Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Johnson Payroll Matter (EP4895)
The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas
Adam Graham
4.4 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 January 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Original Radio Broadcast Date: September 28, 1958
Originating from Hollywood
Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Virginia Gregg; Lawrence Dobkin; Forrest Lewis; Shepard Menken; Frank Gerstle
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| 0:00.0 | The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio. |
| 0:33.5 | From Boise, Idaho, this is your host, Adam Graham. |
| 0:38.0 | In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of yours truly Johnny Dollar. |
| 0:43.0 | But first, I do want to encourage you, if you're enjoying the podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. |
| 0:51.6 | And remember if you are making travel plans to check Johnny Dollarair.com first. Johnny |
| 0:57.6 | Dollar.com is a price line affiliate link. So part of your purchase price will benefit the great |
| 1:04.0 | detectives of old time radio at no additional cost to you. So remember when making your travel plans, |
| 1:10.5 | check Johnny Dollarair.com first. |
| 1:13.2 | Well, now, from September 21st, 1958, here is the Johnson Payroll Matter. |
| 1:23.8 | From Hollywood, it's time now for... |
| 1:31.6 | Johnny Dollar. |
| 1:34.3 | Pat McCracken, Johnny, Universal Adjustment Bureau. |
| 1:35.8 | Oh, hi, Pat. What's on your mind? |
| 1:36.8 | At the moment, you. |
| 1:37.2 | Huh? |
| 1:38.9 | Johnny, you've been working too hard. |
| 1:44.4 | Oh, this I've been convinced of for years, Pat, but I've never been able to convince anybody else, especially you. |
| 1:45.7 | Okay, I'm convinced. |
| 2:01.9 | What you need is a nice vacation. All expenses paid. Whoa, whoa. The Southern California is very nice this time. I just came back from there. The beaches, the swimming, sun, golf, nightlife. Look, Pat, thanks a lot, but no thanks. Well, now, Johnny. The last time you invited me to take one of your vacations, |
| 2:04.4 | I got hit over the head, almost run down by a truck, |
| 2:18.0 | and kicked around by a guy seven feet tall. Yeah, but this one's different, Johnny. It's a real simple job. Oh, they all are, according to you. All I want you to do is pick up something out on the coast and bring it back here. That's all. Yeah, what? $100,000. Oh. Oh. |
| 2:18.8 | I'll be right over. |
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