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Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep544) The Yours Truly Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep543) The Heatherstone Players Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep542) The Felicity Feline Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep541) The Funny Money Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep540) The Parley Barron Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep539) The Dixon Murder Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 ep538 The Mason-Dixon Mismatch Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep537) The Loss of Memory Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep536) The Wayward Truck Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep535) The Michael Meany Mirage Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep533) The Peerless Fire Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep532) The Melancholy Memory Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep530) The Ming Toy Murphy Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep527) The Clever Chemist Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep526) The Suntan Oil Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep525) The Meek Memorial Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep523) The Templeton Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep522) The Kirby Will Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep521) The Mad Hatter Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep520) The Blooming Blossom Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep519) The Desalles Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1957 (ep518) The Ellen Dear Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep517) The Squared Circle Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep516) The Missing Mouse Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep515) The Rasmussen Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep514) The Burning Carr Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep513) The Royal Street Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep512) The Markham Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep511) The Big Scoop Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep506-510) The Silent Queen Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep497-505) The Phantom Chase Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep492-496) The Primrose Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep487-491) The Picture Postcard Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep482-486) The Meg's Palace Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep477-481) The Imperfect Alibi Matter (478 missing)
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep472-476) The Confidential Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep467-471) The Curse of Kamashek Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep461-466) The Kranesburg Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep456-460) The Crystal Lake Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep451-455) The Alder Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep446-450) The Sea Legs Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep441-445) The Open Town Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep436-440) The Star of Capetown Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep431-435) The Shady Lane Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep426-430) The Midas Touch Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep421-425) The Long Shot Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep416-420) The Pearling Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep411-415) The Laughing Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep406-410) The Indestructible Mike Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep401-405) The Matter of Reasonable Doubt
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep396-400) The Tears of Night Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep391-395) The Matter of the Medium, Well Done
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep386-390) The Silver Blue Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep381-385) The Callicles Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep376-380) The Lonely Hearts Matter missing 379
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep371-375) The Shepherd Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep366-370) The Laird Douglas of Heatherscote Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep361-365) The Salt City Matter (362 missing)
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep356-360) The LaMarr Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep351-355) The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep346-350) The Clinton Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep341-345) The Plantagent Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep336-340) The Fathom-Five Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep331-335) The Bennet Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep326-330) The Cui Bono Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep321-325) The McClain Matter (missing 323)
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep316-320) The Flight Six Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep311-315) The Duke Red Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep306-310) The Ricardo Amerigo Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep301-305) The Todd Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1956 (ep296-300) The Caylin Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep291-295) The Forbes Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep286-290) The Nick Shurn Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep281-285) The Lansing Fraud Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep276-280) The Cronin Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep271-275) The Henderson Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep266-270) The Amy Bradshaw Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep261-265) The Broderick Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 (ep256-260) The Lorko Diamonds Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 ep251-255 The Valentine Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 ep246-250 The Alvin Summers Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 ep241-245 The Chesapeake Fraud Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 ep236-240 The Molly K Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 ep231-235 The Macormack Matter (Bob Baileys 1st Episode)
Johnny Dollar Radio 1955 ep000 The Trans-Pacific Matter Parts 1 & 2 (Gerald Mohr Audition)
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep226 The Hampton Line Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep225 The Radioactive Gold Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep224 The Jeanne Maxwell Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep223 The Carboniferous Dolomite Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep222 The Jan Brueghel Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep221 The Woodward Manila Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep219 The Paterson Transport Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep218 The Sara Dearing Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep217 The Temperamental Tote Board Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep216 The Punctilious Firebug Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep213 The Dan Frank Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep212 The Frustrated Phoenix Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep211 The Nathan Swing Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep210 The Magnolia and Honeysuckle Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep209 The Sulphur and Brimstone Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep207 The Piney Corners Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep206 The Berlin Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep205 The Terrified Taun Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep204 The Road-Test Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep203 The Classified Killer Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep202 The Uncut Canary Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep201 The Harpooned Angler Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep200 The Paul Gorrell Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep199 The Beauregard Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep197 The Celia Woodstock Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1954 ep196 The Fair-Way Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep195 The Ben Bryson Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep193 The Milk and Honey Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep192 The Barton Baker Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep191 The Monopoly Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep190 The Independent Diamond Traders' Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep189 The Nathan Gayles Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep188 The Bobby Foster Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep187 The Gino Gambona Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep186 The Howard Arnold Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep185 The Allen Saxton Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep184 The Philip Morey Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep183 The Alfred Chambers Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep182 The Amita Buddha Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep181 The William Post Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep179 The Lester Matson Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep178 The Stanley Price Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep177 The Nelson Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep176 The Isabel James Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep175 The Nancy Shaw Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep174 The Voodoo Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep173 The James Forbes Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep172 The Black Doll Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep171 The Shayne Bombing Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep169 The Jones Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep168 The Jonathan Bellows Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep167 The Emil Carter Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep166 The Oklahoma Red Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep165 The Costain Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep164 The Brisbane Fraud Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep163 The Emily Braddock Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep162 The Rochester Theft Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep161 The Blackmail Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep160 The San Antonio Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep159 The Dameron Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep158 The Madison Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep157 The Enoch Arden Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep155 The Syndicate Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep154 The King's Necklace Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep152 The Jeanne Maxwell Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep151 The Underwood Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep150 The Latourette Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep148 The Chicago Fraud Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep147 The Kay Bellamy Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep146 The Marigold Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep145 The Starlet Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep144 The Thelma Ibsen Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep143 The Baltimore Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1952 ep142 The Walter Patterson Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1952 ep140 The Elliott Champion Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1952 ep139 The James Clayton Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1952 ep128 The Amelia Harwell Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1952 ep126 The Glen English Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1952 ep000 The Trans-Pacific Matter Part B (John Lund Audition)
Johnny Dollar Radio 1952 ep000 The Trans-Pacific Matter Part A (John Lund Audition)
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep125 The Alma Scott Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep124 The Maynard Collins Matter [Partial]
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep122 The Youngstown Credit Group Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep121 The Merrill Kent Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep120 The Birdy Baskerville Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep119 The Hannibal Murphy Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep118 The Tolhurst Theft Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep116 The Millard Ward Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep115 The Douglas Taylor Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep114 The Protection Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep113 The Cuban Jewel Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep111 The Leland Case Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep109 The Lucky Costa Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep107 The Horace Lockhart Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep105) The Neal Breer Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep104) The Fair-Way Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep103) The Alonzo Chapman Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep102) The Hatchet House Theft Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep101) The Malcolm Wish, M.D. Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep100) The Arthur Boldrick Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep099) The George Farmer Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep098) The Soderbury, Maine Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep097) The Lillis Bond Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 (ep094) The Virginia Towne Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep093 The Month-End Raid Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1951 ep092 The Willard South Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 ep091 The Mickey McQueen Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 ep090 The Edward French Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 ep089 The Jackie Cleaver Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 (ep088) The Byron Hayes Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 (ep086) The Stanley Springs Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 (ep085) The Celia Woodstock Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 (ep084) The Jarvis Wilder Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 (ep079) The David Rockey Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1950 (ep078) The Port-O-Call Matter
Johnny Dollar Radio 1953 ep155 The Syndicate Matter
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a radio drama that aired on CBS Radio from February 18, 1949 to September 30, 1962.
Johnny Dollar was played by eight actors over the show's run:
Dick Powell (Audition show in 1948)
Charles Russell (February 1949 – January 1950)
Edmond O'Brien (February 1950 – September 1952)
John Lund (November 1952 – September 1954)
Gerald Mohr (Audition show in 1955)
Bob Bailey (October 1955 – November 1960)
Bob Readick (December 1960 – June 1961)
Mandel Kramer (June 1961 – September 1962)
The first several seasons imagined protagonist Johnny Dollar as a private investigator drama. In 1955 after a yearlong hiatus, the series came back in its best-known incarnation with Bob Bailey starring in "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account – America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." There were 809 episodes (plus two not-for-broadcast auditions) in the 12-year run, and more than 710 still exist today. (Jim Cox's book American Radio Networks: A History cites "886 total performances" which includes repeat performances.
Each case usually started with a phone call from an insurance adjuster, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim: a suspicious death, an attempted fraud, a missing person, or other mysterious circumstances. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations.
He would compare notes with the police officials who had first investigated each strange occurrence, and followed every clue until he figured out what actually happened. Johnny's file on each case was usually referenced as a "matter," as in "The Silver Blue Matter" or "The Forbes Matter". Later episodes were more fanciful, with titles like "The Wayward Trout Matter" and "The Price of Fame Matter" (the latter featuring a rare guest-star appearance by Vincent Price as himself; here Price and Dollar team up to retrieve a painting stolen by Price’s insurance agent).
Johnny usually stuck to business but would sometimes engage in romantic dalliances with women he encountered in his travels; later episodes gave Johnny a steady girlfriend, Betty Lewis. Johnny's precious recreational time was usually spent fishing, and it was not uncommon for Johnny's clients to exploit this favorite pastime in convincing him to take on a job near good fishing locations. His past was rarely mentioned, but Dollar in “The Bennett Matter” described himself as a four-year US Marine veteran who then worked as a police officer for a decade before changing careers to insurance investigation.
Each story was recounted in flashback, and every few minutes the action would be interrupted by Johnny listing a line item from his expense account, which served as an effective scene transition. Most of the expense account related to transportation, lodging, and meals, but no incidental expense was too small for Johnny to itemize, as in "Item nine, 10 cents. Aspirin. I needed them."
The monetary amounts weren't always literal: the smallest line item Johnny ever recorded was "two cents: what I felt like" after a professional setback; the largest was "one million dollars" (the way he felt after finding a missing woman and her daughter in a snowbound cabin). The episodes generally finished with Johnny tallying up his expense account and traveling back to Hartford, Connecticut, where he was based. Sometimes Johnny would add a sardonic postscript under "Remarks," detailing the aftermath of the case. ("The Todd Matter," which especially disgusted Johnny, ended abruptly with "Remarks – nil!")
In later seasons the program sometimes referred to itself, with other characters recognizing Dollar's voice from the radio.
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