Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
by Radio Spirits
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Author: Radio SpiritsNarrator: Bob Bailey
Edition: Audio Cassette
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Import
Published: 1998-01-01
ISBN: 1570190275
Publisher: Radio Spirits
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Book Review: Johnny Dollar gives you your money's worth!
Summary: 5 Stars
Sherlock Holmes stands as the greatest detective in the history of the medium of print. Lt. Columbo has to be recognized as the greatest detective ever created for TV. Johnny Dollar is the greatest detective ever created for radio. He began his career as a shady free-lance insurance investigator notorious for padding his expense account. Each episode is wrapped around Dollar's filling out his expense voucher. Had he remained a slightly sleazy sleuth, he would deserve the oblivion into which he has sunk. But he didn't and he doesn't. He became a respectable, stand-up kind of a guy, gritty and determined, and tenacious in the pursuit of his assignment. Several actors portrayed Johnny Dollar in the weekly half hour episodes, but Bob Bailey stands head and shoulders above the rest. For a brief period of time during Bailey's stint as Johnny Dollar the show changed formats. It became a five-times-a-week serial with fifteen minute episodes. Monday would see Johnny getting his assignment, and by Friday he'd have the mystery neatly solved (and his expense account filed). This period was the zenith of Johnny Dollar's career. The stories, being longer, gave range for more plot development and better characterization. The makers of the series took full advantage, turning out some of the best radio mysteries I've ever heard. The radio plays in this collection come from that "golden age" of the Johnny Dollar series, and each one is a gem. Radio Spirits has published a Volume 2 to this collection with six more serials. It is as good as the first. Now if they'd just publish a Volume 3.
Summary of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
Johnny Dollar was a freelance insurance investigator with an "action-packed expense account." On radio each week from 1949 until 1962, he traveled the world for clients who would cover his expenses. From 1955 through 1956, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar ran as a popular five-a-week 15-minute serial starring Bob Bailey. Enjoy these six five-part programs. The Lorcoe Diamond Matter Parts 1-5 11-07-55 through 11-11-55 The Amy Bradshaw Matter Parts 1-5 11-21-55 through 11-25-55 The Cronin Matter Parts 1-5 12-05-55 through 12-09-55 The Todd Matter Parts 1-5 01-10-56 through 01-14-56 The Cui Bono Matter Parts 1-5 02-13-56 through 02-17-56 The Bennett Matter Parts 1-5 02-20-56 through 02-24-56General Books
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