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P

Paul Masterson

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C

Charles Russell

Doris Singleton

Hal March

H

Herb Butterfield

Jerry Hausner

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Ep 253 · Monday, July 16, 1951 · 26:43

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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!

Ep 8 · Friday, April 15, 1949 · 29:03

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The Circus Animal Show Matter

A black leopard at the circus is essential to Johnny's case.

Ep 28 · Saturday, December 10, 1949 · 30:17

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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 name

Ep 11 · Sunday, July 24, 1949 · 29:28

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Bodyguard to Anne Connelly

Johnny's in Milwaukee to protect a rich woman from an escaped madman. The script is similar to the program of August 31, 1950 (see cat. #62655).

Ep 27 · Saturday, December 3, 1949 · 29:29

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The Skull Canyon Mine

Johnny travels out West to find out to where all the profits from a gold mine are disappearing.

Ep 26 · Saturday, November 26, 1949 · 30:11

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The Henry J Unger Matter

Johnny gets a visit from an old girlfriend, and from a killer seeking revenge. It's going to be an interesting evening, ending in a frame for murder.

Ep 58 · Thursday, July 20, 1950 · 30:01

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YTJD 1949-10-08 020 The Racehorse Piledriver Matter.mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 20

The Racehorse Piledriver Matter

Saturday, October 8, 1949 · 29:46

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 20

The Racehorse Piledriver Matter

Saturday, October 8, 1949 · 29:46

William Conrad

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Johnny's at a Chicago racetrack to prevent a criminal from too much "horse sense."

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Ep 26 · Sunday, February 1, 1948 · 29:30

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The Stanley Springs Matter

Johnny tackles a narcotics smuggling operation that uses a cotton company in the Southwest as a front.

Ep 86 · Saturday, March 10, 1951 · 30:03

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The Jarvis Wilder Matter

Johnny goes West to find out why a rancher's wife is so eager to confess to his murder.

Ep 84 · Saturday, February 24, 1951 · 30:03

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1949 — The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.

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