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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar - 011561, episode 723 - The Very Fishy Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

Jacab R Singer

Fiction, Society & Culture, Drama

5.02.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 August 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar was 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 standard private investigator drama.

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0:00.0

Johnny Dollar. Mr. Duller, my name is Jarvis. Theodore Jarvis. Jarvis. Yes, I'm the local representative for Greater Southwest Insurance Company here in Las Vegas. Oh, yes, that fabulous town of the fast buck. I beg your part? And I think of all the money I have won and lost over the gaming tables in that town of yours. I know what you mean. Tell me, how's the weather there in Connecticut? The weather? Yes.

0:23.9

Well, cold is a... Why do you want to know about the weather? Well, it's a nice and warm and comfortable here. It'd be an exchange for you, wouldn't it? Well, of course it would. I hate this cold weather. But unless you have some insurance matter that you want me to investigate... It's a matter of the utmost importance, Dollar.

0:38.8

Can you fly out here right away?

0:40.5

Sure, why not?

0:41.6

Good.

0:42.3

On, uh, one condition.

0:44.5

What's that?

0:45.4

That you'll guarantee me the time and a chance to drop a fishing line in Lake Mead or over in Lake Mojave.

0:52.4

Dollar, that's exactly what I want you to do. You want me out there to go fishing? To go fishing, among other things. Yeah, like what other things? Mainly just to go fishing. Oh, sure. With a very beautiful and a bit charming young lady. Is that so? Who also happens to be very, very wealthy. Mm-hmm. Well, Jarvis, you make this sound more attractive.

1:13.2

Now, wait a minute.

1:14.1

Is this some kind of a gag?

1:15.3

I'm absolutely serious.

1:17.6

Well?

1:18.6

On expense account?

1:20.1

Practically unlimited.

1:21.8

Well, that does it, Jarvis.

1:23.3

I'm on my way.

1:32.9

Come on. I'm on my way. CBS Radio brings you Bob Reddick

1:35.1

in the exciting adventures of the man

1:36.6

with action-packed expense account,

1:38.5

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

1:40.9

Yours truly?

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