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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.

Cast & guest stars

Voices you hear across this show

Bob Bailey

440 episodes

Virginia Gregg

216 episodes

Forrest Lewis

107 episodes

John Lund

71 episodes

Howard McNear

70 episodes

Harry Bartell

69 episodes

Edmond O'Brien

69 episodes

Edgar Barrier

34 episodes

Wilbur Hatch

25 episodes

Herb Butterfield

24 episodes

Hosts & announcers

Who brought the night on the air

Hy Averback

10 episodes

Jackson Beck

2 episodes

Sponsors

Commercial partners — breaks intact on Goldie

Fitch Shampoo

16 episodes

4-Way Cold Tablets

15 episodes

No Doz

9 episodes

Mentholatum Rub

8 episodes

Sinclair Dino Gasoline

7 episodes

Pepsi-Cola

6 episodes

Kellogg's All Bran

5 episodes

Kellogg's Cereals

5 episodes

Sinclair Gasoline

5 episodes

Wrigley's Spearmint Gum

5 episodes

Networks

Where this series was heard

CBS

717 episodes

CBS net

682 episodes

NBC net

2 episodes

Episodes

On Goldie — 35 episodes · page 1 of 3

1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 All years

Ep 78
Jan 13, 1951 · The Port-O-Call Matter
Four loan companies in San Francisco have been robbed...within two hours! An unusually violent adventure for Johnny Dollar!
30:39
Ep 79
Jan 20, 1951 · The David Rockey Matter
Johnny flies down to Nicaragua to tell a sailor that he's just inherited $1,500,000. David Rocky, the lucky sailor, is in jail...charged with murder! Johnny tries to prove Rocky's innocence, and in a surprise radio ending...fails!
30:01
Ep 81
Feb 3, 1951 · The Monopoly Matter
29:43
Ep 84
Feb 24, 1951 · The Jarvis Wilder Matter
Johnny goes West to find out why a rancher's wife is so eager to confess to his murder.
30:03
Ep 85
Mar 3, 1951 · The Celia Woodstock Matter
Johnny tracks down the missing wife of a Bridgeport millionaire.
30:00
Ep 86
Mar 10, 1951 · The Stanley Springs Matter
Johnny tackles a narcotics smuggling operation that uses a cotton company in the Southwest as a front.
30:03
Ep 88
Mar 24, 1951 · The Byron Hayes Matter
Murder and blackmail in New York.
30:01
Ep 89
Mar 31, 1951 · The Jackie Cleaver Matter (recorded 50/12/09)
The beneficiary of a $40,000 policy has disappeared...and with good reason!
30:29
Ep 90
Apr 7, 1951 · The Edward French Matter
The manager of the Jewel Tea plantation in the Malay States has disappeared. Was it bandits?
25:03
Ep 92
Apr 21, 1951 · The Willard South Matter
Murder in the Virgin Islands...and everyone is guilty!
25:03
Ep 93
Apr 28, 1951 · The Month-End Raid Matter
25:01
Ep 94
May 5, 1951 · The Virginia Towne Matter
She said the jewelry was a gift...but was it? Broadcast recording, see cat. #41195 for a rehearsal recording.
24:49
Ep 97
May 26, 1951 · The Lillis Bond Matter (Unedited Drama Portions)(recorded 51-05-17)
Rehearsal recording or unedited tape. There are lots of mistakes and fooling around and no music cues. Henry Lillis has disappeared with $80,000! A no-good blonde has put him up to it. Possibly recorded May 17, 1951.
29:03
Ep 98
Jun 2, 1951 · The Soderbury, Maine, Matter (Unedited Drama Portions)(recorded 51-05-24)
Who killed the factory owner? Johnny's Down East to find out. A rehearsal or unedited tape with no music cues, possibly recorded May 24, 1951.
23:01
Ep 99
Jun 9, 1951 · The George Farmer Matter
When George Farmer burns to death at a resort, both the insurance salesman and the examining doctor are murdered too!
25:03

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