Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Forbes Matter, Episodes Three, Four, and Five (EP4069)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 May 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Originated from HollywoodStars: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar,Lillian Buyeff, Sandra Gould, Jack Edwards, Herb Ellis, James McCallion, Parley Baer, John Stephenson, Howard McNear, Bob Bruce, Junius Matthews
Original Radio Broadcast Dates: December 28-30, 1955
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to the great detectives of old-time radio. From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, email it to me, box13 at greatdetectives.net. |
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| 0:52.0 | Our reminder as you're making your travel plans, remember to check Johnny Dollar Air.com. Johnny Dollar Air.com is our cross-line affiliate link. |
| 1:02.0 | So when you go through Johnny Dollar Air.com, part of the purchase price supports the great detectives of old-time radio at no additional cost to you. |
| 1:11.0 | So remember when making your travel plans, check Johnny Dollar Air.com first. |
| 1:17.0 | Now let's get into today's episodes of your truly Johnny Dollar. The original air dates December the 28th to December the 30th, 1955. |
| 1:28.0 | And this is the Forbes Matter episodes three through five. |
| 1:37.0 | From Hollywood, it's time now for... |
| 1:42.0 | Johnny Dollar. Ed Gumby, Mr. Dollar. Attorney for Shelton Forbes. |
| 1:46.0 | Oh, hello, Mr. Gumby. How are you? |
| 1:48.0 | Oh, I don't know. The hearing has been set for 2.30 this afternoon. |
| 1:52.0 | Okay, I'll be there. No need too, particularly. As I told you yesterday, he requested me to wave trial and plead guilty. |
| 1:59.0 | Well, won't he be sentenced today? No, this is just a preliminary hearing. He'll probably be sentenced before the weeks out though. |
| 2:06.0 | The court will simply consider the waiver and inform him of his rights today. Oh. Anything I can do? No, I don't think so. |
| 2:13.0 | I'm going to try to talk to him again and get him to reconsider the waiver. I doubt if I'll have much luck, but I'll try. |
| 2:19.0 | All he has to do is return the money he stole. Well, buck up, Mr. Gumby. If he won't return it, maybe someone else will. |
| 2:27.0 | What do you mean? I'm going to try and find out what he did with it. My company wants it back, sure. But we also want Forbes to have a fair chance. |
| 2:35.0 | You're pretty decent, Mr. Dollar. Thanks. |
| 2:46.0 | Tonight and every weekday night, Bob Bailey in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expensive car. |
| 2:52.0 | America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, he was truly Johnny Dollar. |
| 3:06.0 | Expense accounts submitted by Special Investigator Johnny Dollar to the Continental Adjustment Bureau 418 Elizabeth Avenue Hartford, Connecticut. |
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