Even though the shows were shorter and now self contained instead of divided into five chapters as they had been for over a year, the producers and Bailey did not hold back on various innovations. In particular, it’s this period of shows that took Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar to a new level, strongly establishing the fact that Johnny’s adventures were real and being performed each week as the radio show itself. Johnny would often hear from people he ran into about listening to him on the radio and would reference the show himself. Show staff, such as director and writer Jack Johnstone, were often name dropped in various episodes and even, at times, made an integral part of the story.
This Radio Archives collection features sixteen thirty minute episodes of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey. As you listen to Dollar as he painstakingly pursues each case to its conclusion, note the extensive research that has obviously gone into each script; the action always takes place in real locations, complete with real street names, and landmarks are frequently noted throughout the shows. Local stations that broadcast Johnny Dollar are often mentioned, as well as the actual names of their personnel -- an interesting and amusing way to sustain interest in the show among network radio affiliates that might (or might not) be willing to carry it at all. This added to the concept that the program was really just Johnny’s true adventures being related to listeners each week, a hook that kept fans coming back even after Bailey had left the program.
The sound patterns, the musical scores, and the realistic dialog paint such a true audio picture that you can't help being swept into the adventure that each episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar offers. And the performers, including such radio veterans as Virginia Gregg, Lawrence Dobkin, Eleanor Audley, Lurene Tuttle, Harry Bartell, Sam Edwards, Joseph Kearns, Marvin Miller, William Conrad, Jeanette Nolan, and Richard Crenna, demonstrate their diverse talents in a series of realistic and textured characterizations.
Long-time fans of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, will find humor, action, and mystery in these sixteen self contained episodes, some of the best of Bailey’s work restored to sparkling audio quality in Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar Volume 9.
#592 The Wayward River Matter
Sunday, June 8, 1958 - 30:00 - CBS/AFRS
No commercials
#593 The Delectable Damsel Matter
Sunday, June 15, 1958 - 30:00 - CBS/AFRS
No commercials
#594 The Virtuous Mobster Matter
Sunday, June 22, 1958 - 30:00 - CBS/AFRS
No commercials
#595 The Ugly Pattern Matter
Sunday, June 29, 1958 - 30:00 - CBS/AFRS
No commercials
#674 The Evaporated Clue Matter
Sunday, January 17, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Camels, 4-Way Cold Tablets, Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax commercials
#679 The Alvin's Alfred Matter
Sunday, February 21, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Pepsi, Ex-Lax, 4-Way Cold Tablets, Fitch Shampoo commercials
#682 The Deep Down Matter
Sunday, March 13, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Fritos, Winston, 4-Way Cold Tablets, Fitch Shampoo, Ex-Lax commercials
#683 The Saturday Night Matter
Sunday, March 20, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Pepsi, Winston, 4-Way Cold Tablets, Fritos, Ex-Lax, Fitch Shampoo commercials
#686 The Deadly Swamp Matter
Sunday, April 17, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Pepsi Cola, Winston, Ex-Lax, Castro Furniture commercials
#689 The Phony Phone Matter
Sunday, May 8, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Ex-Lax commercials
#707 The Five Down Matter
Sunday, September 25, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Pepsi Cola, Ex-Lax commercials
#708 The Stope of Death Matter
Sunday, October 2, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Ex-Lax, The Hero Sandwich Shop, 7-Up commercials
#711 The Unworthy Kin Matter
Sunday, October 23, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Pepsi, Ex Lax commercials
#714 The Bad One Matter
Sunday, November 13, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Ex-Lax commercials
#715 The Double Deal Matter
Sunday, November 20, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Commanders, Sylvania Flashbulbs, Ex-Lax commercials
#716 The Empty Threat Matter
Sunday, November 27, 1960 - 30:00 - CBS
Ex-Lax commercials
