Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — Charles Russell Premiere Era (1949–1950) copertina

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — Charles Russell Premiere Era (1949–1950)

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar — Charles Russell Premiere Era (1949–1950)

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Johnny Dollar is not a cop, not a private eye with a downtown office — he's a freelance insurance investigator who gets called in whenever an insurer smells something wrong with a claim, and every case becomes a first-person account itemized, expense by expense, for the company footing the bill. Charles Russell originated the role in 1949, playing Dollar as a wisecracking operator whose meticulous "expense account" narration doubles as the story's running commentary, needling suspects and insurers alike. Across tales of arson, fraud, kidnapping, and murder-for-profit, the show turns a claims investigation into a full-blown detective story, with Dollar's tally of cab fares, hotel bills, and "incidental expenses" becoming the sly, funny throughline. It's a founding entry in one of radio's longest-running detective series, and Russell's clipped, brash take on the character set the tone before the role passed to a string of successors.Copyright 07 Audio Network Scienze sociali
Episodi
  • The Case of Bonnie Goodwin

    The Case of Bonnie Goodwin
    Aug 4 2026
    Aired: Aug 7th, 1949. A racketeer with a hundred-grand life insurance policy hires Johnny Dollar to track down a missing girl whose signature he needs — but the trail through Chicago's seediest bars and rooming houses suggests Bonnie Goodwin is running from something bigger than a paperwork problem. Charles Russell's Dollar wisecracks his way through smoky dives and dead ends, tallying every cab fare while digging toward a scheme that turns out to be anything but minor.
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    30 min
  • The Case of the Vanishing Taxi Fleet

    The Case of the Vanishing Taxi Fleet
    Aug 3 2026
    Aired: Jul 24th, 1949. Johnny Dollar heads to New York to investigate a bizarre string of insurance claims: twelve taxis from the Apex Cab Company have vanished into thin air, and now a driver has been beaten to death defending his. Between grilling the ex-con fleet owner and chasing leads on a mismatched pair of hijackers — one small with an accent, one a 300-pound man in a seersucker suit — Dollar tallies every cab fare and hospital visit on his ever-growing expense account. It's arson-free but no less deadly, a tight little tale of grand theft auto with a body count.
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    29 min
  • The Case of Barton Drake

    The Case of Barton Drake
    Aug 2 2026
    Aired: Apr 22nd, 1949. A $30,000 life insurance policy is about to pay out to a grieving widow — except the New York police think they just spotted her supposedly dead husband on a TV quiz show. Johnny Dollar heads to a suspiciously lavish Long Island estate to find out whether Barton Drake, ex-hardware store owner and small-time crook wanted for shooting a cop, really drowned seven years ago or is very much alive and living off someone else's money. Wisecracks, itemized cab fares, and one very expensive necklace ensue.
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    29 min
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