Benny Rubin
Edgar Barrier
Hal March
John Lund
Virginia Gregg
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Goldie Originals that include this night
Detective Desk
Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.
24 episodes
Johnny Dollar Expenses
The man with the action-packed expense account.
Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog
Let George Do It
George Valentine travels to Istanbul to recover stolen Romany diamonds for a desperate diamond dealer. With a quarter million dollars at stake, he sets a trap using greed as bait.
Ep 294 · Monday, April 28, 1952 · 29:44
Suspense
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
Have Gun — Will Travel
Hey Boy has disappeared from the Barbary Coast. Bubonic plague and a shanghai ensue. See cat. #62984 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast.
Ep 72 · Sunday, April 3, 1960 · 24:13
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
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
Escape
An embezzler hides in French Polynesia, trying to escape his past and the relentless pursuit of his son. As he prepares to return to a life he once knew, the stakes rise when he realizes danger is still close at hand.
Ep 188 · Sunday, June 21, 1953 · 28:56
Gunsmoke
Gus Mather arrives in Dodge City with the body of Orson Boggs, planning a lavish wake to honor his deceased friend. However, the circumstances surrounding Boggs' death raise suspicions among the townsfolk.
Ep 458 · Sunday, January 15, 1961 · 24:50
Same series — shared cast and standout nights
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
A firebug strikes promptly on Tuesday nights, and only at those with new fire insurance policies!
Ep 216 · Tuesday, May 25, 1954 · 30:03
A huge yellow diamond has disappeared from a ritzy Bevery Hills jewely store.
Ep 202 · Tuesday, February 16, 1954 · 29:46
Johnny sets out to find a missing wife...but only after a local private detective has failed!
Ep 197 · Tuesday, January 12, 1954 · 27:51
Johnny's on the French Riviera to investigate the killing of a skin diver...with a spear gun!
Ep 201 · Tuesday, February 9, 1954 · 28:48
Johnny's in Puerto Rico tracking down an "impossible" scheme to beat the Parimutuel machines.
Ep 217 · Tuesday, June 1, 1954 · 28:07
An aging beauty in Las Vegas has had her $30,000 necklace stolen. See cat. #62997 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast, the program is not complete however, and the
Ep 169 · Tuesday, June 30, 1953 · 29:23
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 206
The Berlin Matter [AFRTS]
Tuesday, March 16, 1954 · 28:41
Johnny's in Germany investigating the murder of an American engineer with an interesting barge.
Fifties Fade
When TV took the living room (1950 and after).
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Mr. Saxton has purchased a "supposedly priceless" painting for $200,000. It may be a forgery, and Mr. Saxton has it insured.
Ep 185 · Tuesday, October 20, 1953 · 29:31
A stolen masterpiece is finally recovered...or is it? The "Suspense" program on CBS earlier in the evening promoted this episode as "The Flowering Judas Matter."
Ep 222 · Tuesday, July 6, 1954 · 27:37