Tag: Russell Thorson

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Shy Beneficiary Matter (EP4633)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny’s called in to find a missing life insurance beneficiary who turns out to be wanted for murder.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 17, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Lawrence Dobkin; Virginia Gregg; Jack Kruschen; Jeanette Nolan; Russell Thorson; Howard McNear

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Smokey Sleeper Matter (EP4543)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is sent to Vineland, New Jersey to find out if a fire that destroyed $80,000 in mattresses was arson.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: August 25, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Russell Thorson; Jack Edwards; Will Wright; Paul Dubov; Lawrence Dobkin

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Dixon Murder Matter (EP4489)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny returns to Newport to solve the murder of the young woman whose body has washed ashore.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 16, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Tatum; Jeanette Nolan; Frank Nelson; Russell Thorson; Sam Edwards; Austin Green

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Mad Hatter Matter (EP4405)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny is called in to investigate the disappearance of a young, beautiful model married to a much older, retired corporate tycoon.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 27, 1957

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Parley Baer; G. Stanley Jones; Charlotte Lawrence, Forrest Lewis; Stacy Harris; Russell Thorson

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Big Scoop Matter (EP4351)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery: Johnny goes to New York to protect a friend, a reporter on the trail of a big story, who has already had multiple attempts on his life.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 11, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Russell Thorson, Barney Phillips, Stacy Harris, Larry Thor, Parley Baer, Les Tremayne

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Confidential Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4303)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Johnny’s investigation of a deceased friend and colleague who embezzled $80,000 leads him to Panama.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: September 12, 13, and 14, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Jack Edwards; Russell Thorson; Shirley Mitchell; Stacy Harris; Bob Miller; Harry Bartell; Vic Perrin;
Frank Gerstle

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Confidential Matter, Episodes One and Two (EP4300)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

Today’s Mystery: In a swirl of old memories and new shock, Johnny is summoned to unravel the sordid unraveling of a once-trusted friend. Ed Morgan, known for his honest life, is posthumously accused of embezzling a staggering $80,000. As Johnny steps into the fog of San Francisco to trace Ed’s last steps, he encounters a parade of characters who paint a picture of a man living beyond his means, a man whose life had taken a mysterious turn upon meeting the enigmatic widow, Nikki Barrett. But as Johnny delves deeper, the line between victim and thief blurs, raising the haunting possibility that Ed Morgan’s fatal accident may have been anything but.

Original Radio Broadcast Dates: September 10 and 11, 1956

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Jack Edwards; Russell Thorson; Shirley Mitchell; Stacy Harris; Bob Miller; Harry Bartell; Vic Perrin;
Frank Gerstle

Quote of the Episode: “Gratuities of this nature are always so helpful in smoothing the rough pathway of human relations.”

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