Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 30 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

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Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 30 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

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This week I am returning to Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. It was a different series during the Edmond O'Brien (right) years - a radio noir! I'll look at O'Brien's role in the series.

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Listen to radio's famous gumshoes and well-remembered cops. From the fog-bound shores of San Francisco to the insurance investigations of radio's famous expense account investigator; from the riotous actions of famous gang busters to the reality based exploits of Los Angles detectives.

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Radio Detective Story Hour Episode 30 - Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

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