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This episode was originally released on 4/1/2020. While new episodes of Breaking Walls are on hiatus I'll be going back and posting the older episodes. ____________ In Breaking Walls Episode 102, we travel back to the fall of 1955 for the re-launch of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. Although the five-part Dollar format would last for only a year, listeners then and in the years since have praised the productions as some of the best ever. —————————— Highlights: • Who is Johnny Dollar? • Dick Powell: Not Johnny Dollar • Dollar Launches in February of 1949 • Enter The Movie Star • Enter The Second Movie Star • Dollar Signs Off • The Radio Networks Revamp Programming • Jack Johnstone and Jimmy Stewart • Dollar Reborn, with Gerald Mohr? • Bob Bailey Gets the Role • Relaunching Johnny Dollar • After The Final Curtain • Looking Back to Look Ahead —————————— The WallBreakers: thewallbreakers.com Subscribe to Breaking Walls everywhere you get your podcasts. To support the show: patreon.com/TheWallBreakers —————————— The reading material used in today's episode was: • The 1955 Broadcasting Magazine Yearbook • The 1955 Radio Networks Annual • The Winter 1956 Journal of Broadcasting Quarterly • The Who Is Johnny Dollar Matter — By John C. Abbott • On the Air — By John Dunning • Network Radio Ratings, 1932-53 — by Jim Ramsburg • Broadcasting Magazine — September 19th, 1955; October 3rd, 1955; and April 2nd, 1956 • Radio & TV Mirror — 1955 —————————— On the interview front: • Mary Jane Croft, Herb Ellis, Jack Johnstone, Elliott Lewis, Jeanette Nolan, were with SPERDVAC, the Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety, and Comedy. For more information, please go to SPERDVAC.com • Virginia Gregg and Parley Baer were with Chuck Schaden. Hear their full chats at SpeakingofRadio.com. • Roberta Bailey Goodwin and E. Jack Neuman were with John Dunning for his 71KNUS program from Denver • Hans Conried was with Dick Bertel and Ed Corcoran for WTIC's The Golden Age of Radio. Hear their full chat at Goldenage—WTIC.org —————————— Selected music featured in today's episode was: • Caravan — By 80 Drums Around The World. • Pyramid to the Sun & Roller Coaster — By Les Baxter • Exotique Bossa Nova — By Martin Denny • I'll Be Seeing You — By The Harry James Band • Sleep Walk — By Henri René • Good Timin' — By Jimmy Jones

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Fairweather Friend Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Drama on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 29, 1957, 68 years ago, The Doubtful Dairy Matter. A silo burns on the farm of an important dairyman...a guy with pull!  Followed by Suspense, originally broadcast September 29, 1957, 68 years ago, Vamp ‘till Dead starring Vanessa Brown.   A woman goes to work for a crazed writer who is suspected of murdering his wife...the dead woman's sister!Then, Wanted, originally broadcast September 29, 1950, 75 years ago, Gladys Tibbett Glasgow Stewart.  Alvin and Gladys Stewart are both shot by a psychopathic murder in Oklahoma on October 12, 1939. However, Gladys turned out to have a "past."Followed by The Whistler, originally broadcast September 29, 1948, 77 years ago, Conspiracy. A reporter covering a flood uses the coming disaster to murder his hated ex-wife. The crime is complicated by an eye-witness!Finally, Claudia, originally broadcast September 29, 1947, 78 years ago, Meet the Naughtons.  The first show of the series. The story is based on characters created by Rose Franken. Claudia and David have moved in with Claudia's mother. Kathryn Bard and Paul Crabtree star.Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Drama on a ThursdayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, Mystery in the Air starring Peter Lorre, originally broadcast September 25, 1947, 78 years ago, Crime and Punishment. Crime and Punishment follows impoverished ex-student Raskolnikov, who murders a pawnbroker believing he can justify the crime for a greater good, only to be consumed by guilt and driven toward confession and redemption.  The last show of the series.Followed by The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective starring Howard Duff, originally broadcast September 25, 1949, 76 years ago, The Indian Caper.  Also known as The Chargogogogmanchogagogchobunamungamog Caper.  Sam is hired to find a drunken engineer, who is promptly found scalped. A valuable wampum belt is stolen. Then, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 25, 1960, 65 years ago, The Five Down Matter.   The fifth anniversary of Bob Bailey in the role of Johnny Dollar. Finally, Night Watch with Donn Reed, originally broadcast September 25, 1954, 71 years ago.  The first call is about a burglary suspect caught in a motel, stealing towels and bedclothes! Later, a young girl was locked out of her house.Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Jimmy Carter Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Lake Mead Mystery Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

A Mixed bag on a MondayFirst, a look at the events of the day.Then, The Stan Freberg Show,  originally broadcast September 15, 1957, 68 years ago, Another Hi-Fi Lecture. The Freberg Build-It-Yourself grand piano, The fortune cookie factory, Prof. Horn lectures on Hi Fi. Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 15, 1957, 68 years ago, The JPD Matter.   A brewery is facing steep competition...from a new factory planning to dynamite it out of existence!Then, Arthur Godfrey Time, originally broadcast September 15, 1947, 78 years ago.Followed by X Minus One, originally broadcast September 15, 1955, 70 years ago, The Castaways.  The natives on a Pacific atoll place an unusual curse on the soldiers who are about the destroy their island with a nuclear bomb. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast September 15, 1942, 83 years ago, New School Teacher Needed.   Lum is considering being a substitute teacher, which, of course, leads to the subject of haircuts. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Blue Madonna Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Shanker Diamond Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Four shows from September 1, 1957First,  a look at the events of the day.Then, Suspense, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, 68 years ago, The Man from Tomorrow starring Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lovejoy (Pictured).  A Korean war jet jockey chosen to develop his senses beyond mortal men. Followed by The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, 68 years ago, Grief Drives a Black Sedan starring Lee Vines. A motorist has hit something on a dark road and kept on driving. Then,  Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, 68 years ago, The Poor Little Rich Girl Matter.  A $200,000 policy on a Playboy husband...and he doesn't even know about it. Followed by The Stan Freberg Show, originally broadcast September 1, 1957, 68 years ago.  Acrobats on Radio, "Uninterrupted Melody": a movie about men in uniform (Good Humor men!), another panel discussion about the funnies, "St. George and The Dragonette.".Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast September 1, 1942, 83 years ago, Everything Settled.  The baby has disappeared, Squire Skimp confesses all. Thanks to Laurel for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old-time radio shows 24 hours a day

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Date with Death Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

We head to Sunday, August 25, 1957, for dramaFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Suspense, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 68 years ago, Leiningen Versus the Ants starring William Conrad.  A determined man battles an elemental force of nature. Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 68 years ago, The Smoky Sleeper Matter.  A mattress warehouse owned by a shady operator has burned down. Arson?Then, the CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast August 25, 1957, 68 years ago, Sweet Cherries of Charleston starring Roy Glenn.  The disease of "Freedom," and how it spread among the slaves of South Carolina. Followed by Calling All Cars, originally broadcast August 25, 1938, 87 years ago, The Thirteenth Grave. In Fresno, a seventy-two-year-old man has been reported missing. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast August 25, 1942, 83 years ago, Auctioning Store Fixtures.  Grandpappy Spears auctions off all the fixtures in the Jot 'Em Down Store. Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

2 hours and 50 minutes of old time radio fun!Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy 1940-11-19 e1552 Luminous Dragon Eye RingStrange Adventure 1945 e005 Good SalesmanshipGunsmoke 1952-04-26 Billy The Kid Meet Mister McNutley 1954-03-18 Ray's Other Life Hallmark Playhouse 1949-02-03 Prairie Years with Gregory Peck Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 1950-05-30 Port au Prince Matter Mysterious Traveler 1944-02-27 The Good Die Young

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Hollywood Mystery Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Gruesome Spectacle Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Gruesome Spectacle Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Johnson Payroll Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Drama on a Sunday from 67 years agoFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast July 20, 1958, 67 years ago, Jesse James Robs Kendall.  Five holdup men outside Laramie, Wyoming Territory, and Kendall's attempt to have them arrested. Followed by Gunsmoke starring William Conrad, originally broadcast July 20, 1958, 67 years ago, Marshall Proudfoot. Chester's father is in Dodge to visit his father...the Marshal!  Then, Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast July 20, 1958, 67 years ago, The Mojave Red Sequel Matter.   Suspicion falls on Red, the fishing guide. Followed by Somebody Knows, originally broadcast July 20, 1950, 75 years ago, The Unsolved Murder of Joseph P Bohanak.  On April 10, 1950, the attendant at a Philadelphia gas station is murdered during a robbery. Or, perhaps the killer had a reason to shoot Bohanak several times. CBS offers a $5000 reward to anyone helping to solve the crime. Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast July 20, 1942, 83 years ago, Who Will Keep the Baby?  Lizabeth plans to raise "Little Charlie." Lum plans to raise "Little Lum" in the feed room!Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.htmlAnd more about the Survive-all Fallout Sheltershttps://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/mad-men-meet-mad-survive-all-shelter.html

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Wayward Diamond Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Comedy and Crime on a TuesdayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then, George Burns and Gracie Allen, originally broadcast July 8, 1940, 85 years ago, Grandpa's 92nd Birthday.  It's Grandpa's ninety-second birthday and a surprise party is planned.Followed by Breakfast in Hollywood starring Tom Breneman,  originally broadcast July 8, 1947, 78 years ago.  The program originates from the auditorium of the high school in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania (Tom Breneman's home town). The "Good Neighbor" award goes to a lady in Jamestown, Indiana. The oldest lady in the audience is ninety-eight-years-old. Then, The FBI in Peace and War, originally broadcast July 8, 1956, 69 years ago, Cross Country.  A couple taking a vacation advertises for a traveling companion.  The companion turns out to be a bank robber who's carrying $10,000!  Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast July 8, 1962, 63 years ago, The Rilldoe Matter. Johnny goes fishing and catches a corpse. Finally. Lum and Abner, originally broadcast July 8, 1942, 83 years ago, Lum Dresses as a Woman.  Lum has been wearing a dress to keep the baby happy!Thanks to Richard G for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.html

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Malibu Mystery Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Mojave Red Sequel.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Mojave Red Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Blinker Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Ugly Patter Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Virtuous Mobster Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Delectable Damsel Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Drama on a SundayFirst,  a look at this day in History.Then Suspense, originally broadcast May 25, 1944, 81 years ago, Donovan's Brain Part 2 starring Orson Welles.   A determined scientist plans to keep Mr. Donovan's brain alive in a jar...not such a good idea! The conclusion of the story begun the week before and Welles last appearance on the show.Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast May 25, 1958, 67 years ago, The Midnight Sun Matter. Johnny's flying in a cargo plane over Alaska with a load of dynamite...when the pilot gets appendicitis!Then The Lux Radio Theater, originally broadcast May 25, 1942, 83 years ago, Test Pilot starring Robert Taylor, Robert Preston,  and Rita Hayworth. The adaptation of a 1938 motion picture about a a daredevil test pilot, his wife, and his best friend.Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast May 25, 1942, 83 years ago, Property Deal Goes Sour.   Squire Skimp buys the property back after Cedric finds buried silver dollars. Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.htmlAnd more about the Survive-all Fallout Sheltershttps://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/mad-men-meet-mad-survive-all-shelter.html

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Wayward River Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Midnite Sun Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Ghost to Ghost Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Drama on a SundayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Suspense, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 67 years ago, Sundown starring Jackie Kelk.   A young boy grows up with only one desire...to kill the fastest gun in the West.Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast May 4, 1958, 67 years ago, The Carson Arson Matter.  A strange series of fires is burning down a chain of supermarkets. Then This is Your FBI, originally broadcast May 4, 1945, 80 years ago, The Confidence Game.   William Roscoe, dressed as an Army officer, preys on lonely women and passes bad checks. Followed by The CBS Radio Workshop, originally broadcast May 4, 1956, 69 years ago,  The Toledo War. The "civil war" that became "the first was between the states." An 1835 dispute about a small strip of land that happen to contain the city of Toledo. Both Michigan and Ohio claimed the real estate. An original opera.Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast May 4, 1942, 83 years ago, Apartment Idea Bad.   A visit from Mr. Tiffen, who has some bad news. Mousey's idea is no good!Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

A Tuesday of Crime and FantasyFirst a look at this day in History.Then Suspense, originally broadcast April 29, 1962, 63 years ago, Blackbeard's Ace starring Elaine Rost and John Thomas.  A house seems to be haunted by the ghosts of pirates. When a couple decides to spend a week in the house, the ghosts decide to make contact! Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast April 29, 1962, 63 years ago, The Grand Canyon Matter. Johnny nearly gets pushed into the canyon on the trail of a stolen necklace.Then The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast April 29, 1952, 74 years ago, Murder in 2952.   An interplanetary murder mystery set one thousand years in the future. Who did it? It could have been the "surgeon birds!"Followed by The Sealed Book, originally broadcast April 29, 1945, 80 years ago, The Accusing Corpse.  A plot to a commit double murder is executed in a very strange way with very strange results.Finally Daredevils of Hollywood, originally broadcast April 29, 1938, 87 years ago.    Cliff Lyons describes his 1924 stunt: transferring from a moving car with two trains about to crash into him. Thanks to Sean for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamFind the Family Fallout Shelter Booklet Here: https://www.survivorlibrary.com/library/the_family_fallout_shelter_1959.pdfhttps://wardomatic.blogspot.com/2006/11/fallout-shelter-handbook-1962.htmlAnd more about the Survive-all Fallout Sheltershttps://conelrad.blogspot.com/2010/09/mad-men-meet-mad-survive-all-shelter.html

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Rolling Stone Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Carson Arson Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Drama from 67 years agoFirst a look at the events of the dayThen Suspense, originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, Alibi Me starring Stan Freberg. A two-bit hoodlum murders his competitor and finds himself in need of an air-tight alibi...in a hurry!Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Bob Bailey, originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, The Wayward Trout Matter.  A dead fish always floats, or does it?Then Frontier Gentleman starring John Dehner, originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, Aces and Eights.  A story about Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok. Why "Aces and Eights" are known as "The Dead Man's Hand."Followed by Luke Slaughter of Tombstone starring Sam Buffington, originally broadcast April 20, 1958, 67 years ago, The Henry Fell Story. . Henry Fell, a dude from back East has come to Luke's ranch to paint portraits of the Apaches. Finally, Lum and Abner, originally broadcast April 20, 1942, 83 years ago, Grandpap is Ready to Move. Plans for the "Wonderful World Apartments" continue. Grandpappy Spears is ready to move in!Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Village of Virtue Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Westerns and Adventure on a TuesdayFirst a look at the events of the dayThen The Six Shooter starring Jimmy Stewart,  originally broadcast April 8, 1954, 71 years ago, General Guilfords Widow.   The widow of General Guilford insists her husband is still alive, but no one believes her. They should!Followed by the news from 71 years ago, then The Roy Rogers Show, originally broadcast April 8, 1954, 71 years ago, Stars Over Old Santa Fe. Hank Buttram's nephew claims Roy shot and killed Hank! Dale ends up playing sleuth while Roy is in jail. Then The All-Star Western Theater, originally broadcast April 8, 1947, 78 years ago, Monte Hale.   A dirty trick on a no good land grabber proves turnabout is fair play. Followed by Yours Truly Johnny Dollar starring Mandel Kramer, originally broadcast April 8, 1962, 63 years ago,  The Ivy Emerald Matter.  A safe has been easily cracked...even Johnny can do it!Finally, Fibber McGee and Molly, originally broadcast April 8, 1954, 71 years ago, Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?   Fibber's still walking in his sleep. Tonight, he's lost a coat button in the process and so has a burglar!  Thanks to Honeywell for supporting our podcast by using the Buy Me a Coffee function at http://classicradio.streamIf you like what we do here, visit our friend Jay at http://radio.macinmind.com for great old time radio shows 24 hours a day

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Wayward Trout Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Wayward Money Matter”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Eastern-Western Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Killer's List Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Denver Disbursal Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Choice Classic Radio presents Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which aired from 1949 to 1962. Today we bring to you the episode titled "The Salkoff Sequel Matter.”  Please consider supporting our show by becoming a patron at http://choiceclassicradio.com We hope you enjoy the show!

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers Well we've reached the end of our look at Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and New York City in January of 1956. It would be impossible to tell a complete story on either subject within one episode. For more info on the history of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, please tune into Breaking Walls episode 102. As far as New York City goes, don't worry we'll be staying right here in the next episode of Breaking Walls. Next time on Breaking Walls, it's February of 1950 and we're following detective Danny Clover on his beat, from Times Square to Columbus Circle. It's the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world.

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers Despite a loyal audience, by January of 1956 it was clear that Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was failing to attract any kind of national sponsorship. The road to would have been difficult. Airing at 8:15PM weeknights on CBS radio, it was up against CBS's own TV schedule, with Burns and Allen broadcast at 8PM eastern time on Mondays, The Phil Silvers Show on Tuesdays, Arthur Godfrey on Wednesdays, The Bob Cummings Show on Thursdays, and Mama on Fridays. The serial format was great for character development, but it also meant audiences needed to tune into all five parts to know what was going on. In April of 1956 Yours Truly Johnny Dollar was shifted to 9:15PM. By the summer CBS radio executives were looking to cut costs. Bob Bailey's daughter Roberta remembered that time. CBS aired these five-part episodes until November 2nd, 1956. The show moved to Sunday afternoons where it enjoyed continuous airtime in a half-hour time slot. Bob Bailey became the actor most closely associated with the Dollar character, keeping the title role until November of 1960. It was then that CBS decided to move all remaining dramatic productions with the exception of Gunsmoke to New York. Neither Jack Johnstone or Bob Bailey would move with the production. The last Hollywood episode was appropriately entitled “The Empty Threat Matter.” It aired on November 27th, 1960. The trade papers made no mention of the production change. On December 4th, 1960, New York's version of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar took to the air starring Bob Readick, son of New York radio legend Frank Readick. Former show director Jack Johnstone continued to write scripts, but Bob Readick had the unenviable task of following Bailey, who played Dollar in almost five-hundred episodes. Readick was replaced after just six months as of June 25th, 1961 by the final Johnny Dollar, Mandel Kramer. For Bob Bailey, the end of Dollar meant the end of his radio career.

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers Production was done for these serial episodes of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in a single day. Bob Bailey was paid three-hundred-dollars per week. Adjusted for inflation, a single week's work on Dollar paid a little less than thirty-five-hundred dollars. Between October of 1955 and November of 1956, fifty-five serials would air. To pen these scripts, Jack Johnstone tapped into his old writing mainstays.

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers The man you just heard is Hans Conried. Famous for both his dramatic and comedic portrayals on both radio and TV, By January of 1956 he'd been involved in radio for two decades. Here he is on the February 24th, 1956 episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar. By early 1956, those still involved in dramatic radio had advanced the medium's production to a high art. Most radio drama still remaining was by then based in Hollywood, with much of the news programming based in New York. For Roberta Bailey-Goodwin, then a teenager, accompanying her father to weekly recordings was a family ritual and she got a firsthand look at the artists plying their craft. “The Todd Matter” was written by E. Jack Neuman under the pen name of John Dawson. Gloria Tierney's landlady, Ethel Stromberg, was voiced by Vivi Janiss. The surname Stromberg has multiple origins. In Swedish “strom” means river, while “berg” means mountain. In Germany it's a habitational name from places like Rhineland and means “flat mountain.” Barbara Fuller was Gloria Tierney. Frank Gerstle played Dan Mapes. Marvin Miller, famed for both announcing and acting, also played a small role in “The Todd Matter.”

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers The weather on Monday January 9th, 1956 warmed throughout the day. It hit forty degrees Fahrenheit by nightfall. The front cover of The New York Daily News featured a photo of patrolman Ray Cusack, who rescued many children from a fire in Hempstead, New York. Dwight Eisenhower was still undecided on whether or not to seek a second term, while Democrat hopeful Adlai Stevenson claimed Ike's recent State of the Union Address was merely a veiled State on the Republican party. Meanwhile the families of both US diplomats and UN officials fled from the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem after violent anti-western riots broke out for the second day in a row. If you turned on your radio at 8:15PM eastern time, you'd have heard a Boston Symphony concert on NBC, and Metropolitan Opera auditions on ABC. WOR aired True Detective, but if you wanted the best in radio detective fiction you'd have turned on CBS, where Bob Bailey was starring in Jack Johnstone's production of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, written by E. Jack Neuman. The prison where Vance served time is Sing Sing, originally opening in Ossining, New York in 1825. Among the executions in their electric chair were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, on June 19th, 1953, for Soviet espionage. A good mink coat cost about twenty-five-hundred dollars in 1956. Both Orin Vance and Don Freed were voiced by Lawrence Dobkin. By 1956 Dobkin was a radio legend with experience in both New York and Hollywood. The Westin Hotel Chain was launched in 1930 by Severt W. Thurston and Frank Dupar as Western Hotels. They were the first hotel chain to introduce credit cards in 1946. Today the chain, called Westin since 1981, is owned and operated by Mariott. There are Westin Hotels in both the Times Square and Grand Central area. In January of 1956, 57th street was home to various art exhibitions like Kay Sage's surrealist paintings at the Catherine Viviano gallery, a contemporary Greek Art exhibition at Sagittarius gallery, a European group show at the Matisse gallery, and art and artifacts of various Central African tribes at 57th and Lexington. The Sutton theater, also on 57th street, was showing The Night My Number Came Up starring Michael Redgrave and Sheila Sim. Gloria Tierney's fictional apartment at 1231 East 57th is an impossibility. The address would put it in the East River.

Support Breaking Walls at https://www.patreon.com/thewallbreakers It's a little after midnight on the morning of Monday January 9th. We're at P.J. Clarke's on the corner of 55th street and 3rd avenue, getting warm the best way we know how. The weather is nasty outside. It's about fifteen degrees with freezing rain and gale force winds. Clarke's is a bar from another time. It's wonderfully trapped in nostalgia—all burnished wood and chased mirrors. Orson Welles is opening King Lear at The City Center to good reviews. The years in Europe did him well, but he's happy to be back in New York. Welles is in the back with none other than Frank Sinatra. They've known each other since the 1930s, and since they both missed each other's fortieth birthdays last year, we're celebrating. Joining us is Jilly Rizzo and Bill Stern. The next round of drinks is on me. That's Daniel Levazzo. He bought the bar from the Clarke family a few years ago. Hey Dan, three Jacks straight up, a negroni for Orson, and I'll have Hendricks on the rocks. You want something? Hey Dan, let me borrow your phone, I've got to file my story. Hello Operator, give me CBS at 485 Madison Avenue please. (Beat) Yes I know what time it is. I'm a producer there. (Beat) Put me through. (Beat) Thank you. Some things never change. Hello Cindy, it's Scully. Is Ed Murrow still there? (Beat) Could you put me through to him? (Beat) Thank you. (Beat) Hey Ed, It's James Scully. I'm glad I caught you. Bill Paley's got you burning the midnight oil huh? (Beat) I did. Orson was good. I'm a P.J. Clarke's with him and Sinatra right now. Bill Stern's here too. You want to swing by? I'll get Dan Levazzo to break out the moonshine. (Beat) With those two? We'll be here a while. (Beat) Ha! Ok I'll see you soon. Ed Murrow's a good man. The gang will be happy to see him. Dan, Do me a favor, turn the TV up for a second. The Tonight Show with Steve Allen is just finishing on NBC-TV and there's a little news item on the tube before programming signs off. Everyone is talking about Grace Kelly's engagement to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. It was announced in Philadelphia on January 5th and their party is going to be at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here in New York. Grace and Rainier went their separate ways on Saturday. She's going back to Hollywood to keep working on High Society. The only thing is, one of her co-stars is Sinatra, and he'll be in no mood to fly to the coast tomorrow. That's not the only talk of love and marriage going on around New York City. Look at that Sunday Daily News cover. Heiress Juliette Wehle stood up her husband-to-be on their wedding day. She supposedly slipped away at 2AM wearing just a negligee to elope with another man. Don't worry, it's not a roving producer from CBS. The twenty-year-old heiress later returned home, unmarried. Excuse me, I'm missing out on the fun. Oh, before I go, I should say that the story of a woman jilting one man for another is ironically a centerpiece in the upcoming plot within Yours Truly Johnny Dollar's “The Todd Matter.” The first episode will air later tonight at 8:15PM over CBS radio. And remember, it stars Bob Bailey.