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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The McCormack Matter Omnibus Edition (Encore) (EP4273)

Bob Bailey

A dying prisoner sends Johnny searching for $100,000 in stolen jewels that were never recovered; murder follows.

Original Air Dates: October 3-7, 1955

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Mary Jane Croft; Virginia Gregg; Marvin Miller; Forrest Lewis; Frank Gerstle; Herb Butterfield; Herb Ellis; Tony Barrett; Ken Christy; Jack Kruschen; Junius Matthews

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Mercury Theatre: The Man Who Was Thursday (Encore) (EP4272)

Orson Welles

In G.K. Chesterton’s classic, Gabriel Syme (Orson Welles) is a police detective infiltrating the anarchist council of Europe.

Original Air Date: September 5, 1938

Originating in New York

Starring: Orson Welles; Eustace Wyatt; Edgar Barrier; Joseph Cotten; George Coulouris; Ray Collins

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Screen Director’s Playhouse: Spellbound (Encore) (EP4271)

Mercedes McCambridge
Today’s Mystery: A psychiatrist tries to unravel the mystery of a man who believes he murdered another psychiatrist. Will she find out the truth or become his next victim?

Original Air Date: January 25, 1951

Originating in Hollytwood

Starring: Mercedes McCambridge; Joseph Cotten; Herb Butterfield; Howard McNear; William Tracy; James Nusser; John Blyforce

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The Ford Theatre: The Adventure of a Bad Boy (Encore) (EP4270)

Hugh Marlowe

Today’s Mystery: Ellery Queen investigates the attempted poisoning of a cantankerous woman. The most obvious suspect is her eight-year-old nephew.

Original Air Date: January 4, 1948

Originating in New York

Starring: Hugh Marlowe as Ellery Queen; Santos Ortega; Ted de Corsia; Sarah Fussell; Anne Seymour; John Gibson

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The Saint: Santa Claus is No Saint (Encore) (EP4269)

Vincent Prince
Today’s Mystery: While dressed as Santa, Simon is mistaken for a man who made off with an expensive necklace. Simon spends Christmas Eve trying to catch a thief and a murderer.

Original Air Date: December 24, 1950

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Simon Templar

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Campbell’s Playhouse: There’s Always A Woman (Encore) (EP4268e)

 

Orson Welles

A private detective (Orson Welles) decides to give up on his one-man agency and go back to his job with the DA, but his wife is determined to make the agency work and finds herself investigating a murder case that makes life difficult for her husband.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 17, 1939

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Orson Welles; Marie Wilson; Richard Wilson; Everett Sloane; Mary Taylor; Frank Readick

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Dragnet: The Big Little Jesus (EP4268)

Today’s Mystery:

Friday and Smith search for a statue of the child Jesus stolen from a church on Christmas Eve.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1953

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Ben Alexander as Officer Frank Smith; Herb Vigran; Ralph Moody

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4267)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is in a quaint Michigan town on Christmas Eve and has to find a witness to a murder before a hired killer does.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: December 21, 22, and 23, 1955

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Peggy Webber; Don Diamond; Ben Wright; Jack Kruschen; Barney Phillips; Sam Edwards; Ken Christy

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Mr. Chameleon: The Woman’s Weapon Murder Case (EP4266)

Karl Swenson

Today’s Mystery:

Mr. Chameleon reopens the case of a woman convicted of murdering her mother-in-law with poisoned candy. He is determined to get her freed in time for Christmas.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 22, 1948

Originating from New York City

Starring: Karl Swenson as Mister Chameleon

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Dangerous Assignment: Lecturing Professors (EP4265)


Today’s Mystery:

The son of a lecturing professor is missing from a boarding school in Stockholm and Steve needs to find him in order to break up an international spy ring.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 24, 1952

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Brian Donlevy as Steve Mitchell; Herb Butterfield as the Commissioner

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4264)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny suspects that a mobster murdered his business partner and has to find the only witness before the mobster does.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: December 19 and 20, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Peggy Webber; Don Diamond; Ben Wright; Jack Kruschen; Barney Phillips; Sam Edwards; Ken Christy

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The Falcon: Murder is a Knock-Out (EP4263)

Les Tremayne
Today’s Mystery:

A Los Angeles mobster comes to New York searching for a woman who stole $75,000. Murder follows.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 20, 1949

Originating from New York

Starring: Les Tremayne as the Falcon; Beverly Roberts

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The Saint: Marvin Hickerson, Private Eye (Encore) (EP4862e)

Vincent Price

Simon helps a wet-behind-the-ears farmer-turned-private-detective after he appears to have committed murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 3, 1950

Originating in Hollywood

Starring: Vincent Price as the Saint

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Dragnet: The Truck Hijackers (EP4262)

Todays Mystery: Friday and Romero suspect an inside job in a series of truck hijackings.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 1, 1949

Originating from Hollywood

Starred: Jack Webb as Sergeant Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Sergeant Ben Romero; Raymond Burr as Ed Backstrand, Chief of Detectives; William Herb Butterfield

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Sea Legs Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4261)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny continues his investigation in Nicaragua into the disappearance of a man and a boat insured for a combined $400,000.

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

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Harry Bartell; Lawrence Dobkin; Virginia Gregg; Parley Baer; Don Diamond; Russell Thorson

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