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Host

J

Junius Matthews

Cast›

Bob Bailey

C

Carleton Young

J

James McCallion

Ralph Moody

Virginia Gregg

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George Valentine takes on the identity of Paul Gibson, who is set to marry Gloria. However, danger looms as Paul is marked for murder if he goes through with the wedding.

Ep 323 · Monday, November 17, 1952 · 29:01

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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

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Paladin visits Ollie and Cora in Colorado, and finds Ollie in jail, and a hero during a jail break. See cat. #46786 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast.

Ep 97 · Sunday, September 25, 1960 · 24:28

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A young couple seeks refuge in a barn during a snowstorm, but tensions rise when the estranged father demands they leave. U.S. Marshal Matt Dillon must navigate the conflict to ensure everyone's safety.

Ep 246 · Sunday, December 23, 1956 · 24:48

Fort Laramie

Black Hills Gold

A group of men travels the Bozeman Trail into Indian territory, driven by the lure of gold and risking conflict with Native Americans. Captain Lee Quince must navigate the tensions between settlers and the Sioux as the threat of violence looms.

Ep 17 · Sunday, May 20, 1956 · 30:14

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The Big Signet

Detectives investigate a violent restaurant robbery where the owner is severely beaten and a diamond signet ring is stolen. They must track down the remaining suspect before he can escape justice.

Ep 162 · Thursday, July 31, 1952 · 29:26

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Molly K Matter - Ep 4

A complaint filed against Johnny with the Harbor Police. Benny Wong is scared, armed, and dangerous.

Ep 239 · Thursday, October 13, 1955 · 14:31

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

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

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Little Man Who Was There Matter [AFRTS]

Howard Edwards' life is insured for $100,000...and he's disapeared!

Ep 655 · Sunday, September 20, 1959 · 24:01

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Molly K Matter - Ep 1

Johnny flies to San Francisco for the investigation of the sinking of the freighter "Molly K."

Ep 236 · Monday, October 10, 1955 · 14:31

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Molly K Matter - Ep 2

Johnny meets Capt. Brawley's daughter Ellen, and discovers that the mortgage on the Molly K was held by Loo Tang!

Ep 237 · Tuesday, October 11, 1955 · 14:34

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Molly K Matter - Ep 3

Johnny decks Capt. Brawley, and has a meeting with "Shanghai Lil."

Ep 238 · Wednesday, October 12, 1955 · 14:32

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Molly K Matter - Ep 5

The conclusion of the story. A clever saboteur brought to bay.

Ep 240 · Friday, October 14, 1955 · 14:30

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YTJD 1959-07-26 647 The Bolt out of the Blue Matter.mp3

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 647

The Bolt Out of the Blue Matter

Sunday, July 26, 1959 · 19:40

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Episode 647

The Bolt Out of the Blue Matter

Sunday, July 26, 1959 · 19:40

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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

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Empty Threat Matter

The program closing has been deleted after the credits. Johnny returns from Tahiti with a nervous old man, who is sure that he's going to be murdered.

Ep 714 · Sunday, November 27, 1960 · 23:39

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Silver Queen Matter [AFRTS]

The garrulous owner of Meg's cafe suspects murder in a small Massachusetts fishing town. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 685 · Sunday, April 24, 1960 · 23:11

That night in history

Headlines

  • 1959 — The Continental League is announced as baseball's "third major league" in the United States.
  • 1959 — At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".
  • 1959 — First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.

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  3. SuspenseNight ManEpisode 812
  4. Yours Truly, Johnny DollarThe Bolt Out of the Blue MatterCurrently listeningEpisode 647