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Host

R

Roy Rowan

Cast›

E

Edmond O'Brien

J

Jack Petruzzi

Joe Forte

J

Junius Matthews

Peggy Webber

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Detective Desk

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Richard Diamond, Private Detective

The Hollywood Story (repeat 51-11-16)

Richard Diamond travels to Hollywood to help George L. Harvey, a movie producer being blackmailed by a beautiful woman. As Diamond investigates, he uncovers a web of deceit and danger surrounding the blackmail scheme.

Ep 153 · Sunday, August 23, 1953 · 25:35

Suspense

Sorry, Wrong Number

An invalid woman overhears a chilling conversation about a planned murder while struggling with a malfunctioning telephone. As she fights to alert the authorities, the stakes rise with each passing moment.

Ep 43 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 29:38

Let George Do It

The Darkest Shadow <or> Darkest Hour

Lucy Randall believes she will die in three days and insists on making out her will. George Valentine is brought in to uncover the mystery behind her ominous claim.

Ep 287 · Monday, March 10, 1952 · 29:52

Escape

Macao

In Macao, a ruthless woman named Connie Rawls seeks to dominate the dark underbelly of the city, but her ambitions lead her into dangerous confrontations. As tensions rise, she must navigate betrayal and the threat of death looming over her.

Ep 145 · Wednesday, July 18, 1951 · 29:30

The Adventures of Sam Spade

Hail Farewell Caper

The last show of the series. A strange little man tries to kill himself while Willie Johnson is scheduled to die at San Quentin tonight. He was framed. A well-done finale to a f

Ep 245 · Friday, April 27, 1951 · 29:49

Have Gun — Will Travel

Five Days to Yuma

Paladin is hired to deliver a British prisoner named Jeremy Thompson to the Carson City jail. Jeremy's drunken mother proves an unexpected problem. The system cue is added live.

Ep 86 · Sunday, July 10, 1960 · 24:29

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The Gravedigger's Spades (Mr & Mrs Arbuthnel Trump)

Mr. and Mrs. Arbuthnel Trump in North Dakota are threatening to commit suicide. "How the gravedigger's spades came close to being Trumps."

Ep 36 · Friday, February 17, 1950 · 30:05

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

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

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Harold Trandem Matter

A wealthy man is murdered right in front of Johnny after a threat on his life. The program was possibly recorded April 13, 1950.

Ep 48 · Tuesday, May 9, 1950 · 30:00

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Hartford Alliance Matter

There's been a fire at the Hartford Alliance Loan Company; and it's definitely arson. The crying young arsonist refuses to talk.

Ep 61 · Thursday, August 10, 1950 · 31:40

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Durango Laramie Matter [AFRTS]

What's happened to Durango Laramie Dalhart? The man from Bum Sprung, Oklahoma, who washes and irons his $100 bills, has disappeared!

Ep 575 · Sunday, February 23, 1958 · 25:12

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Fair-Way Matter

Johnny investigates a bomb placed aboard an airplane, killing many in the Hartford area. The story is an early description of what would become a common terrorist act decades late

Ep 104 · Wednesday, July 11, 1951 · 30:01

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  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).

YTJD 1950-04-11 044 The Dead First-Helpers.mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 44

The Dead First-Helpers

Tuesday, April 11, 1950 · 29:26

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 44

The Dead First-Helpers

Tuesday, April 11, 1950 · 29:26

Raymond Burr

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CBS

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Johnny goes to work in a Pittsburgh steel mill to solve a series of seniority murders. A good story, possibly recorded March 25, 1950.

1950

Midcentury turn — new decade, same speaker.

24 episodes

Fifties Fade

When TV took the living room (1950 and after).

24 episodes

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The newest broadcast dates in the archive.

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Fort Laramie

Army Wife

An army wife reflects on her life after the sudden death of her husband, a beloved officer, as she contemplates her future and the changes ahead.

Ep 40 · Sunday, October 28, 1956 · 24:41

Fibber McGee and Molly

Molly's Book End (Rebroadcast of 09-08-54)

Molly has purchased a valuable antique. It's a pair of bookends that Fibber has sold as junk. This program was previously broadcast on September 8, 1954 (see cat. #91570).

Ep 1263 · Friday, October 7, 1955 · 14:21

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Adam Kegg Matter

Mr. Kegg is a thoroughly unlikable rich man, whose jewelry collection has been stolen and held for $98,000 ransom.

Ep 71 · Saturday, November 11, 1950 · 28:40

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Richard Splain Matter

A ship's carpenter has disappeared in New York City. He had been smuggling narcotics into the country, hidden in the ship models that he collects.

Ep 66 · Saturday, October 7, 1950 · 30:54

That night in history

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  2. Fibber McGee and MollyRunning the General StoreEpisode 620
  3. Philip Marlowe, The Adventures ofThe Anniversary GiftEpisode 79
  4. Yours Truly, Johnny DollarThe Dead First-HelpersCurrently listeningEpisode 44