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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.427 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Calgary Matter

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

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 Ca...

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of Nostolic Mystery Radio.

0:26.0

I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesterday year.

0:40.9

For this episode, I bring you, yours truly Johnny Dollar, episode titled The Calgary Matter, originally aired July 13th, 1950, where Johnny is called up and offered a chance to solve a large robbery.

0:47.5

So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

1:07.0

Thank you for listening. Riggley's spearmint chewing gum, the refreshing, delicious treat that gives you chewing enjoyment, presents for your listening enjoyment, Edmund O'Brien, as... Johnny Dollar.

1:09.3

Are you the insurance detective?

1:11.6

That's right. Who's this?

1:13.1

Johnny Doe for now.

1:14.8

Do you want to crack the Calgary job?

1:17.5

What?

1:18.2

Calgary products down in Camden.

1:20.7

Three hundred thousand payroll robbery on the first of the month.

1:24.4

This isn't my kind of a gag.

1:25.8

Try it on somebody else, will you?

1:26.9

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

1:28.2

This is no gag.

1:29.7

Check the Alliance bonding company in New York.

1:32.8

They've kept it out of the papers.

1:35.6

If you're interested, be at the same phone tomorrow night at 10.

1:41.3

I'll call you.

1:48.4

Thank you. The makers of Briggily's spearmint chewing gum

1:51.0

bring you Edmund O'Brien in another adventure of the man

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