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Bob Bailey

Jack Edwards

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Lawrence Dobkin

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Paul Dubov

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Russell Thorson

Vic Perrin

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The Open Town Matter - Ep 2

Episode #2. An air tight alibi gets ventilated.

Ep 442 · Tuesday, July 24, 1956 · 14:34

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The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 3 (3rd of 9)

Episode #3. The murder of Freddy Quintana.

Ep 499 · Wednesday, October 17, 1956 · 14:30

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The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 4

A trio of musicians...which one's story is playing a little flat? The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 309 · Thursday, January 19, 1956 · 14:37

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The Long Shot Matter - Ep 4

A study in reactions. Three of them. One by a man who should know, one by a man who doesn't, and another by a bullet! The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 424 · Thursday, June 28, 1956 · 14:35

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The Open Town Matter - Ep 5

The conclusion of the story. Part of the closing credits and the system cue have been deleted.

Ep 445 · Friday, July 27, 1956 · 14:34

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Confidential Matter - Ep 3

$80,000 and a beaten girl...both missing! Then, one of the two is found and a bombshell explodes! The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 474 · Wednesday, September 12, 1956 · 14:32

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The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 2

A soggy day in a South Jersey swamp, and a discovery almost too good to be true! It's the wrong fiddle. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 307 · Tuesday, January 17, 1956 · 14:33

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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).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

YTJD 1957-08-25 549 The Smoky Sleeper Matter.mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 549

The Smoky Sleeper Matter

Sunday, August 25, 1957 · 28:03

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 549

The Smoky Sleeper Matter

Sunday, August 25, 1957 · 28:03

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The Bad One Matter

A juvenile delinquent down south knows the secret of a murder, but refuses to reveal it...and for a good reason!

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The Canned Canary Matter

Valuable yellow diamonds have been stolen and the trail leads Johnny to France....with a can opener! The plot is similar to cat. #16596.

Ep 691 · Sunday, June 5, 1960 · 24:17

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The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 6 (6th of 9)

Chase is holed up on Lagos Island. Is he cornered, or is it a trap? The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 502 · Monday, October 22, 1956 · 14:33

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1957 — U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later. This would remain the longest speech ever conducted by a single Senator until Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and five minutes, beginning on March 31, 2025.

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