Episodes

  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Casque of Death Matter (EP5000)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Casque of Death Matter (EP5000)
    Jun 19 2026
    Today's Mystery: When a series of elderly bachelors and widowers vanish from small towns across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is sent to determine whether their disappearances are connected. Following a trail of wine cellars, unusual wills, and a secretive gourmet society, Johnny uncovers one of the strangest cases of his career.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 24, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring Harry Bartell, Forrest Lewis, Bartlett Robinson, Parley Baer, and Marvin Miller.

    Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

    Announcer: Dan Cubberly.

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    24 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Twin Trouble Matter (EP4995)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Twin Trouble Matter (EP4995)
    Jun 12 2026
    Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar is asked to protect a respected New Jersey stockbroker whose past involvement in a fraudulent securities scheme has made him the target of blackmail. When the ex-convict behind the threat demands a fortune in exchange for silence, Johnny finds himself racing to stop a deadly trap before it destroys an innocent family.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 17, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring G. Stanley Jones, Alan Reed, and Frank Gerstle. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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    24 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fatal Filet Matter (EP4990)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fatal Filet Matter (EP4990)
    Jun 5 2026
    Today's Mystery: Johnny Dollar accepts a dinner invitation from an insurance executive friend who seems troubled by something he can't quite bring himself to discuss. When the evening takes a tragic turn, Johnny discovers that a mysterious steak delivery and an angry claimant with a grudge may hold the key to what really happened.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 10, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring Virginia Gregg, D. J. Thompson, Jack Edwards, Marvin Miller, Larry Dobkin, Harry Bartell, and Frank Gerstle. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone. Announcer: Dan Cubberly.

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    39 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Winsome Widow Matter (EP4985)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Winsome Widow Matter (EP4985)
    May 28 2026
    Today's Mystery:Johnny Dollar heads to Los Angeles to investigate the murder of a liquor store owner who had survived multiple robbery attempts over the years. As Johnny digs deeper, suspicion begins to center on the victim’s glamorous young widow and the strange pattern behind the repeated holdup attempts at the store.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 26, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Also starring Lawrence Dobkin, Virginia Gregg, Bartlett Robinson, Paul Dubov, and Frank Nelson.

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    31 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cautious Celibate Matter (EP4980)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cautious Celibate Matter (EP4980)
    May 22 2026
    Today's Mystery: Johnny takes a nationwide dash to escape Durango Laramie Dalheart and avoid a foced marriage.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 19, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Jeanne Tatum, John McIntire, G. Stanley Jones

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    31 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fair Weather Friend Matter (EP4975)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Fair Weather Friend Matter (EP4975)
    May 15 2026
    Today's Mystery: Johnny is summoned to Bum Spung, Oklahhoma by a friend of Durango Laramie's.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar. Virginia Gregg, Junius Matthews, G. Stanley Jones, James McCallion, Bill James

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    32 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frisco Fire Matter (EP4970)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Frisco Fire Matter (EP4970)
    May 8 2026
    Today's Mystery: On a tip from his informant, Smokey, Johnny travels to San Francisco to investigate a fire everyone insists was an accident.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 12,. 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Gil Stratton, Jr., Tony Barrett, Vic Perin, Lawrence Dobkin, Alan Reed, Paul Dubov, Bartlett Robinson, Donald Mosley

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    31 mins
  • Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jimmy Carter Matter (EP4965)

    Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jimmy Carter Matter (EP4965)
    May 1 2026
    Today's Mystery: Johnny is called by a boy in New England who helped solve a case to report he's the only witness to a murder.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 29, 1959

    Originated from Hollywood

    Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.Virginia Gregg, Richard Beals, Lawrence Dobkin

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    32 mins