Ep.411 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Blood River Matter

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8 • 588 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar For over twelve years, from 1949 through 1962 (including a one year hiatus in 1954-1955), this series recounted the cases "the man with the action-packed expense account, America’s fabulous freelance insurance investigator, Johnny Dollar". Johnny was an accomplished 'padder' of his expense account. The name of the show derives from the fact that he closed each show by totaling his expense account, and signing it "End of report... Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar". The B...

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0:00.0	Hello, and welcome to another episode of Nostologic Mystery Radio.
0:25.6	I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.
0:36.3	For this episode, I bring you, yours truly Johnny Dollar, episode titled The Blood River Matter, originally aired August 3, 1950,
0:41.7	where Johnny investigates the point-blank shooting of a beloved small-town patriarch.
0:48.1	So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.
1:01.0	Thank you for listening. Riggley's Spearmint Chewing Gump, The refreshing, delicious treat that gives you chewing enjoyment,
1:04.7	presents for your listening enjoyment, Edmund O'Brien, as...
1:09.0	Johnny Dollar.
1:10.1	Your call to Blood River is ready, sir.
1:12.0	One more.
1:14.3	Go ahead, please.
1:15.8	Hello, Deputy Gray?
1:17.2	Yeah, is this, Mr. Dollar?
1:18.7	Yeah, right.
1:19.2	I've been assigned to the Colburn shooting.
1:20.8	I got your telegram.
1:22.3	Why do you be here?
1:23.3	Well, I have to ask you a favor.
1:24.7	I got a plane space to Parkinson,
1:26.2	and I understand there's a bus to a place called Divide, but I can't find any transportation into Blood River. Well, there isn't any. I'll have to meet you in Parkinson. Oh, good. I'm due to arrive at four tomorrow afternoon. Say, what about Coburn? Did he make a statement? No, he hadn't come to you. If you want one, you better show some speed. The doc says he may not last till tomorrow.
1:53.0	The makers of Briggily's spearmint chewing gum bring you Edmund O'Brien
1:54.3	in another adventure of the man with the action-packed expense account.
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