Johnny Dollar - Serial 22, Episode 421 - 440
Title: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Overview: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar is a radio drama that aired on CBS Radio from February 18, 1949, to September 30, 1962. The first several seasons imagined protagonist Johnny Dollar as a private investigator drama, with Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien, and John Lund portraying Dollar in succession over the years. In 1955 after a yearlong hiatus, the series came back in its best-known incarnation with Bob Bailey starring in "the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account – America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator." Each story was recounted in flashback, and every few minutes the action would be interrupted by Johnny listing a line item from his expense account. Each case usually started with a phone call from an insurance adjuster, calling on Johnny to investigate an unusual claim: a suspicious death, an attempted fraud, a missing person, or other mysterious circumstances. Each story required Johnny to travel to some distant locale, usually within the United States but sometimes abroad, where he was almost always threatened with personal danger in the course of his investigations. Johnny usually stuck to business sometimes engaging in romantic dalliances until meeting his steady girlfriend, Betty Lewis. The episodes generally finished with Johnny tallying up his expense account and traveling back to Hartford, Connecticut, where he was based. There were 811 episodes including two not-for-broadcast auditions in the 12-year run, and more than 710 still exist today with 886 total performances including repeat performances.
Original Air Date: February 18, 1949 - September 30, 1962
Series: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar Radio Series (1949 - 1962)
Stars: Dick Powell, Charles Russell, Edmond O'Brien, John Lund, Gerald Mohr, Bob Bailey, Bob Readick, Mandel Kramer
Actors: Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Vic Perrin, Lawrence Dobkin, Stacy Harris, Parley Baer, Howard McNear, John Dehner, Barney Phillips, Lillian Buyeff, Tony Barrett, Don Diamond, Alan Reed, Forrest Lewis, Jay Novello, Hans Conried, Frank Nelson, Leon Belasco, William Conrad, Edgar Barrier, Gloria Blondell, Billy Halop
Writers: Jack Johnstone, E. Jack Neuman, Les Crutchfield, Robert Ryf, Paul Dudley, Gil Dowd, Blake Edwards, Bob Bailey
Genre: Radio Drama
Episode: Johnny Dollar - Serial 22, Episode 421 - 440
Serial: 22 of 37
Length Serial: 4:52:30
Episodes: 421 - 440 of 721
Length Series: 264:30:15
Announcer: Roy Rowan, Dan Cubberly
Creator: Jack Johnstone
Director: Jack Johnstone
Producer: Jack Johnstone
Origin: United States
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Complete, Unexpurgated, Classic, Broadcast
Running Time: 15, 30 Minute
Audio: Monaural
Keywords: johnny, dollar, fraud, radio, old-time, cbs, detective, insurance, otr, expenses, plays, vintage, classics, claims, adventure, dramas, program, investigations, pictures, investigator, romance, business, travels, hollywood, broadcasts, nostalgia, flashback, famous, celebrities, stars
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