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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Wayward Sculptor Matter (EP5015)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Performing Arts, Drama, Fiction, Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 10 July 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: When an insurance company begins receiving anonymous monthly payments for a $50,000 fraudulent claim, Johnny Dollar is assigned to identify the mysterious sender. His investigation into a suspicious insurance payout leads him to the widow of a famous sculptor—only to discover that she died months earlier.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: June 14, 1959

Originating from Hollywood

Starring: Bob Bailey as Johnny DollarAlso starring Herb Vigran, Edgar Barrier, Carlton G. Young, Will Wright, and Lawrence Dobkin

Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone

Announcer: Dan Cubberly

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The Welcome to the great detectives of old time radio from Calaispell, Montana.

0:34.8

This is your host, Adam Graham.

0:37.2

In a moment, we're going to bring you this week's

0:40.0

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

0:47.1

podcast, please follow us using your favorite podcast software. As you're making your travel plans,

0:53.5

remember Johnny Dollarair.com.

0:55.9

Johnny Dollar.com is a price line affiliate link. So part of the purchase price supports the

1:00.9

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

1:06.5

travel plans, check Johnny Dollar.air.com first. But, from June 14th, 1949, here is the Wayward Sculptor Matter. Universal Adjustment Bureau. Hi, Prans, you've been neglecting me. Yeah, but think of all the trouble has saved me. Huh? Now, what's that supposed to me? Well, I haven't had to breed over one of those fancy expense accounts of yours for nearly a month.

1:29.3

Oh, gosh. You've cut me to the quick. Oh, sure, sure. But no, well, it looks as all I'll have to stick my neck out again. Well, what's the problem? Well, Johnny, it's a real funny one. So I'm laughing already? No, no, no. I don't mean funny, ha, ha.

1:42.6

I mean funny, peculiar.

1:44.5

Hey, you know, the last time he said that,

1:46.1

I got shot at, banged on the head nearly run over by a truck and half a dozen other pleasant little thing. So come, Queen, Pat, what is it? Johnny, maybe you better run over here so we can talk about it. It'll cost you money. I'll risk it. Okay, then I'm on my way.

2:12.9

Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-pack expense account.

2:16.0

America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. George Tully.

2:17.3

Johnny Dollar.

2:19.6

expense.

2:19.8

Exference account. Exference account, submit advice. expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar

2:39.9

to the Universal Adjustment Bureau Home Office, Hartford, Connecticut.

2:44.2

Following his account of expenses incurred during my investigation of the wayward

2:48.1

sculpture matter.

2:56.6

Why? investigation of the wayward sculptor matter why kid about it pat mccrackin has handed me some pretty wild cases from time to time but they've always paid off so

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