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The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Cautious Celibate Matter (EP4980)

The Great Detectives Present Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (Old Time Radio)

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.4940 Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: Johnny takes a nationwide dash to escape Durango Laramie Dalheart and avoid a foced marriage.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: April 19, 1959

Originated from Hollywood

Stars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar, Virginia Gregg, Jeanne Tatum, John McIntire, G. Stanley Jones

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio from Boise, Idaho.

0:34.8

This is your host, Adam Graham.

0:37.2

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of Yours Truly, Idaho. This is your host, Adam Graham. In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's

0:39.3

episode of yours truly Johnny Dollar. But first, I do want to encourage you, if you're

0:45.5

enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. And also, if you

0:53.1

are making travel plans, remember, Johnny Dollarair.com.

0:57.3

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1:02.7

to great detectives of old time radio at no additional cost to you. So when making your travel

1:08.2

plans, remember Johnny Dollarair.com first.

1:11.5

But now, from April 19th, 1959, here is the cautious celibate matter.

1:21.5

From Hollywood, it's time now for...

1:28.6

Johnny Dollar.

1:29.4

George Reed here.

1:30.6

Ah?

1:31.3

Hey, now listen, George, if Floyd's of England keeps handing me cases, how can I work for the other insurance company?

1:35.9

Well, what I'm calling about this time isn't really a case?

1:38.9

So what?

1:39.3

As long as the company pays my expense account and maybe a nice little fee to boot?

1:43.8

Uh, fee. Sure. Well, I'm not even certain you'll need an expense account. Oh, then now, wait a minute. Johnny, Johnny, I think you'd better come over here to my office so that we can talk about this. Well, I don't want to sound chancy, George, but a cab to your place will cost me over a buck. Oh, well, uh, that can go on the expense account, of course. Good. And as long as we've established the expense account for this thing, whatever it is, I'll see you in a few minutes. Well, now, there's no hurry, Johnny, so just take your time. Huh? I said, take your time about getting here. Yeah? I'll be right over.

2:29.5

Bob Bailey, in the intriguing adventures of a man with the action-packed expense account.

2:32.6

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

2:34.5

Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. And now, act one. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.

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