{"id":51539,"date":"2026-09-13T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T06:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?p=51539"},"modified":"2026-09-11T21:21:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T03:21:03","slug":"yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-cronin-matter-omnibus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/yours-truly-johnny-dollar-the-cronin-matter-omnibus\/","title":{"rendered":"Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cronin Matter Omnibus"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1386\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-51539-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5060s.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5060s.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5060s.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5060s.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/?powerpress_pinw=51539-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/greatdetectives\/s\/www.greatdetectives.net\/otrdetectives\/gd5060s.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"gd5060s.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/otr-detective-the-great-detectives-of-old-time-radio\/id335549005?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatdetectives.net%2Fdetectives%2F%3Fp%3D51539\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7GUQWid20SBBSGRyZrPjhq\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/otrdetectives\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-otr-detective-the-g-29542022\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_iheart\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on iHeartRadio\" rel=\"nofollow\">iHeartRadio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/The-Great-Detectives-of-Old-Time-Radio-p329374\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greatdetectives.net\/detectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/bobbailey2.jpg\" alt=\"Bob Bailey\" width=\"189\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Mystery:<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Dollar is hired to protect the Circle of Fire, a half-million-dollar diamond-and-emerald necklace belonging to former Broadway sensation Dolly Cronin, who plans to wear it while recreating the lavish parties of her youth. But with Dolly inviting friends from a past she remembers through rose-colored glasses, Johnny quickly discovers that the celebrated necklace may attract people with motives far less sentimental than hers.<\/p>\n<p>Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 5-9, 1955<\/p>\n<p>Originating from Hollywood<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"639\"><strong data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"639\">Cast:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"943\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1sl038j\" data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"670\">Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"nn3a59\" data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"687\">Virginia Gregg<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"hrdqzq\" data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"706\">Shirley Mitchell<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1xkogzb\" data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"719\">Vivi Janis<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"axw7gt\" data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"736\">Barbara Fuller<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"14wv08k\" data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"750\">Benny Rubin<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3kpbob\" data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"764\">John Dehner<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1yb5ulr\" data-start=\"765\" data-end=\"778\">Parley Baer<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"286ig8\" data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"804\">Les Crutchfield, writer<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1tq5pys\" data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"844\">Jack Johnstone, producer and director<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"3d6mf5\" data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"882\">Amerigo Marino, musical supervision<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1xlkus9\" data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"943\">Roy Rowan, announcer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When making your travel plans, remember <a href=\"http:\/\/johnnydollarair.com\/\">http:\/\/johnnydollarair.com<\/a><br \/>\n<span id=\"more-15948\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Become one of our Patreon Supporters at <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net.\">https:\/\/patreon.greatdetectives.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to our Patreon Supporter of the Day:<\/p>\n<p>Take the listener 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