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Roy Rowan

Cast›

C

Charles McGraw

E

Edmond O'Brien

James Nusser

Lillian Buyeff

Robert Griffin

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The S.S. Malay Trader Ship

Johnny signs on as a sailor to prevent an insurance fraud on a ship full of rubber.

Ep 35 · Friday, February 10, 1950 · 30:03

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The Mickey McQueen Matter

An old friend of Johnny's calls to say that he needs help. Mickey's a Hartford cop who is found hanged the next day. The script was subsequently used on the program of April 14,

Ep 62 · Thursday, August 17, 1950 · 30:03

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Death Takes a Working Day (The Loyal B Martin Matter)

A murdered man has been killed by a gun fired from a long distance, but the powder burns show that the gun was fired from close up! The first show of the series starring Edmond O'

Ep 34 · Friday, February 3, 1950 · 30:01

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The Belo-Horizonte Railroad

There have been strange "accidents" on a Brazilian railroad.

Ep 56 · Thursday, July 6, 1950 · 30:00

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The Sidney Rykoff Matter (Unedited Drama Portions)

No music cues, which indicated unedited tape or a rehearsal recording. A prize fighter is kidnapped for a $25,000 ransom, and he's insured for $100,000! The recording was possibl

Ep 49 · Tuesday, May 16, 1950 · 26:59

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The Leland Blackburn Matter

Unedited tape with no music cues recorded. One of Johnny's fellow insurance investigators named Gene Rhymer has been murdered while working on a murder case in Charleston. Johnny

Ep 74 · Saturday, December 16, 1950 · 28:10

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_YoursTrulyJohnnyDollar_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).

YTJD 1950-03-28 042 The Village Scene Matter (The Missing Masterpiece).mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 42

The Village Scene (The Missing Masterpiece)

Tuesday, March 28, 1950 · 30:01

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 42

The Village Scene (The Missing Masterpiece)

Tuesday, March 28, 1950 · 30:01

Walter Burke

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The Woodward Manila Matter

There's been a $75,000 robbery in the Philippines, sending Johnny Dollar to Manila.

Ep 73 · Saturday, November 25, 1950 · 30:41

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The Earl Chadwick Matter

Johnny flies to Bermuda to find out if a dead man really is. The recording was possibly made May 11, 1950.

Ep 50 · Tuesday, May 23, 1950 · 29:40

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