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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar | Old Time Radio brings you classic detective mystery, crime, and suspense from the golden age of radio, following freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar as he tracks fraud, theft, murder, missing persons, and dangerous schemes across the country. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar became one of radio’s most celebrated detective series, famous for its sharp investigations, expense-account storytelling, memorable cases, and hard-boiled atmosphere. Rediscover classic old time radio de...

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Callicles Matter Part 2" (Old Time Radio)
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Today at 2:04 PM

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Callicles Matter, Part 2,” originally broadcast on CBS on May 1, 1956. Episode 384 of the weekday serial stars Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar, with Will Wright featured.

In Los Angeles, Dollar continues his search for missing bonded stockbroker David Parsons Jr., whose access to valuable negotiable securities makes his disappearance especially troubling. As those closest to Parsons offer little help, Dollar faces the unsettling question of how someone can vanish with so little apparent concern. Written by John Dawson, a pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Phantom Chase Matter Part 6" (Old Time Radio)
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Yesterday at 2:04 PM

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 6,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on October 22, 1956. In episode 504 of this Robert Ryf serial, Bob Bailey stars as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Johnny’s search for missing investment-firm partner Thomas “Tom” Chase and $120,000 has carried him from New York to the New Orleans waterfront. A lead involving a small fishing boat, a deserted island, and an armed man places Dollar in immediate danger in this tense mid-story chapter.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Broderick Matter Part 4" (Old Time Radio)
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Last Sunday at 2:04 PM

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Broderick Matter, Part 4,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on November 17, 1955. This is episode 264 and the fourth chapter of a five-part serial, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

On a modest $1,500 insurance assignment, Dollar continues his cross-country search for missing beneficiary Lorraine Broderick. In Malibu and Los Angeles, a visit to the sheriff’s station, an interview with beach-colony actor Joe Tappan, and a puzzling cache of luggage at the Beverly Glen Hotel offer fresh leads. The episode was written by John Dawson, a pseudonym of E. Jack Neuman.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Silver Blue Matter Part 2" (Old Time Radio)
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Last Saturday at 2:04 PM

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Silver Blue Matter Part 2,” originally broadcast on CBS on May 8, 1956. This is the second installment of a five-part serial, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and written by Les Crutchfield.

In Los Angeles, Johnny continues his investigation into the theft of 80 silver-blue mink coats from a warehouse. With a critically injured watchman, intimidated neighborhood witnesses, and a juvenile gang complicating the trail, the case grows increasingly tense.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Matter of the Medium-Well Done Part 3" (Old Time Radio)
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Last Friday at 2:04 PM

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Matter of the Medium-Well Done Part 3,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on May 16, 1956. Episode 395 in this five-part serial stars Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and was written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

A threatening call and a trail of suspicious psychic activity lead Johnny and NYPD Sergeant Randy Singer to a séance in a worn West 40s brownstone. As Johnny looks into the people behind the small-time operation, he begins to question whether its supernatural insights have more practical origins.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Caylin Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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Last Thursday at 2:05 PM

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Caylin Matter, Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on January 2, 1956. This is episode 296 and the opening chapter of a five-part serial, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Sent from Hartford to Los Angeles, Dollar investigates the reported death of Eddie Caylin in a burning automobile—and the questions surrounding a recently issued $5,000 double-indemnity policy. Written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone, this first installment sets an apparently routine claim on a decidedly uneasy course.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Molly K Matter Part 2" (Old Time Radio)
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Last Wednesday at 2:05 PM

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Molly K Matter, Part 2,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 11, 1955. In this second chapter of a five-part serial, Bob Bailey stars as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar. The episode was written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone.

A local archival recording finds Dollar following a mysterious late-night invitation to San Francisco’s fogbound Pier 29. At the Brawley Shipping Company, his investigation of the freighter Molly K’s sinking leads to troubled questions about the lost ship, its captain, and the financial stakes surrounding its cargo.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Kranesburg Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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09/08/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Kranesburg Matter, Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on August 24, 1956. Series episode 463, this opening chapter of a six-part serial stars Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and was written by Les Crutchfield.

Dollar is assigned to the disappearance of Melba Krane’s insured pearl necklace in Kranesburg. When small-time jewel thief Smiley Prell contacts Tri-State Guaranty with an unusual offer concerning the pearls, Johnny begins tracing the people and circumstances behind the claim.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Open Town Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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09/07/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Open Town Matter Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 23, 1956. This is the first installment of a five-part serial, sometimes listed as episode 443. Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Johnny is assigned by Ralph Kearns of Great Plains Guarantee to investigate a $50,000 life-insurance claim after Greensport, Missouri, police chief Edgar Blake is shot to death. With Blake’s young widow filing for payment almost immediately, Dollar heads to the small Midwestern town to determine whether the claim is legitimate. Written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Amy Bradshaw Matter Part 5" (Old Time Radio)
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09/06/2026

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar presents “The Amy Bradshaw Matter, Part 5,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on November 25, 1955. This fifth and final chapter of the serial is commonly listed as episode 272 and stars Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

In New York’s Broadway world, Dollar’s investigation into death threats against celebrated actress Amy Bradshaw reaches its climactic stage. Written by Robert Ryf and produced and directed by Jack Johnstone, the case balances danger, publicity, and conflicting motives as Johnny works to determine how real the threat may be.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Sea Legs Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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09/05/2026

From Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: “The Sea Legs Matter, Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on July 30, 1956. Episode 446 opens a five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Johnny is assigned a $400,000 claim involving wealthy yachtsman Douglas Lanfear and his missing yacht, the Sea Legs, reportedly lost near Nicaragua’s Buldaro Islands. Beginning on Long Island with Lanfear’s wife, Constance, Dollar finds a maritime case shadowed by an earlier and equally mysterious loss in the same waters.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Flight Six Matter Part 5" (Old Time Radio)
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09/04/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Flight Six Matter Part 5,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 3, 1956. Episode 322 is the fifth and final installment of this weekday serial, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and written by Les Crutchfield.

Johnny follows the trail of the deliberate destruction of a Mexico City-to-Havana airliner, moving through conflicting accounts and suspicious insurance claims from Mexico City to Acapulco. This local archival recording brings the high-stakes aviation investigation to its tense conclusion.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The McCormack Matter Part 5" (Old Time Radio)
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09/03/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The McCormack Matter Part 5,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 7, 1955. This is episode 237 and the concluding installment of the series’ first five-part daily serial, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

In this local archival recording, Dollar continues his investigation into long-missing stolen jewels, following leads from the Bronx to Long Island as the McCormack case reaches its final stage. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone, the episode features Bailey alongside Mary Jane Croft, Virginia Gregg, Marvin Miller, and others.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Fathom-Five Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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09/02/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Fathom-Five Matter, Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 27, 1956. Commonly catalogued as episode 336, this opening chapter of a five-part serial stars Bob Bailey as independent insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and was written by Les Crutchfield.

Dollar heads to Miami Beach to investigate a $75,000 life-insurance claim after consulting engineer William Markey is presumed drowned when the chartered cabin cruiser Fathom Five burns and sinks offshore. With no body recovered, Johnny begins sorting through the circumstances and the people closest to the missing man.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Indestructible Mike Matter Part 2" (Old Time Radio)
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09/01/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Indestructible Mike Matter, Part 2,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on June 5, 1956. In this installment of the five-part serial, Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar, with Howard McNear as Michael Jeremiah Flynn.

Dollar continues probing a suspicious $50,000 life-insurance policy connected to Flynn, a resident of New York’s Glad Hand Rescue Mission. As questions mount around the beneficiary and the policy’s unusual circumstances, Johnny follows a troubling trail through the Bowery. Written, produced, and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Bennett Matter Part 5" (Old Time Radio)
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08/31/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Bennett Matter Part 5,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 24, 1956. Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the conclusion of this five-part serial, written by John Dawson (E. Jack Neuman) and directed by Jack Johnstone.

A local archival recording preserves Dollar’s final push to resolve a suspicious San Francisco office-building fire and its $500,000 insurance claim. As the case moves toward judgment, Dollar faces answers both inside and outside the courtroom.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Meg's Palace Matter Part 5" (Old Time Radio)
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08/30/2026

From Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: “The Meg’s Palace Matter, Part 5,” originally broadcast on CBS September 28, 1956. This concluding chapter of the five-part serial is commonly listed as episode 488. Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Johnny remains in Cod Harbor, Massachusetts, where threats against Meg McCarthy’s waterfront restaurant, Meg’s Palace, have drawn him into a dangerous insurance investigation. Written and directed by Jack Johnstone, this final installment brings the case’s tensions surrounding the troubled seaside business into sharp focus.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "21 the Amy Bradshaw Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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08/29/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Amy Bradshaw Matter, Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on November 21, 1955. Episode 5511 opens a five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar, written by Robert Ryf and directed by Jack Johnstone.

Johnny is sent into New York’s theater world when celebrated stage actress Amy Bradshaw receives death threats—and her insurer needs to know whether the danger is real or a publicity stunt. As Dollar begins asking questions, celebrity, insurance, and uncertain motives make for a troubling case.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "29 the Henderson Matter Part 2" (Old Time Radio)
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08/28/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “29 the Henderson Matter Part 2,” originally broadcast November 29, 1955. Episode 5511. In this second chapter of the five-part CBS serial, Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

In Culver, Montana, Dollar continues investigating rancher George Henderson’s fatal fall from a fourth-story hotel window. With witness accounts and appearances difficult to reconcile, he must determine whether the circumstances support an insurance claim. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone.

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/master...


Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "17 the Phantom Chase Matter Part 3" (Old Time Radio)
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08/27/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Phantom Chase Matter, Part 3,” episode 5610 of the CBS Radio series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, originally broadcast October 17, 1956. Bob Bailey stars as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in this serialized case, written by Robert Ryf and directed by Jack Johnstone.

Following a newspaper-photograph lead from New York to New Orleans, Dollar searches for missing investment-firm partner Thomas “Tom” Chase. In the French Quarter, a jazz-bar contact hints that Chase may be using an alias—but the information comes with a risky nighttime appointment.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "05 the Indestructible Mike Matter Part 2" (Old Time Radio)
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08/26/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “05 the Indestructible Mike Matter Part 2,” originally broadcast June 5, 1956. This is episode 5606 of the CBS insurance-investigation series, starring Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar.

Johnny follows a suspicious $50,000 life-insurance policy involving Michael Jeremiah Flynn, a resident of New York’s Glad Hand Rescue Mission, and beneficiary John Wesley Cosgrave. Written and directed by Jack Johnstone, this second chapter of a five-part serial also features Howard McNear as Flynn.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "19 the Chesapeake Fraud Matter Part 3" (Old Time Radio)
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08/25/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “19 the Chesapeake Fraud Matter Part 3,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on October 19, 1955. This archival recording is episode number 5510 and the third chapter of the five-part Chesapeake Fraud Matter, starring Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Following a Chesapeake Bay boating-accident claim, Dollar takes identification photographs, vital-statistics documents, and fingerprint records to Denver, where consulting engineer Frank Bowers may hold crucial answers. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone, this installment moves the investigation from Baltimore to Denver as Dollar enlists local investigator George Hanley.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "13 the Cui Bono Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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08/24/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Cui Bono Matter, Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 13, 1956. This archival recording is episode number 5602 and stars Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Johnny heads to Green Pass, Virginia, after county attorney Dan Parker is killed and questions arise around a $100,000 insurance policy. As Parker’s stepdaughter recounts a nighttime shooting, Dollar begins probing a small-town death case where motive—and who stands to benefit—may be everything. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "05 the Touch of Midas Matter Part 4" (Old Time Radio)
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08/23/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Touch of Midas Matter, Part 4,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 5, 1956. Episode 5607 of the classic radio drama stars Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and was written and directed by Jack Johnstone.

Dollar’s investigation into a deadly cave-in at the Midas Touch mine near Kingman, Arizona, continues as large insurance claims and unanswered questions keep the case alive. Just when the inquiry appears to be nearing an end, a rifle shot sends Johnny back into the desert country around Lake Mohave.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "02 the Henderson Matter Part 5" (Old Time Radio)
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08/22/2026

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — “The Henderson Matter, Part 5” originally aired December 2, 1955. This concluding installment of the five-part serial is episode 5512, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

In Culver, Montana, Dollar continues probing the death of wealthy cattle rancher George Henderson, who fell from a fourth-floor hotel window. With the insurance claim dependent on whether the death was accidental, suicidal, or criminal, Johnny faces conflicting accounts and mounting resistance in the tight-knit mining-and-ranching town. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone for CBS.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "04 the Caylin Matter Part 3" (Old Time Radio)
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08/21/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “04 the Caylin Matter Part 3,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 4, 1956. Episode 5601 is the third chapter of a five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

In Los Angeles, Dollar continues investigating the reported death of insured man Eddie Caylin in a burned automobile. As he follows the evidence, the supposed accident and the victim’s identification begin to raise troubling questions. Written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "29 the Silent Queen Matter Part 1" (Old Time Radio)
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08/20/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Silent Queen Matter, Part 1,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 29, 1956. Episode 5610 launches a five-part case written by Adrian Gendot and directed by Jack Johnstone, starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Johnny heads to Venice, California, after the murder of penny-arcade operator Bernard Slade. With a silent-film star named as beneficiary on Slade’s insurance policy and strange evidence waiting in the victim’s quarters, Dollar begins tracing a baffling connection from the arcade to the past.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "19 the Imperfect Alibi Matter Part 3" (Old Time Radio)
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08/19/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Imperfect Alibi Matter,” Part 3, originally broadcast on CBS on September 19, 1956. This is episode 5609 of the series, starring Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and written by Robert Ryf.

Johnny continues his investigation into the death of wealthy New York executive Harvey Stone, whose shooting on a country road has turned an insurance assignment into a homicide case. A confession appears to clarify the matter, but troubling details leave Dollar with more questions than answers. Directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "29 the Matter of Reasonable Doubt Part 2" (Old Time Radio)
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08/19/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Matter of Reasonable Doubt, Part 2,” originally broadcast on CBS on May 29, 1956. Episode 5605 is part of the weekday five-part serial starring Bob Bailey as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Dollar continues his investigation into a proposed trust involving the Flintrock Ranch family outside Las Vegas, where a banker’s unease raises troubling questions. Written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone, this installment follows Johnny’s search for answers as an older death may hold an important clue.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Amy Bradshaw Matter Part 3" (Old Time Radio)
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08/18/2026

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — “The Amy Bradshaw Matter, Part 3,” originally broadcast November 23, 1955. Episode number: 5511. Bob Bailey stars as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in this CBS serial installment, written by Robert Ryf and produced and directed by Jack Johnstone.

After a threatening incident at the Criterion Theater, Johnny’s investigation into danger surrounding Broadway actress Amy Bradshaw takes him from the theater world into Greenwich Village and toward a lead from her past. This is Part 3 of the five-part “Amy Bradshaw Matter.”

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Molly K Matter Part 5" (Old Time Radio)
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08/17/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Molly K Matter, Part 5,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on October 14, 1955. Episode number: 5510. Bob Bailey stars as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in the concluding chapter of this five-part serial, written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone.

Johnny follows the final leads in a San Francisco waterfront investigation involving the sinking of the cargo freighter Molly K, conflicting accounts of the loss, and substantial insurance exposure. Virginia Gregg, Peter Leeds, and Barney Phillips are featured in the supporting cast.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Mccormack Matter Part 4" (Old Time Radio)
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08/16/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “06 the Mccormack Matter Part 4,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 6, 1955. Episode 5510 is the fourth chapter of the five-part serial that opened Bob Bailey’s run as freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Investigating a long-unsolved jewelry theft from Julian McCormack’s Long Island home, Dollar follows new leads through New York with Police Lieutenant Duells Martin. A stop at a Bronx theater and a mounting sense of danger propel the case toward its final installment. Written by John Dawson and directed by Jack Johnstone.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Henderson Matter - Part 5" (Old Time Radio, 1955)
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08/15/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Henderson Matter - Part 5,” originally broadcast on CBS on December 2, 1955. This is episode 275, the fifth and final chapter of the serial, starring Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar and written by John Dawson.

In Culver, Montana, Dollar continues his investigation into rancher George Henderson’s fatal fall from a fourth-floor hotel window. With a major accidental-death policy in question, conflicting accounts, strained personal relationships, and the pressures of a close-knit mining-and-ranching town demand a closer look.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Part 2" (Old Time Radio, 1956)
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08/14/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Matter of Reasonable Doubt - Part 2,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on May 29, 1956. This archival episode is identified as episode 402 and stars Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar.

Johnny remains in Nevada, investigating a banker’s doubts about an insured trust involving the Flintrock Ranch outside Las Vegas, its elderly owner, and her teenage granddaughter. A lead into the past takes him to a musty morgue as this five-part serial, written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Jack Johnstone, deepens the case.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Midas Touch Matter - Part 4" (Old Time Radio, 1956)
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08/14/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Midas Touch Matter - Part 4,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 5, 1956. This is episode 429 of the long-running insurance-investigator drama, starring Bob Bailey as Johnny Dollar and written and directed by Jack Johnstone.

In the fourth chapter of this five-part serial, Dollar follows the aftermath of deaths connected to an Arizona gold mine and a substantial insurance claim. With the investigation seemingly nearing its end in the Arizona-Nevada desert country, a sudden rifle shot sends the case in a troubling new direction.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - "The Phantom Chase Matter - Ep 3" (Old Time Radio, 1956)
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08/14/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar presents “The Phantom Chase Matter,” Episode 3 of 9, originally broadcast October 17, 1956. This local archival recording stars Bob Bailey as insurance investigator Johnny Dollar in CBS Radio’s long-running suspense series.

In New Orleans, Dollar follows a newspaper-photo lead connected to missing investment partner Tom Chase. At a French Quarter jazz bar, an informant offers evidence that Chase may be living under an alias—but insists on a nighttime meeting. Written by Robert Ryf and directed by Jack Johnstone, this installment is part of one of the unusually long nine-part Johnny Dollar serials.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter [episode 2] Broadcast 3/20/1956
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08/13/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter [episode 2] Broadcast 3/20/1956

In this classic episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, The Jolly Roger Fraud Matter [episode 2] Broadcast 3/20/1956.

Follow freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar through another mystery from the golden age of radio.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Shepherd Matter [episode 3] Broadcast 4/18/1956
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08/12/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Shepherd Matter [episode 3] Broadcast 4/18/1956

In this classic episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, The Shepherd Matter [episode 3] Broadcast 4/18/1956.

Follow freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar through another mystery from the golden age of radio.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter [episode 3] Broadcast 4/11/1956
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08/11/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter [episode 3] Broadcast 4/11/1956

In this classic episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter [episode 3] Broadcast 4/11/1956.

Follow freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar through another mystery from the golden age of radio.

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Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter [episode 1] Broadcast 4/9/1956
Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter [episode 1] Broadcast 4/9/1956 episode artwork
08/10/2026

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter [episode 1] Broadcast 4/9/1956

In this classic episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, The Laird Douglas Douglas Of Heatherscote Matter [episode 1] Broadcast 4/9/1956.

Follow freelance insurance investigator Johnny Dollar through another mystery from the golden age of radio.

Curated by Old Time Retro Radio.

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