Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Gruesome Spectacles Matter (EP4900)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1958
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Harry Bartell; Junius Matthews; Joseph
Kearns
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Orlando, Florida. |
| 0:35.9 | This is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:38.5 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of |
| 0:41.9 | Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. |
| 0:44.1 | But first, I do want to encourage you if you are enjoying the podcast, |
| 0:48.4 | please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:52.9 | Also, when you're making your travel plans, remember Johnny Dollarair.com. |
| 0:57.7 | Johnny Dollarair.com is a price line affiliate, so part of your purchase price supports the |
| 1:03.3 | great detectives of old-time radio at no additional cost to you. Again, when you're making |
| 1:08.8 | your travel plans, remember Johnny Dollarair.com first. Now, from September the 28th of |
| 1:16.5 | 1958, here is the gruesome spectacle matter. |
| 1:22.9 | From Hollywood, it's time now for... |
| 1:30.3 | Johnny Dollar. |
| 1:32.2 | Johnny, this Ed Barrett at Tri-State Life and Casualty in New York. |
| 1:35.8 | Oh, hi, Ed. How are you? |
| 1:37.8 | A little sick at the moment. |
| 1:39.3 | Oh, what's the matter? |
| 1:40.6 | I was planning to go up to the fishing lodge of a friend of mine over the weekend. |
| 2:01.9 | Tommy Hargrave. Oh, but now you've had to call it off, and, brother, I know exactly how you feel. No, Johnny, I don't think you do. Look, Ed, I'm a fisherman myself and when something interferes with going... What was that? I just received word that Tommy had a car accident up there. Car rolled over on him. He was killed instantly. |
| 2:04.4 | Oh, I'm sorry, Ed. |
| 2:09.0 | Yeah. And company policy being what it is, |
| 2:12.2 | since he carried 70,000 in insurance double indemnity, |
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