With over a decade on-air, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was one of the longest-running detective series on radio. It aired on CBS Radio for 15 minutes from 1948 to 1962, making it among the last series broadcast on air as the listeners' interest on radio started to wane during the 1960s.
Johnny Dollar, the series lead character, was an insurance investigator. Each episode began with a phone call from insurance executives, asking him to work on an unusual claim. This would then require Dollar to go on a journey across the United States, or sometimes on other countries. Each case he handled was referred to as a "matter," some instances of which were "The Forbes Matter," "The Silver Blue Matter," and "The Price of Fame Matter." Such titles and format were used throughout the series' run.
From a total of 811 episodes produced by the show, only 720 are still existing. It was the last radio program on what was known as the Golden Age of Radio.
The CDs begin with the 1948 audition programs, following through until the series end in 1962. Always broadcast by CBS. Johnny Dollar was "a freelance insurance investigator with the action-packed expense account.” Dollar worked for the Universal Adjustment Bureau, and his expense account allowed him to travel the world to recover goods for his company. The format of the program followed Dollar, as he dictated his expense account like this, “expense account, item one,” and he would go on to listing his travel expenses, etc., etc. until he finished the report saying, “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.” Click here to read more about Yours Truly Johnny Dollar
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Please enjoy these 728 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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08.17.1956 | the crystal lake matter ep05of05 |
+ The conclusion of the story. A payoff with illegal tender...hot lead! The system cue has been dele... | |
08.16.1956 | the crystal lake matter ep04of05 |
+ A shot in the dark that missed, and another that hit the bull's eye! The system cue has been delet... | |
08.15.1956 | the crystal lake matter ep03of05 |
+ A girl who lied, and a padlock that didn't! The system cue has been deleted. | |
08.14.1956 | the crystal lake matter ep02of05 |
+ A cabin with a lovely view of a beutiful lake, a nice quiet spot...for murder! The system cue has ... | |
08.13.1956 | the crystal lake matter ep01of05 |
+Where is Edward Russell? A travel folder and a hunch lead Johnny to Crystal Lake, a cold swim and a... | |
12.09.1955 | the cronin matter ep05of05 |
+ The conclusion of the story. The questions and answers for the living, and for the dead! The final... | |
12.08.1955 | the cronin matter ep04of05 |
+ A white lie, a bullet from the darkness, and death comes out in the rain! A well-written episode,... | |
12.07.1955 | the cronin matter ep03of05 |
+ An old love, and an old hate. Violence breaks out at midnight! The system cue has been deleted. Jo... | |
12.06.1955 | the cronin matter ep02of05 |
+ A man who's afraid of his shadow, a girl who's afraid of nothing, and a stranger who strikes in th... | |
12.05.1955 | the cronin matter ep01of05 |
+ Old Mrs. Cronin is determined to wear the famous "Circle Of Fire" necklace to a wild party! The sy... | |
06.02.1953 | the costain matter |
+ Johnny's in Toledo to track down a shop-lifter with red hair and green eyes...who happens to be de... | |
09.14.1956 | the confidential matter ep05of05 |
+ Fate plays a devil's tune, collects a payment long overdue, and the music ends in a scream! The co... | |
09.13.1956 | the confidential matter ep04of05 |
+ A search for a dead man who intends to stay dead, and is willing to kill to do it! The system cue ... | |
09.12.1956 | the confidential matter ep03of05 |
+ $80,000 and a beaten girl...both missing! Then, one of the two is found and a bombshell explodes!... | |
09.11.1956 | the confidential matter ep02of05 |
+ A trail back into as man's past is faint and twisting, and at times, runs through quicksand! The s... | |
09.10.1956 | the confidential matter ep01of05 |
+ Ed Morgan, one of Johnny's best pals, seems to have embezzled $80,000 before his death. Wnile hiri... | |
07.28.1957 | the confederate coinage matter |
+One of the only four Confederate half dollars ever made is missing...a way down south in Dixie. | |
03.21.1950 | the collegio diamond matter | ||
07.03.1960 | the collectors matter | ||
03.16.1956 | the clinton matter ep05of05 |
+The conclusion of the story. The town comes apart with two murders and a shoot-out! The final publi... | |
03.15.1956 | the clinton matter ep04of05 |
+ A death threat...by the sheriff! The final public service announcement and system cue have been d... | |
03.14.1956 | the clinton matter ep03of05 |
+ A meeting with the building inspector, who has three bullet holes in him! The final public service... | |
03.13.1956 | the clinton matter ep02of05 |
+ A confrontation with the contractor. The final public service announcement and system cue have bee... | |
03.12.1956 | the clinton matter ep01of05 |
+ The new school burns down in Clinton Colorado and the architect become "the local boy who made bad... | |
03.17.1957 | the clever chemist matter |
+A scientific genius killed and his associate blinded with the lab door bolted on the outside. What ... |
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