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EntertainmentJohnny Midnight S1 E19 ∙ Trouble on the RoadSMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-16 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E19 ∙ Trouble on the Road Thu, May 5, 1960 Johnny takes his talents to Beantown when a show producer in trouble taps Johnny for help squaring an actress pinned with a bogus narcotics rap.
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"The Stolen Portrait of The Duke of Massen Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1949 04 01 ep006SMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-16 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #CHARLESRUSSELL #RADIOCLASSICS Detective Show (1948-1962)
"The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account ..."
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the longest running radio detective shows, with 14 years of intrigue and adventure. It was well received and became one of the last drama on the air when radio interests waned in the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, flying from Mexico to swamps to California ghost towns. He would recover furs and diamonds for a cut of the goods, bodyguard wealthy men, and climb into the deathly Skull Canyon. All stories included mystery and murder, slipping listeners to the edge of their seats with teeth a clicking on the fingernails.
Like most fictional private eyes, Johnny Dollar had a well developed personal sense of right and wrong, but "right" usually aligned itself with the interests of his insurance company clients. Not that he ever had a problem working in as many creative elements as he could into the expense account.
Johnny narrated the shows as if they were expense accounts sent to his employer. A clever way of narration, it always began, "expense account, item one," with him telling about cab fare, then went on through the air fare, his trip across the country, and so on through the adventure. At the end of the show, he would finish his expense report and sign it, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." Nothing was too small for the account, including a nickel for aspirin or the two cents that Johnny felt like if he followed a wrong lead.
Betty Lou Gerson
The basic premise remained the same throughout the run, although writers and actors changed through the years. One of the "best Johnny Dollars" was Bob Bailey from 1955 through 1960. At the beginning of Bailey's tenure, radio serial veteran Jack Johnstone produced and directed the program.
For a little over a year (beginning in October 1955 [Vol 4]), the series aired as a fifteen minute serial and was broadcast five times a week. Although these would seem to be shorter programs, the 15 minute format allowed for week long story arcs. Writers now had 75 minutes of storytelling time to work with, and the result was some of the best drama from the golden age of radio. It later returned to half hour shows.
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar aired for the last time on September 30, 1962, just before the final episode of Suspense. This was the last broadcast of the Golden Age Of Radio. LEADING ROLE OF 'JOHNNY DOLLAR' PLAYED BY VARIOUS ACTORS OVER 14-YEAR RUN: Dick Powell Dick Powell Starred in 1948 One audition episode only Appearance on Vol 1
Charles Russell Charles Russell Starred in 1949 - 1950 Episodes #1-34 Appearances on Vol 1
Edmond OBrien Edmond O'Brien Starred in 1950 - 1952 Episodes #35 - 139 Appearances on Vol 1-2-3
John Lund John Lund Starred in 1952 - 1954 Episodes #140 - 232 Appearances on Vol 3-4
Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr Starred in 1955 One Audition Episode Appearances on Vol 4
Bob Bailey Bob Bailey Starred in 1955 - 1960 Episodes #233 - 716 Appears on Vol 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Bob Readick Bob Readick Starred in 1960 - 1961 Episodes #717 - 744 Appearances on Vol 11
Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer Starred in 1961 - 1962 Episodes #745 - 811 Appearances on Vol 11-12
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Johnny Midnight S1 E18 ∙ The Tokyo DollSMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-15 | #johnnydollar #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E18 ∙ The Tokyo Doll Fri, Apr 29, 1960 Aki is charged with murdering a Japanese nightclub singer, and Johnny's only clues for clearing his friend are a couple enigmatic photographs and the word 'Daimyos" uttered by the dying girl.
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"The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account ..."
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the longest running radio detective shows, with 14 years of intrigue and adventure. It was well received and became one of the last drama on the air when radio interests waned in the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, flying from Mexico to swamps to California ghost towns. He would recover furs and diamonds for a cut of the goods, bodyguard wealthy men, and climb into the deathly Skull Canyon. All stories included mystery and murder, slipping listeners to the edge of their seats with teeth a clicking on the fingernails.
Like most fictional private eyes, Johnny Dollar had a well developed personal sense of right and wrong, but "right" usually aligned itself with the interests of his insurance company clients. Not that he ever had a problem working in as many creative elements as he could into the expense account.
Johnny narrated the shows as if they were expense accounts sent to his employer. A clever way of narration, it always began, "expense account, item one," with him telling about cab fare, then went on through the air fare, his trip across the country, and so on through the adventure. At the end of the show, he would finish his expense report and sign it, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." Nothing was too small for the account, including a nickel for aspirin or the two cents that Johnny felt like if he followed a wrong lead.
Betty Lou Gerson
The basic premise remained the same throughout the run, although writers and actors changed through the years. One of the "best Johnny Dollars" was Bob Bailey from 1955 through 1960. At the beginning of Bailey's tenure, radio serial veteran Jack Johnstone produced and directed the program.
For a little over a year (beginning in October 1955 [Vol 4]), the series aired as a fifteen minute serial and was broadcast five times a week. Although these would seem to be shorter programs, the 15 minute format allowed for week long story arcs. Writers now had 75 minutes of storytelling time to work with, and the result was some of the best drama from the golden age of radio. It later returned to half hour shows.
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar aired for the last time on September 30, 1962, just before the final episode of Suspense. This was the last broadcast of the Golden Age Of Radio. LEADING ROLE OF 'JOHNNY DOLLAR' PLAYED BY VARIOUS ACTORS OVER 14-YEAR RUN: Dick Powell Dick Powell Starred in 1948 One audition episode only Appearance on Vol 1
Charles Russell Charles Russell Starred in 1949 - 1950 Episodes #1-34 Appearances on Vol 1
Edmond OBrien Edmond O'Brien Starred in 1950 - 1952 Episodes #35 - 139 Appearances on Vol 1-2-3
John Lund John Lund Starred in 1952 - 1954 Episodes #140 - 232 Appearances on Vol 3-4
Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr Starred in 1955 One Audition Episode Appearances on Vol 4
Bob Bailey Bob Bailey Starred in 1955 - 1960 Episodes #233 - 716 Appears on Vol 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Bob Readick Bob Readick Starred in 1960 - 1961 Episodes #717 - 744 Appearances on Vol 11
Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer Starred in 1961 - 1962 Episodes #745 - 811 Appearances on Vol 11-12
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Johnny Midnight S1 E17 ∙ Phantom BribeSMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-14 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E17 ∙ Phantom Bribe Fri, Apr 22, 1960 In a shootout Lupo and Sanchez kill the wayward son of Johnny's friend, a distinguished actor but a derelict father. He vows revenge on the police officers, putting Johnny between a rock and a hard place.
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Murder Is a Merry Go Round Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1949 03 11 ep004SMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-14 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #CHARLESRUSSELL #RADIOCLASSICS Detective Show (1948-1962)
"The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account ..."
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the longest running radio detective shows, with 14 years of intrigue and adventure. It was well received and became one of the last drama on the air when radio interests waned in the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, flying from Mexico to swamps to California ghost towns. He would recover furs and diamonds for a cut of the goods, bodyguard wealthy men, and climb into the deathly Skull Canyon. All stories included mystery and murder, slipping listeners to the edge of their seats with teeth a clicking on the fingernails.
Like most fictional private eyes, Johnny Dollar had a well developed personal sense of right and wrong, but "right" usually aligned itself with the interests of his insurance company clients. Not that he ever had a problem working in as many creative elements as he could into the expense account.
Johnny narrated the shows as if they were expense accounts sent to his employer. A clever way of narration, it always began, "expense account, item one," with him telling about cab fare, then went on through the air fare, his trip across the country, and so on through the adventure. At the end of the show, he would finish his expense report and sign it, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." Nothing was too small for the account, including a nickel for aspirin or the two cents that Johnny felt like if he followed a wrong lead.
Betty Lou Gerson
The basic premise remained the same throughout the run, although writers and actors changed through the years. One of the "best Johnny Dollars" was Bob Bailey from 1955 through 1960. At the beginning of Bailey's tenure, radio serial veteran Jack Johnstone produced and directed the program.
For a little over a year (beginning in October 1955 [Vol 4]), the series aired as a fifteen minute serial and was broadcast five times a week. Although these would seem to be shorter programs, the 15 minute format allowed for week long story arcs. Writers now had 75 minutes of storytelling time to work with, and the result was some of the best drama from the golden age of radio. It later returned to half hour shows.
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar aired for the last time on September 30, 1962, just before the final episode of Suspense. This was the last broadcast of the Golden Age Of Radio. LEADING ROLE OF 'JOHNNY DOLLAR' PLAYED BY VARIOUS ACTORS OVER 14-YEAR RUN: Dick Powell Dick Powell Starred in 1948 One audition episode only Appearance on Vol 1
Charles Russell Charles Russell Starred in 1949 - 1950 Episodes #1-34 Appearances on Vol 1
Edmond OBrien Edmond O'Brien Starred in 1950 - 1952 Episodes #35 - 139 Appearances on Vol 1-2-3
John Lund John Lund Starred in 1952 - 1954 Episodes #140 - 232 Appearances on Vol 3-4
Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr Starred in 1955 One Audition Episode Appearances on Vol 4
Bob Bailey Bob Bailey Starred in 1955 - 1960 Episodes #233 - 716 Appears on Vol 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Bob Readick Bob Readick Starred in 1960 - 1961 Episodes #717 - 744 Appearances on Vol 11
Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer Starred in 1961 - 1962 Episodes #745 - 811 Appearances on Vol 11-12
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Johnny Midnight S1 E15 ∙ The 9th DollSMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-13 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E15 ∙ The 9th Doll Fri, Apr 8, 1960 Johnny helps a friend in need: a faded stage star whose prized doll collection is stabbed and defaced as the first salvo in a psychological war to drive her insane. Who is waging this war and why?
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"The Robert Perry Case Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1949 03 04 ep003SMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-13 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #CHARLESRUSSELL #RADIOCLASSICS Detective Show (1948-1962)
"The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account ..."
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the longest running radio detective shows, with 14 years of intrigue and adventure. It was well received and became one of the last drama on the air when radio interests waned in the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, flying from Mexico to swamps to California ghost towns. He would recover furs and diamonds for a cut of the goods, bodyguard wealthy men, and climb into the deathly Skull Canyon. All stories included mystery and murder, slipping listeners to the edge of their seats with teeth a clicking on the fingernails.
Like most fictional private eyes, Johnny Dollar had a well developed personal sense of right and wrong, but "right" usually aligned itself with the interests of his insurance company clients. Not that he ever had a problem working in as many creative elements as he could into the expense account.
Johnny narrated the shows as if they were expense accounts sent to his employer. A clever way of narration, it always began, "expense account, item one," with him telling about cab fare, then went on through the air fare, his trip across the country, and so on through the adventure. At the end of the show, he would finish his expense report and sign it, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." Nothing was too small for the account, including a nickel for aspirin or the two cents that Johnny felt like if he followed a wrong lead.
Betty Lou Gerson
The basic premise remained the same throughout the run, although writers and actors changed through the years. One of the "best Johnny Dollars" was Bob Bailey from 1955 through 1960. At the beginning of Bailey's tenure, radio serial veteran Jack Johnstone produced and directed the program.
For a little over a year (beginning in October 1955 [Vol 4]), the series aired as a fifteen minute serial and was broadcast five times a week. Although these would seem to be shorter programs, the 15 minute format allowed for week long story arcs. Writers now had 75 minutes of storytelling time to work with, and the result was some of the best drama from the golden age of radio. It later returned to half hour shows.
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar aired for the last time on September 30, 1962, just before the final episode of Suspense. This was the last broadcast of the Golden Age Of Radio. LEADING ROLE OF 'JOHNNY DOLLAR' PLAYED BY VARIOUS ACTORS OVER 14-YEAR RUN: Dick Powell Dick Powell Starred in 1948 One audition episode only Appearance on Vol 1
Charles Russell Charles Russell Starred in 1949 - 1950 Episodes #1-34 Appearances on Vol 1
Edmond OBrien Edmond O'Brien Starred in 1950 - 1952 Episodes #35 - 139 Appearances on Vol 1-2-3
John Lund John Lund Starred in 1952 - 1954 Episodes #140 - 232 Appearances on Vol 3-4
Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr Starred in 1955 One Audition Episode Appearances on Vol 4
Bob Bailey Bob Bailey Starred in 1955 - 1960 Episodes #233 - 716 Appears on Vol 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Bob Readick Bob Readick Starred in 1960 - 1961 Episodes #717 - 744 Appearances on Vol 11
Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer Starred in 1961 - 1962 Episodes #745 - 811 Appearances on Vol 11-12
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Johnny Midnight S1 E13 ∙ An Old Fashioned FrameSMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-12 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E13 ∙ An Old-Fashioned Frame Fri, Mar 25, 1960 A beautiful young woman romantically linked to several show business personalities is found dead in a gas-filled apartment with a handwritten suicide note. Lt. Harmon says the case is closed, but Johnny Midnight just isn't buying it.
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"The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account ..."
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the longest running radio detective shows, with 14 years of intrigue and adventure. It was well received and became one of the last drama on the air when radio interests waned in the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, flying from Mexico to swamps to California ghost towns. He would recover furs and diamonds for a cut of the goods, bodyguard wealthy men, and climb into the deathly Skull Canyon. All stories included mystery and murder, slipping listeners to the edge of their seats with teeth a clicking on the fingernails.
Like most fictional private eyes, Johnny Dollar had a well developed personal sense of right and wrong, but "right" usually aligned itself with the interests of his insurance company clients. Not that he ever had a problem working in as many creative elements as he could into the expense account.
Johnny narrated the shows as if they were expense accounts sent to his employer. A clever way of narration, it always began, "expense account, item one," with him telling about cab fare, then went on through the air fare, his trip across the country, and so on through the adventure. At the end of the show, he would finish his expense report and sign it, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." Nothing was too small for the account, including a nickel for aspirin or the two cents that Johnny felt like if he followed a wrong lead.
Betty Lou Gerson
The basic premise remained the same throughout the run, although writers and actors changed through the years. One of the "best Johnny Dollars" was Bob Bailey from 1955 through 1960. At the beginning of Bailey's tenure, radio serial veteran Jack Johnstone produced and directed the program.
For a little over a year (beginning in October 1955 [Vol 4]), the series aired as a fifteen minute serial and was broadcast five times a week. Although these would seem to be shorter programs, the 15 minute format allowed for week long story arcs. Writers now had 75 minutes of storytelling time to work with, and the result was some of the best drama from the golden age of radio. It later returned to half hour shows.
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar aired for the last time on September 30, 1962, just before the final episode of Suspense. This was the last broadcast of the Golden Age Of Radio. LEADING ROLE OF 'JOHNNY DOLLAR' PLAYED BY VARIOUS ACTORS OVER 14-YEAR RUN: Dick Powell Dick Powell Starred in 1948 One audition episode only Appearance on Vol 1
Charles Russell Charles Russell Starred in 1949 - 1950 Episodes #1-34 Appearances on Vol 1
Edmond OBrien Edmond O'Brien Starred in 1950 - 1952 Episodes #35 - 139 Appearances on Vol 1-2-3
John Lund John Lund Starred in 1952 - 1954 Episodes #140 - 232 Appearances on Vol 3-4
Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr Starred in 1955 One Audition Episode Appearances on Vol 4
Bob Bailey Bob Bailey Starred in 1955 - 1960 Episodes #233 - 716 Appears on Vol 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Bob Readick Bob Readick Starred in 1960 - 1961 Episodes #717 - 744 Appearances on Vol 11
Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer Starred in 1961 - 1962 Episodes #745 - 811 Appearances on Vol 11-12
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Johnny Midnight S1 E12 ∙ Beyond InfamySMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-11 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E12 ∙ Beyond Infamy Fri, Mar 18, 1960 Pity Quinn Rawlins: his daughter is engaged to a playboy actor twice her age and his wife is being blackmailed over nude photographs snapped a decade ago. Then add murder to the mix. Johnny sifts the suspects and outs the killer.
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"The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account ..."
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the longest running radio detective shows, with 14 years of intrigue and adventure. It was well received and became one of the last drama on the air when radio interests waned in the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, flying from Mexico to swamps to California ghost towns. He would recover furs and diamonds for a cut of the goods, bodyguard wealthy men, and climb into the deathly Skull Canyon. All stories included mystery and murder, slipping listeners to the edge of their seats with teeth a clicking on the fingernails.
Like most fictional private eyes, Johnny Dollar had a well developed personal sense of right and wrong, but "right" usually aligned itself with the interests of his insurance company clients. Not that he ever had a problem working in as many creative elements as he could into the expense account.
Johnny narrated the shows as if they were expense accounts sent to his employer. A clever way of narration, it always began, "expense account, item one," with him telling about cab fare, then went on through the air fare, his trip across the country, and so on through the adventure. At the end of the show, he would finish his expense report and sign it, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." Nothing was too small for the account, including a nickel for aspirin or the two cents that Johnny felt like if he followed a wrong lead.
Betty Lou Gerson
The basic premise remained the same throughout the run, although writers and actors changed through the years. One of the "best Johnny Dollars" was Bob Bailey from 1955 through 1960. At the beginning of Bailey's tenure, radio serial veteran Jack Johnstone produced and directed the program.
For a little over a year (beginning in October 1955 [Vol 4]), the series aired as a fifteen minute serial and was broadcast five times a week. Although these would seem to be shorter programs, the 15 minute format allowed for week long story arcs. Writers now had 75 minutes of storytelling time to work with, and the result was some of the best drama from the golden age of radio. It later returned to half hour shows.
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar aired for the last time on September 30, 1962, just before the final episode of Suspense. This was the last broadcast of the Golden Age Of Radio. LEADING ROLE OF 'JOHNNY DOLLAR' PLAYED BY VARIOUS ACTORS OVER 14-YEAR RUN: Dick Powell Dick Powell Starred in 1948 One audition episode only Appearance on Vol 1
Charles Russell Charles Russell Starred in 1949 - 1950 Episodes #1-34 Appearances on Vol 1
Edmond OBrien Edmond O'Brien Starred in 1950 - 1952 Episodes #35 - 139 Appearances on Vol 1-2-3
John Lund John Lund Starred in 1952 - 1954 Episodes #140 - 232 Appearances on Vol 3-4
Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr Starred in 1955 One Audition Episode Appearances on Vol 4
Bob Bailey Bob Bailey Starred in 1955 - 1960 Episodes #233 - 716 Appears on Vol 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Bob Readick Bob Readick Starred in 1960 - 1961 Episodes #717 - 744 Appearances on Vol 11
Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer Starred in 1961 - 1962 Episodes #745 - 811 Appearances on Vol 11-12
Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Milford Brooks III Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar ep000 Dick Powell Audition 1948 12 07SMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-11 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #dickpowell #RADIOCLASSICS
Milford Brooks III Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar ep000 Dick Powell Audition 1948 12 07 Detective Show (1948-1962)
"The freelance investigator with the action-packed expense account ..."
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was one of the longest running radio detective shows, with 14 years of intrigue and adventure. It was well received and became one of the last drama on the air when radio interests waned in the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, flying from Mexico to swamps to California ghost towns. He would recover furs and diamonds for a cut of the goods, bodyguard wealthy men, and climb into the deathly Skull Canyon. All stories included mystery and murder, slipping listeners to the edge of their seats with teeth a clicking on the fingernails.
Like most fictional private eyes, Johnny Dollar had a well developed personal sense of right and wrong, but "right" usually aligned itself with the interests of his insurance company clients. Not that he ever had a problem working in as many creative elements as he could into the expense account.
Johnny narrated the shows as if they were expense accounts sent to his employer. A clever way of narration, it always began, "expense account, item one," with him telling about cab fare, then went on through the air fare, his trip across the country, and so on through the adventure. At the end of the show, he would finish his expense report and sign it, "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar." Nothing was too small for the account, including a nickel for aspirin or the two cents that Johnny felt like if he followed a wrong lead.
Betty Lou Gerson
The basic premise remained the same throughout the run, although writers and actors changed through the years. One of the "best Johnny Dollars" was Bob Bailey from 1955 through 1960. At the beginning of Bailey's tenure, radio serial veteran Jack Johnstone produced and directed the program.
For a little over a year (beginning in October 1955 [Vol 4]), the series aired as a fifteen minute serial and was broadcast five times a week. Although these would seem to be shorter programs, the 15 minute format allowed for week long story arcs. Writers now had 75 minutes of storytelling time to work with, and the result was some of the best drama from the golden age of radio. It later returned to half hour shows.
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar aired for the last time on September 30, 1962, just before the final episode of Suspense. This was the last broadcast of the Golden Age Of Radio. LEADING ROLE OF 'JOHNNY DOLLAR' PLAYED BY VARIOUS ACTORS OVER 14-YEAR RUN: Dick Powell Dick Powell Starred in 1948 One audition episode only Appearance on Vol 1
Charles Russell Charles Russell Starred in 1949 - 1950 Episodes #1-34 Appearances on Vol 1
Edmond OBrien Edmond O'Brien Starred in 1950 - 1952 Episodes #35 - 139 Appearances on Vol 1-2-3
John Lund John Lund Starred in 1952 - 1954 Episodes #140 - 232 Appearances on Vol 3-4
Gerald Mohr Gerald Mohr Starred in 1955 One Audition Episode Appearances on Vol 4
Bob Bailey Bob Bailey Starred in 1955 - 1960 Episodes #233 - 716 Appears on Vol 4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11
Bob Readick Bob Readick Starred in 1960 - 1961 Episodes #717 - 744 Appearances on Vol 11
Mandel Kramer Mandel Kramer Starred in 1961 - 1962 Episodes #745 - 811 Appearances on Vol 11-12
EdmondOBrien Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Johnny Midnight S1 E11 ∙ The ImpresarioSMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-10 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E11 ∙ The Impresario Fri, Mar 11, 1960 Murder on the stage of the Midnight Theater, prefaced by a cryptic warning about imperious show producer Michael Damon. Donning a disguise and summoning his showmanship, Midnight plots to catch the conscience of a killer.
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Subscribe To "Smitty Travels" Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of "Smitty Travels" HERE: Like "Smitty Travels" on Facebook HERE: facebook.com/21smittytravels Follow "Smitty Travels" on Instagram HERE:instagram.com/smittytravels21/?hl=en Just Google+ "Smitty Travels"Johnny Midnight S1 E7 ∙ Mothers BoySMITTY TRAVELS2024-10-08 | #JOHNNYDOLLAR #EdmondOBrien #RADIOCLASSICS S1.E7 ∙ Mother's Boy Sun, Feb 14, 1960 Johnny is on the case when the leading lady of his play is murdered and the rap is pinned on his pal Joe Marshall. Suspects include a mollycoddled mama's boy, a mild-mannered sculptor, and a mercenary understudy. Whodunit?
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