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

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Virtuous Mobster Matter (EP4825)

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

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Fiction, Arts, Drama

4.6860 Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: Johnny goes to South Carolina to investigate the disappearance of an ex-mobster who had gone straight.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 22, 1958

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar; Jeanne Tatum; Jack Kruschen; Les Tremayne; Billy Halop; Frank Gerstle; Gil Stratton Jr.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:35.2

This is your host, Adam Graham.

0:40.5

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's episode of yours truly Johnny Dollar. But first, I do want to encourage you, if you are enjoying the

0:46.4

podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. I also want to encourage you to

0:53.0

check out the great adventurers of old-time radio

0:56.0

podcast this week. We are playing Buck Rogers in the 25th century. On Tuesday, we started the first

1:05.5

of two episodes featuring Buck Rogers, and for that episode, I'm joined by Alan Liska, who wrote the

1:13.7

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar comic, and he's got a new Buck Rogers comic and is sharing some of his

1:21.6

insights on the character and on the surviving radio episodes. I encourage you to check that out at greatadventures.info.

1:30.3

We have the very first episode of Buck Rogers posted,

1:34.6

and we'll have the next part posted next Tuesday.

1:37.6

Again, check that out at greatadventures.com.

1:40.9

All right, well, we kind of got out of order.

1:43.8

The episode that I played last week,

1:46.4

I should have played this week, and so we kind of got them reversed, but after that,

1:53.9

we'll be back on track. Here, though, from June 22nd, 1958 is the virtuous mobster matter.

2:02.3

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

2:08.6

Johnny Deller.

2:09.9

Hi there, Johnny, this is your old pal, Lefty.

2:12.8

Lefty?

2:13.6

Well, sure.

2:14.6

You remember, Lefty Stimper?

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