as Kasper Gutman; Gerald Mohr

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Midas Touch Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4237)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny continues his investigation into the deahh of three men insured for up to a million dollars each.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 4, 5, and 6, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Johnny Jacobs; Herb Butterfield; Parley Baer; Barney Phillips; Shepard Menken; Roland Winters

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Mr. Chameleon: The Orphanage Murder Case (EP4236)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

The matron of an orphanage was murdered after writing a letter indicating that someone looked like one of the orphans.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 26, 1949

Originated in: New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Midas Touch Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4234)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Nevada, where three retired investment bankers were killed at a cave-in in a mine in which they’d invested. A local insurance agent suspects murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: July 2 and 3, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Johnny Jacobs; Herb Butterfield; Parley Baer; Barney Phillips, Shepard Menken; Roland Winters

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Sam Spade: The Prisoner of Zenda Caper (EP4233)

Today’s Mystery:

Sam receives a summons and a $100 retainer from a reclusive silent film star.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 30, 1948

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Howard Duff as Sam Spade, Lurene Tuttle as Effie, Wally Maher

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar:The Long Shot Murder, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4231)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny continues to investigate the case of a doctor and his wife whom the insurance company fears might need a payout soon.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 27, 28, and 29, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin; Lillian Buyeff; Russell Thorson; James McCallion; Edgar Barrier; Don Diamond; Herb Butterfield

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Mr. Chameleon: The Curious Murder of Clubfoot Louie (EP4230)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A mob boss’s henchman is murdered and the body spirited away before the police can examine it.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 19, 1949

Originated in: New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Long Shot Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4228)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny goes to California to investigate when an insurance agent receives a note indicating that they’d have to pay off on a policy insuring a wealthy doctor and his wife.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 25 and 26, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Vic Perrin, Lillian Buyeff; Russell Thorson; James McCallion; Edgar Barrier; Don Diamond; Herb Butterfield

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Pearling Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4225)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Did a wealthy businessman fake his death to gain the attention of a missing daughter? Johnny doesn’t believe it.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 20, 21, and 22, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Forrest Lewis; Jeanette Nolan; Russell Thorson; Michael Ann Barrett; Jack Petruzzi; Barbara Fuller; Herb Ellis; Marvin Miller

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Mr. Chameleon: The Rich Uncle Murder Case (EP4224)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

A retired sea captain is murdered right after giving his niece a copy of a will leaving her everything he owns.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 5, 1949

Originated in: New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Pearling Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4222)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

A news report states that a wealthy businessman is dead, but the report is erroneous. An insurance company suspects an attempt to manipulate the stock market.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: June 18 and 19, 1956

Originated from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Forrest Lewis; Jeanette Nolan; Russell Thorson; Michael Ann Barrett; Jack Petruzzi; Barbara Fuller; Herb Ellis; Marvin Miller

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