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R

Roy Rowan

Cast›

Bob Bailey

Don Diamond

Harry Bartell

John Dehner

L

Lucille Meredith

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Chester must perform surgery on Doc after he is shot while they are out on the prairie. The stakes rise as they face danger from the surrounding wilderness and the complications of their situation.

Ep 473 · Sunday, April 30, 1961 · 24:23

Fort Laramie

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Captain Quince returns to Fort Laramie and contemplates his feelings for Miss Willa as he prepares to propose. Their conversation reveals deeper truths about love and longing amidst the backdrop of the frontier.

Ep 30 · Sunday, August 19, 1956 · 29:49

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The Laughing Matter - Ep 2

The great man condescends and shivers too, a young girl's hate is blacker than the rocks on the beach. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 412 · Tuesday, June 12, 1956 · 14:38

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The Laughing Matter - Ep 1

The heady romance of moonlight on a lonely beach in Mexico...a killer's moon! The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 411 · Monday, June 11, 1956 · 14:34

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The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 1

Episode #1. Off to Nicaragua to look into a maritime disaster.

Ep 446 · Monday, July 30, 1956 · 14:55

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The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 3

Episode #3. A dead man wrecks an airplane.

Ep 448 · Wednesday, August 1, 1956 · 14:56

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The Larson Arson Matter

Johnny's hired to protect a small-time gangster from threats on his life and home.

Ep 662 · Sunday, November 8, 1959 · 24:59

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The Sea Legs Matter - Ep 2

Episode #2. The seed of suspicion begins to sprout. Meet Oscar, pilot and everything else.

Ep 447 · Tuesday, July 31, 1956 · 14:58

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

YTJD 1956-06-15 415 The Laughing Matter - Ep 5.mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 415

The Laughing Matter - Ep 5

Friday, June 15, 1956 · 14:33

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 415

The Laughing Matter - Ep 5

Friday, June 15, 1956 · 14:33

Virginia Gregg

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The conclusion of the story. The comedian's reaction to Johnny's conclusion isn't very funny...and there's no encore possible! The system cue has been deleted.

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Ep 844 · Monday, August 31, 1953 · 55:09

Dragnet

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A teenager named Gary Field, the son of a cop, becomes a dope addict, prompting his father to seek help. As the narcotics detail investigates, they uncover the source of the heroin flowing into the city.

Ep 188 · Sunday, January 25, 1953 · 29:43

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The Laughing Matter - Ep 4

Death tries once again, and death as you know, is blind! System cue deleted. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 414 · Thursday, June 14, 1956 · 14:33

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The Laughing Matter - Ep 3

A thickening web, clinging and sticky, but one of the flies pulls free, by using a gun! The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 413 · Wednesday, June 13, 1956 · 14:36

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