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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.
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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
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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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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
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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.
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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
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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?
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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S1.E8 ∙ Award for Murder
Sun, Feb 21, 1960
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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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S1.E6 ∙ A Taste of Curry
Sun, Feb 7, 1960
A promising young architect and friend of Johnny's is accused of murder and takes it on the lam. Johnny and sidekick Joe Marshall travel far and wide to find him, dogged each step by the determined Lt. Harmon.
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S1.E5 ∙ Once Again
Sun, Jan 31, 1960
Who really killed Helene Winters? A promising actress convicted of murder returns to the stage after three years only to find history repeating itself. Johnny Midnight is on the case.
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S1.E4 ∙ Leading Lady
Sun, Jan 24, 1960
Brassy actress Delta Manning's husband Dan has been abducted. Johnny scours the city from piano bars and juke joints to a gymnasium in Astoria to find him. Along the way, Johnny and Delta uncover inconvenient truths about Dan.
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S1.E3 ∙ The Villain of the Piece
Sun, Jan 17, 1960
A sleazy showbiz promoter is murdered, but all those with motive also have alibis. Aki's proverb provides Johnny the epiphany he needs to dispel the smoke and reveal the villain of the piece,
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S1.E2 ∙ Voice of the Dummy
Sun, Jan 10, 1960
Julius Sneezer, the dummy of long-dead ventriloquist Dave Rankin, is fished out of Long Island Sound, sparking a taut psychological whodunit.
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S1.E1 ∙ X Equals Murder
Sun, Jan 3, 1960
Johnny Midnight is hired by a woman fearing for her husband's life. But Johnny's investigation uncovers more than the concerned wife ever anticipated, putting Johnny's life in danger..
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