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Private Detective · 1948–1962

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

717 episodes · CBS

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About this show

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a private detective radio series (1948–1962) on CBS. Hosted by Hy Averback.

Episodes

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  1. Ep 38

    Mar 3, 1950 · Bodyguard to the Late Robert W Perry

    29:02

  2. Ep 39

    Mar 7, 1950 · Alec Jefferson, The Youthful Millionaire (Rebel Wildcatters, How I Got a Wildcat Oil Operation by the Tail)

    The show has moved from Fridays to Tuesdays. Alec Jefferson, a youthful millionaire, has disappeared in California. Was it murder? "They were drilling for oil, what they struck was me." Part of the system cue has been deleted.

    29:27

  3. Ep 40

    Mar 14, 1950 · The Eighty-Five Little Minks

    A Boston department store heist and a murdered night watchman starts Johnny on the trail of a safe cracker.

    30:01

  4. Ep 41

    Mar 21, 1950 · The Man Who Wrote Himself to Death (Stuart Palmer, Writer)(Unedited Drama Portions)

    No music cues are heard on this recording. A crazed writer tries to get himself killed to collect on a $100,000 policy. The music credit is given to Leith Stevens, but none of his music is present. The system cue has been deleted. Possibly recorded March 16, 1950.

    26:33

  5. Ep 42

    Mar 28, 1950 · The Village Scene (The Missing Masterpiece)

    A $250,000 painting is stolen from a failing Boston art gallery. Possibly recorded March 23, 1950.

    30:01

  6. Ep 43

    Apr 4, 1950 · The Story of the Big Red Schoolhouse (Unedited Drama Portions)

    A school burns in Nebraska, due to inflammable corruption. Big Jim Madden and his boys look guilty. See cat. #48101 for a show with a very similar script, produced six years later. Possibly recorded March 18, 1950.

    30:02

  7. Ep 44

    Apr 11, 1950 · The Dead First-Helpers

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

    29:26

  8. Ep 45

    Apr 18, 1950 · The Story of the Ten-O-Eight (Unedited Drama Portions)

    No music cues. Johnny investigates a strange railroad heist...a $247 barrel of jeweler's rouge! Possibly recorded March 30, 1950.

    30:03

  9. Ep 46

    Apr 25, 1950 · Pearl Carrasa

    Johnny gets beat up by Las Vegas narcotics crooks while trying to pay a beneficiary $5000. The program was possibly recorded April 1, 1950.

    30:01

  10. Ep 47

    May 2, 1950 · The Able Tackitt Matter (Unedited Drama Portions)

    Johnny is off to Borneo to find a man insured for $700,000. No music cues are heard, indicating a rehearsal or unedited tape. The record was possibly made April 6, 1950.

    28:31

  11. Ep 48

    May 9, 1950 · 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.

    30:00

  12. Ep 49

    May 16, 1950 · The Sidney Rykoff Matter (Unedited Drama Portions)

    No music cues, which indicated unedited tape or a rehearsal recording. A prize fighter is kidnapped for a $25,000 ransom, and he's insured for $100,000! The recording was possibly made April 20, 1950.

    26:59

  13. Ep 50

    May 23, 1950 · The Earl Chadwick Matter

    Johnny flies to Bermuda to find out if a dead man really is. The recording was possibly made May 11, 1950.

    29:40

  14. Ep 51

    May 30, 1950 · The Port-au-Prince Matter

    This program uses the same script as cat. #41167 (December 17, 1949). Johnny travels to the Caribbean to keep a man from dying...from voodoo!

    29:43

  15. Ep 52

    Jun 8, 1950 · The Caligio Diamond Matter

    The fabulous gem, worth $200,000 has been stolen. Everyone who has owned the diamond has been killed, including Mr. Benson, the current owner.

    30:01
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How many Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episodes are on Goldie?
Goldie has 717 playable Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episodes available to stream, with show art and metadata (and transcripts where available). That count is surviving recordings in the catalog, not every historical broadcast.
When did Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar originally air?
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar originally aired 1948–1962 on CBS. Stream free episodes on Goldie.
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