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Private Detective · 1948–1962

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

717 episodes · CBS

Play “Milford Brooks III (Dick Powell Audition)”
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About this show

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a private detective radio series (1948–1962) on CBS. Hosted by Hy Averback.

Cast & guest stars›

Voices you hear across this show

Bob Bailey

440 episodes

Virginia Gregg

216 episodes

Forrest Lewis

107 episodes

John Lund

71 episodes

Howard McNear

70 episodes

Harry Bartell

69 episodes

L

Lawrence Dobkin

96 episodes

J

Junius Matthews

31 episodes

C

Charles Russell

24 episodes

H

Herb Butterfield

24 episodes

Hosts & announcers›

Who brought the night on the air

Hy Averback

10 episodes

Jackson Beck

2 episodes

Sponsors›

Commercial partners — breaks intact on Goldie

F

Fitch Shampoo

16 episodes

4

4-Way Cold Tablets

15 episodes

N

No Doz

9 episodes

M

Mentholatum Rub

8 episodes

S

Sinclair Dino Gasoline

7 episodes

P

Pepsi-Cola

6 episodes

K

Kellogg's All Bran

5 episodes

K

Kellogg's Cereals

5 episodes

S

Sinclair Gasoline

5 episodes

W

Wrigley's Spearmint Gum

5 episodes

Networks›

Where this series was heard

CBS

717 episodes

C

CBS net

682 episodes

N

NBC net

2 episodes

Episodes

On Goldie — 717 episodes · page 1 of 48

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1948

  1. Dec 7, 1948 · Milford Brooks III (Dick Powell Audition)

    Audition program. Johnny is hired to keep Mr. Brooks from committing suicide and a $2 million dollar policy from paying off.

    29:18

1949

  1. Ep 1

    Feb 18, 1949 · The Parakoff Policy

    29:33

  2. Ep 2

    Feb 25, 1949 · The Slow Boat from China

    Johnny goes to Singapore to expedite a shipment of tin and finds everyone looking for a mysterious "it." The show features a bad guy who sounds like a Sydney Greenstreet imitator. Johnny even tells him, "Your mother must have been frightened by Sydney Greenstreet!"

    29:13
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar originally aired 1948–1962 on CBS. Stream free episodes on Goldie.
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  • Ep 3

    Mar 4, 1949 · The Robert Perry Case

    Mr. Perry is blown into smithereens as soon as Johnny shows up to protect him. A beautiful-but-unfaithful wife has a great motive! The script was previous used on "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" as an audition on January 14, 1949 (see cat. #83405) and on March 4, 1949 (see cat. #633…

    29:33

  • Ep 4

    Mar 11, 1949 · Murder Is a Merry-Go-Round

    Murder at the circus...with snakes!

    29:31

  • Ep 5

    Mar 25, 1949 · Milford Brooks III Matter

    A policy that pays $2 million in case of suicide causes trouble because the man has no reason to live.

    29:32

  • Ep 6

    Apr 1, 1949 · The Stolen Portrait of The Duke of Massen

    Johnny visits post-war London to solve a stolen painting caper and finds murder as well.

    29:33

  • Ep 8

    Apr 15, 1949 · The Case of the Hundred Thousand Dollar Legs

    A movie stars' legs are insured and stay in good shape...despite the murder of the woman attached to them!

    29:03

  • Ep 9

    Apr 22, 1949 · The Case of Barton Drake

    A man disappears for seven years and is almost declared dead...but what big teeth you have, grandma! The program leaves the air until July 17, 1949.

    29:24

  • Ep 11

    Jul 24, 1949 · Who Took the Taxis For a Ride

    Also titled: "Who Took The Taxis For A Ride?" The hunt for the "Scarlet Madonna," shades of the Maltese Falcon...right down to the imitation of Sydney Greenstreet's character named, "Fat Stuff!"

    29:28

  • Ep 13

    Aug 7, 1949 · Murder Ain't Minor (The Case of Bonnie Goodwin)

    Johnny takes a case on behalf of "King Hart," (not an insurance company!) to try to find his missing girl.

    29:33

  • Ep 15

    Aug 21, 1949 · Out of the Fire Into the Frying Pan

    Johnny travels to Iowa to protect a prized porker.

    29:46

  • Ep 17

    Sep 4, 1949 · The Expiring Nickels and the Egyptian Jackpot

    A leper in India and a lady stowaway on an airplane add up to adventure in the Middle East. The announcer states that this is the last Johnny Dollar show until October 1, 1949, which wasn't accurate.

    30:03

  • Ep 18

    Sep 25, 1949 · The Search for Michelle Marsh

    Johnny goes to Boston for the search...and finds murder!

    30:01

  • Ep 19

    Oct 1, 1949 · The Fishing Boat Affair

    The full title is, "I Caught A Fishing Boat, But You Should Have Seen The One That Got Away." Johnny becomes a deep sea diver off the coast of San Pedro and finds a golden secret!

    30:03