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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.440 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Jackie Cleaver Matter

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

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

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 33 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 J...

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of Nostalgamic Mystery Radio.

0:21.2

I'm your host, Stevie K.

0:23.6

It's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yesteryear.

0:26.9

For this episode, I bring you, yours truly Johnny Dollar,

0:30.9

episode titled The Jackie Cleaver Matter,

0:33.8

originally aired March 31, 1951,

0:43.4

where an insurance adjuster from the West Coast asked for Johnny's help in locating a beneficiary.

0:50.1

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

1:05.0

Thank you for listening. From Hollywood, it's time now for Edmund O'Brien as...

1:08.0

Johnny Dala.

1:10.0

Is this Mr. Dala, the insurance investigator? That's right. My name is Mason. Carl Mason. I'm an adjuster from Sierra Allrisk, a West Coast company. Yeah? I need some help. I flew east to meet the claim of a beneficiary, a $40,000 policy. Name is Jackie Cleaver.'t find her. You mean she's missing? I can't find her.

1:28.6

I have an address, but it led me up a blind alley.

1:31.3

I've got the authority to hire you if you're free.

1:34.0

We can talk about it.

1:35.1

Good.

1:36.0

I had correspondence with her just last week.

1:38.6

Strange she should drop out of sight so suddenly.

1:47.7

Edmund O'Brien

1:48.7

in a transcribed adventure

1:50.0

of the man with the action-packed expense account.

1:52.7

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

1:55.6

Yours truly Johnny Dollar.

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