Latest / Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas / Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Kirbey Will Matter (EP1309)

Transcript

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Kirbey Will Matter (EP1309) · Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Volume 2|Mystery Audio Dramas

0:29
Welcome to the Great Detectives of Old Time Radio from Boise, Idaho. This
0:35
is your host, Adam Graham. If you have a comment, send it
0:39
to me Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow us on Twitter at
0:44
Radio Detactives, and become one of our friends on Facebook, Facebook dot com
0:50
slash Radio Detectives. Before we do get started, I do want to let
0:55
you know that we have two other great podcasts going. There's the Old Time
1:00
Radio Superman Show, Laser Andsword dot com. Currently Blaine Dollars filling in form
1:06
me this summer, but they're continuing on through the Phony Inheritance Racket and also
1:14
The War, which I'll be wrapping up in just about a month and a
1:18
half as we follow Old Time Radio about the last days of World War Two
1:25
the War do Great Detectives dot net. Well, it's time now for today's
1:30
episode of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar from February third, nineteen fifty seven. Here's
1:37
the Kirby Will Matter from Hollywood. It's time now for Ny Dollars. That's
1:49
the favorite hobby was over on the Colorado River. Oh well, Buster,
1:53
how are things never really did get in the vision? Oh? But so
1:59
help me, I'm going to one of these days. Is that what you
2:01
called me about, Johnny? You remember old Mike Herby? Oh sure,
2:07
the sweet hod Well I meant down at your boat dog guide or something.
2:12
Oh sure, I remember him? How is he? What's what I'm calling
2:15
about? He isn't what, Johnny? I think it was Murder Bob Bailey
2:30
and the Exciting Adventures of the Man with the action packed Expense account America's fabulous
2:36
free Lance Insurance investigator. That's truly Johnny Dollar. Expense account submitted by Special
2:53
Investigator Johnny Dollar at the Tri State Life and Casually Insurance Company Home Office,
2:58
Hartford, Connecticut. Following is the acount of expenses incurred during my investigation of
3:02
the Kirby Will Matter. As soon as I hung up on Buster, I
3:07
lost no time in making the necessary plane reservation in Las Vegas and picking up
3:12
a handful of American Express Travelers checks. That's that I'm one on the expense
3:15
account of total of three hundred and twenty dollars. Then I picked up my
3:19
bag, was about to take off on the phone, ring again, Johnny
3:24
Dollar. Oh Johnny, I'm brad. I caught your in Jenny Newcomb in
3:28
price state life casually. Oh hi, Danny, Johnny, I need you
3:30
badly and ill fast. There's only a five thousand dollar policy involved, Dan.
3:36
I'm sorry, Dan, but I can't handle it. I'm about to
3:38
catch a plane out of here, Johnny. List may be a killing involved
3:42
in this case, so we don't dare to waste any time. Oh no,
3:44
you listen. May be a killing involved in when I'm going out.
3:46
What's more, the death of our client occurred at one of your old staffing
3:50
Sorry, Dan, make more hobby resorts, Danny, I told you what.
3:54
That's right, Mike Kirby. Okay, Danny, I'm on my way.
4:13
It was seven thirty am when the plane dropped me off in Las Vegas,
4:15
Nevada, smack in the middle of the Mohave Desert. Even at that
4:19
hour of the morning, the otherwise clear, clean air was filled with the
4:23
cacophany of the city of chants, the centering clicks of the ball and the
4:28
rule that wheels, the rattle and gallop of the ivories on the dice table,
4:30
the endless drone of the croupier, black clank of the chuckaluck cages,
4:35
the snap of cards by the blackjack dealers, a never ending click of poker
4:40
chips and silver dolly and over and all the interminable chunk and were the sweat
4:45
machine day and night from one end of the town of the other smappews.
4:49
I grant breakfast. That's Item two. Then rented a car and headed south
4:53
and east on Route ninety three towards came in Arizona. Then just my mile
4:58
short of that town, I swung right on sixty down toward Davis Damp down
5:00
the Lake Mohabby Resort, mile after mile of nothing but sunbaked rock and sand,
5:10
sage brushing, Joshua freeze, tumbleweating Texas, and right in the middle
5:14
of it the clearer blue waters of Lake Moholly, Buster Favor, whose general
5:18
fact totem of the resort, was waiting for me. After a hearty greeting,
5:23
he led me into the office and we sat down and got to work.
5:26
Yeah. It was murder all right, Johnny, Yeah sure yeah.
5:30
And by the way, I don't know how much you knew about Mike Kirby.
5:32
Well, only did he seem to be one of the fixtures around here.
5:35
Was obviously well liked. He'd been a businessman back east on the spring
5:39
of restaurants and made a fortune. Huh. About ten years ago he retired
5:44
a lot of traveling all over the world again lucky man. Did he have
5:47
any relatives Western, only some nephews and nieces I see. Anyhow, a
5:53
little over three years ago he settled down here to spend the rest of his
5:56
life just fishing, taking it easy. Can't think of a better place or
6:00
way to return. Was he sixty one? Didn't look at him? Oh,
6:04
if I remember right, he was pretty fitty. He was well.
6:09
I had the impression when I was here before that he was just a hired
6:11
fishing guy or something like that. Oh, he used that as an excuse
6:15
to meet folks. At the time, he clean forgot to charge for his
6:17
guide services accidentally on purpose, and all doubt said, don't rush me down.
6:23
He I got to give you the background, Okay. Sure, He
6:26
kept saying, over and over and over again, how glad he was to
6:29
be out from under a lot of responsibilities. And one day, about six
6:32
seven months ago, he suddenly transferred title to his boat, motor fishing tackle
6:38
and his old beat up forward to us. I know, I asked him
6:43
at the time. He wanted to get him off his personal inventory. Why
6:46
not give him to his relatives? Well, what did he say to that
6:49
that he didn't like him? They were just waiting around for him to die
6:53
so they could get their hands on his money. He just wanted to make
6:57
sure that if anything happened to him, the stuff would end up with a
7:00
kind of we use it and appreciate it. Also, Johnny, he plunked
7:04
down ten thousand dollars in cash and insisted that we take that too. The
7:11
rent on his cabin for as long as he lived. Buster, Did he
7:15
leave a will of any kind? Well, I'm getting to that anyhow.
7:20
Last Friday afternoon he went out fishing alone like the of them did, and
7:25
just before dark one of the rental boats came in with two young kids.
7:30
It's, you know, Mike's boat up on the beach in that big cove
7:32
just before the power line cross if on. Mike laying on the stand,
7:35
decided it's still as dead and tearing in the report. It scared half out
7:41
of their witch. Sure. Sure, I grabbed Ham brapped in a big
7:45
flash. Right you remember Ham We had the manager of the results. Yeah,
7:48
Well he found him there and he he was gone for over go on
8:00
busting. Well Ham took one look at him and Rattlesnakey said, rattlesnake,
8:05
did you tell by the way Mike looked laying there, bang marks on his
8:09
right leg, just put the ankle, and a big bruise on his head
8:13
like he hit a rock when he fell. But on the phone you said
8:16
you thought it was murder, and a minute ago you said you're sure of
8:20
him. So we put him in our boat it is on behind, and
8:22
brought him back here. We poned Ted Harding and the King in the police
8:26
department. I remember him, good man, Yeah, well she partying.
8:30
Took one look and he agreeed with him. Pouis him from a rattler.
8:33
They took him into Kingman and I telegraphed the relatives the bust now look you.
8:37
Then I got to thinking there was something wrong. What do you mean?
8:43
Are very few rattlers in this part of the country because the heat,
8:46
they can't take it. If anybody's no better than the fool wanted to be
8:48
old Mike, and they always sound a warning before they strike. Anyhow So,
8:52
early next morning I went back to the cove and number one, there
8:56
was no sign of any rock that Mike might have hit his one bus.
9:01
There was no trails from any kind of a snake anywhere around. I was
9:03
Sam could have drifted on. Oh, sir, The footprints hamm and I
9:07
and the kids has made with clear as crystal, but no tracks of a
9:09
snake. Right go on? Well, then I noticed it another boat had
9:13
been beached, strange one not tomorrow landing, was right next to where Mike's
9:16
had been, right alongside any footprints from him. What the world? We
9:20
and the kids had mashed him all out? And I remember the way Mike
9:22
had been laying there, so he could have been ruled out of his boat
9:26
going out right on the sand. And it looks as though somebody met him
9:30
out on the lake, banged him over the head, made the flang marks
9:33
which is mind, then lashed the two boats together, dumped him off of
9:37
the cob, and left it. Sure does, Jennie, I want to
9:39
see that place. Yeah, and all the excitement, I might overlooked a
9:41
lot of things. All that I doubt now, Buster, if there's no
9:46
sign of rattlesnake poisoning all Mike Spody. Right after I called you, I
9:48
phone Chief Huting Connor is making his autopsy today he'll call me and I look
9:54
these nephews and nieces of Mike's How much do you know about that? I
9:56
never met him, but according to their answering, going to stand on us
10:01
like a swarm of locusts. There are a lot of them. Oh no,
10:03
I was thinking of the way that they well one, there's a woman
10:09
name of Martha Woodbury. Who excuse me, I am miss? Oh?
10:16
We were just this is mister Johnny Dollar. How do you do, mister
10:22
paper? I'm an easter of Michael Jonathan Kirby and probably the major beneficiary of
10:26
his estate. I wired you that I would be here, and I am
10:31
got here kind of fast too, didn't you. I also wired Uncle Michael's
10:33
attorney in Kingman, that I saw no reason why I should delay the reading
10:37
about for Michael's will. Why Gilford told me about that? And thus you
10:41
weren't the only one. You should be here late this afternoon. I also
10:43
wish to make funeral arrangements, be sitting in one of his financial stats.
10:48
Won't now please tell me the circumstances of his death? And of course I
10:54
wish to see the poor darling's body, Miss Woodbury? Yes, what do
11:01
you do for a living. Why if it's a very concern to you,
11:07
I teach that I'm on college toxicology. Toxicology, Yes, very interesting,
11:16
is it fy? Who are you, mister Dallas? Well, I'm a
11:22
special investigator for your uncle's insurance company. Yes, you see, we have
11:26
good reason to believe your uncle was murdered, murdered, murdered. Who said
11:31
that? Hello, Martha, you said murdered? Are you talking about uncle
11:35
Michael? That's right? Who are you? I am Chester Kirby and as
11:39
far as I know, the heir to my uncle Sport. Who are you,
11:43
sir Chester? Mister Dollar is an insurance investigator? Oh, investigator A
11:50
Dollar. I'm Hank Kirby family black Sheep. Also uncle Mike's nephews. Let's
11:54
just talk about murder. Are are you three his only relatives? That's right,
11:58
Dollar except for leader Leada know Lida Laverne. Sometimes try to forget that.
12:05
All come off of that. Why my sister is a cheap nightclub dancer.
12:11
It's the first forget it and the silly stage name she uses. Take
12:16
it easy, teacher, of course, Martha, this is hardly the time
12:18
or place. What do you do for a living, mister Kirby ter play
12:24
the stock market of this that sort of thing, playboy and the gambler.
12:28
And I suspect not a very honest one. Martha, my dear girl.
12:31
I resent you've never done a look of honest work in your life. And
12:35
if you think Aunt Michael didn't know it would let his money ever get into
12:39
those soft pocket fingers of your you don't think, well, let me tell
12:43
you both. Have you fare money grabbing and to work for a living?
12:48
Like what, Hank, what do you do? Yes? Tell him,
12:52
Henry, Oh, I told you I was a black sheep of the family.
12:56
But I work, you know, odd job. I'll tell you,
13:00
mister, he's enough about Carnival. That's disgusting the thing? Or are you
13:07
working now? Oh, there's a sort of a scientific exhibit it show is
13:11
more likely? All right? All right along the highway over Nerve Victor Bill
13:16
a lot of rare animals, reptiles and things on display. And Henry,
13:18
dear boy, when he's off the bottle, is appropriately enough in charge of
13:22
the snake. We do scientific work too, you know, like like like
13:31
what like milking the venom from the snakes to sell the laboratories. Yeah,
13:37
well that is what excuse me? Oh? What you sure? Dollar?
13:46
Time? You'll tell us what you Yeah, I want you to hear this.
13:50
It's Keith party. Go ahead, chef as I said there was evidence
13:56
of rental snake venom in the body, all right, but he didn't matter
13:58
the hink marks on the lake. What do you mean? The corner says
14:03
those marks were fakes. The venom was injected with the meat lovely of the
14:05
arm pit for it wouldn't be noticed. Jeez, this is Johnny Dollar.
14:09
Oh, I haven't seen you since you were here. We're working on him.
14:13
Was the venom injected into his body before or after all? Mike received
14:16
a blow on the head. Was the corner able to check that. I
14:20
don't think he's trying. We'll have him do it, would you please?
14:22
If he can sure, Also do me a favor and check with lawyer Kilford.
14:26
I'd like to know when he's coming out here with a will. Oh.
14:28
I saw him just a few minutes ago, and he asked me to
14:31
tell buster some find this afternoon if he can get away. Good. Thanks,
14:35
so I'll talk to you later. Sure, as I thought, that's
14:41
what Verry. There is nothing that you or any of us can do until
14:45
we get the complete report from the car. Tell us what you meant?
14:48
And what about dear uncle Michael's will? That will have to wait for the
14:52
attorney he expects to be here sometime later to do. Wait a minute,
14:54
you said, murdered. Incidentally, I suppose the will shouldn't be read until
15:00
Lolita or whatever her name is gets here. According to a telegram she ought
15:03
to get here today. Well, she'd better. What I want you to
15:07
do is a ring for quarters here and all of you stay here. If
15:11
you won't do it of your own free will, I'll have Chief Hearting of
15:15
the Kingman Police Department take whatever. No, No, this humiliation is entirely
15:20
unnecessary. Nothing to keep me from sticking around. I want to hear that
15:24
world too, of course, don't we all? Okay? Then sit tight?
15:33
Well, my money. Any one of them could have done it.
15:35
A toxicologist, a man whose business was handing poisonous reptiles, and a cheechin,
15:41
one gambler and the night left dancer who had an appear chet. Yeah,
15:46
any one of them, the latchet of the old man's fortune. I
15:50
avoided telling the three present about the circumstances of their uncle's death. And the
15:52
hope one of them would slip, would give himself away by saying something to
15:56
show that he or she already knew as soon as they were enscounced. When
16:00
they were rolling, Fluster and I hopped into was outboard and headed up the
16:03
lake. Remember the last time we rode up here looking for evidence, Johnny,
16:08
Yeah, I sure do. That was the minus touched mine. Yeah,
16:14
the pretty little lady owned I'm ower rival with a scoch site. Just
16:18
about here she started taking potshots that is from the shore. Wow, that's
16:22
one thing we won't have to worry about this drift now right around this point
16:26
where I found Mike's boat on the beach, And like I told you,
16:30
I may have overlooked some flue that you was fought in a second us here.
16:33
Yeah tell me and oh Mike aren't enough as a fishing guy to make
16:37
a living? Well, I just thought enough to buy food and a few
16:41
odds and ansins. Well, like guy told you, most of the time,
16:45
he deliberately forgot the George not needing the money at all. Hey,
16:49
Johnny, they're in the coat whine a boat right where Mike watt Whose is
16:56
it? You know it's not out of all anybody. Yeah, puff of
17:00
smoke from behind the bush, way up on the sand dune, string us
17:03
around. That's somebody with a gun. And luck we're taking in water those
17:07
holes in the pottom rabbit and start feeling that God can shoot pull us around.
17:11
Plus they were like a pair of sitting ducks out here right, that
17:32
too, of yours, truly, Johnny Dollar, in just a moment.
17:36
Democracy It takes an awareness of life and a respect for mankind to make democracy
17:41
work. But when this happens, democracy works in mysterious ways to better the
17:47
lives of everyone. Why because democracy is concerned with everyone. One could say
17:53
that democracy is people or the people rule themselves. In a democracy, no
18:00
tyrant stands a chance, no dictator can get a foothold. The systems of
18:03
laws and justice, and a democratic government is made and operated by the people
18:08
for the people, and people like to be free. That's why democracy gives
18:14
mankind it's finest legacy of freedom. Now back two of yours, truly,
18:18
Johnny Dollar, and the Kirby will matter. Whoever has been shooting at us
18:30
from the shore. They're unlike Mohabby had a good eye, but at thirty
18:33
mile an hour out boarded over two hundred yards and swarming like man to be
18:37
a pretty tough talker, a hull full of holes. He had no choice
18:41
but to go back to the land. There. I made a quick check
18:42
at the three I suspected of having killed old Mike Kirby. First his nephew
18:47
Chester right here in my room, mister Dollar reading. Then a brief walk
18:52
in the hills. Why and when is that lawyer coming to read Malcolm Michael's
18:56
will. Then the niece Martha Woodburg planned too much, know hardly racing it
19:02
out on the lake on to the gun. And she seems he said,
19:06
why don't you question handy? If anyone should know how to handle a gun,
19:10
he would all right, question Hank Kirby. That's what I don't a
19:15
reason to just set around wait without lawyer was right. I was pationed on
19:18
that first big cave on the right, on the Arizona side, that's right.
19:22
And I saw you and Buster tearing back here. That's when I come
19:26
back to see what was up? And what is up? Kirby? Yeah,
19:30
but faith phone phone booth, next cafe, yeah, sing an operator
19:36
just called. Yeah, you still hatt't been able to reach your party on
19:41
whatever that call was you made. Oh, yeah, thanks, what's called,
19:47
Hank? Uh, I've been trying to locate leaders find out why she
19:51
hasn't got down here. Maybe she doesn't care about the world. Where is
19:55
she? Hank is to dive up Las Vegas? So I sent the telegram
19:57
Johnny. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's where she's been working. Is
20:02
that what you called earlier? Hank? Earlier? And didn't I see when
20:06
that phone both when busting and I pulled out? Yeah? Sure, trying
20:08
to get Leada then too, Yeah. Yeah, reminded me, Johnny,
20:12
all you're guilty, just calling new from Kingdom and you over here in about
20:15
an hour and the will gets read. Huh, perhaps we got to wait
20:19
for Alda. What do you think, Hank? You you'll be well.
20:23
Did you talk to her? Is she on her way? Yeah, she's
20:26
on her way, all right, bus is willing. We'll use the office
20:30
when the guilty gets so, Hank, you tell the others to be ready
20:34
and waiting. Yeah, sure, come on, all right, Johnny that's
20:38
on your mind? Well maybe it's just a hunch, nothing more, but
20:41
I want to get on that phone in the office. I called herm on
20:48
college first. Yes, Mss Michael Woodberry had left there only last night,
20:52
so she couldn't have been here when Mike Krevy was killed. I called the
20:56
Chester's hang out of private Gamblely Club, and Reno indicated the same thing.
21:00
Pall number three was to the so called museum where Hank Kirby worked with the
21:03
Snakes, a place with an easy driving distance of Lake Mohabbee. But Director
21:08
showed he hadn't left the place in two weeks until this present trip of me
21:11
here. Walidai, the manager at the club in Las Vegas, said she
21:15
hadn't missed the show day times. Oho knew, but she was there every
21:21
night. Then I suddenly remembered something about the geography of Lake Mohabbee. Yeah,
21:26
Johnny, Cottonwood Landing is only about twenty five miles the north on the
21:30
west from the bout this side of the lake. Could that boat we saw
21:33
in the co sure hatch where it came from? I knew there was something
21:37
familiar about it. Okay, what he can do, Johnny? Operator again
21:44
the Cottonwood Landing. Please one of their rattle boats, Johnny, Yes,
21:48
sir, I'm sure of it. Any number, any identification on them?
21:51
Well, that I didn't see anyhow they rant so many to fishermen every day.
21:55
Hey, here comes lawyer Guildford driving up. Then, Hello, this
21:59
is Johnny, our special investigator. Sure, I want to know if you
22:02
rented a boat today to a girl named Lolita Laverne. I'll meet him,
22:07
Johnny, and I'll bring him all in here. No, sure, nobody
22:11
for that name rent it today. Well what about Friday, Friday afternoon?
22:15
That's right. Uh, well, the only women we read it to on
22:21
Friday was the old lady Newberry down from Canada for a couple of days.
22:23
Oh, this is a young girl. Well, the other was Hancock Hancock,
22:27
Lucy Hancock. Okay, thanks very much. I've never lawyer, lawyer
22:37
Johnny Dollar. Pleasure, mister. If you're all please sit down. I'm
22:48
a little pressed for time, so I'll waste nothing getting into the reading of
22:52
Michael Kirby's Well, you don't think we ought to wait for Leda to get
22:56
here. It won't be necessary. Now I possess a full accounting of the
23:03
net value of mister Kirby's estate. Excellent. It may surprise you, by
23:08
the way, fie, fie, this will confirms that valuation. It is
23:15
dated, by the way, just five months ago. Oh, let's get
23:18
it aware of let's yeah, come on, please. His real property consisted
23:23
only of his clothes than the outboard motor boat and an old car, which
23:29
he transferred to the Lake Mohabi resort, together with the sum of money to
23:32
provide for his living here. How much only ten thousand dollars? Oh?
23:37
Oh good. Some years ago he turned all other of his real property,
23:41
including some rather important real estate and business holdings, into cash. Oh where
23:45
is all the cash deposited? Now? Early? You want considering adding bank
23:49
club rate? You're rather questionable career, Henry Martha. That is quite uncalled
23:53
for. How why don't we proceed with the will? Yeah? There is
23:59
one asset specific? Is that aside that perhaps I should mention since it concerns
24:03
you dollar, it's the benef issue. No, no, I refer to
24:07
the insurance policy for five thousand dollars. But don't worry about a piddling him
24:11
out like that. Let's have the will. Man. The insurance policy is
24:17
to cover burial expenses and nothing else. All of it is to be used.
24:22
Okay, okay, let's have the rest of the world. Yeah,
24:26
very well, ye I Michael Jonathan Kirby, you make ordain and declare this
24:37
instrument to be my last will? And oh why don't you skip that please?
24:45
Being of soundbind and buddy determined to enjoy the roots of an industrious life
24:49
to the fullest the bequests man life to the fullish and rather than burden others
24:56
with the responsibility that money demand what for these and other reasons, I have
25:03
carefully spent every dollar I ever owned. No even I'm not Michael. What
25:23
we've made of myself? What woo and it's no less to me deserves.
25:30
My only wish is Lucy then Lucy, Yeah, Lucy real name top of
25:38
me. Not no Lisa leven It's Lucy. Can would say you listen,
25:45
all of you to stay right here, stay in your own what's the point
25:49
now we know the contents of that stupid will. Yeah. I can't just
25:55
stand by in case these people get it cheap feet right. What little I've
26:00
done so far in this case was based on nine but hunches so in ten.
26:04
Then eleven PM came and Lolita, Lucy hen Cock Woodberry hadn't arrived.
26:08
I acted on another hunch. Good Johnny, my room is right next door
26:12
to the office. So this leader arrives and signs, and I'll let you
26:15
know right away. Now, busted A, just sign her into a room
26:19
after you've done a little tampering with the register. Chester is in number six,
26:25
Is me all right? Change down on the register down number eight?
26:30
Your rooms, right, and be sure that Leada seized the register. I
26:33
don't understand. You don't have to, Buster, Let's just hope she gets
26:37
here. Buster left with my dorajar. I turned off the light, a
26:44
lamb of bed and waited. It must have been after midnight when I heard
26:48
the car point Redbuster admits someone a room a couple of doors down the line
26:51
and go back to his own and silence. Then the quiet clicked of feminine
26:57
footsteps approaching might quickly in the darkness, let a cigarette all the going in
27:03
and wait for the place. Okay, well about time, about the time
27:15
you got, chick, turn on the light. You have us a sleep
27:19
and won't the dark? You lost your mind? Shot bat from over the
27:26
weeks between the peoples? What were they exactly? You should have known?
27:33
You couldn't have picked that by away, Chick, So wait until they got
27:37
on sure looking for me? Yeah? Did they fall for the rattle tag
27:41
fight. We need on the old name. Well, they'll never find the
27:45
needle I use at the bottom of the lake. And the cops question you,
27:49
I hope you had sense enough to remind them what month and I have
27:52
to do for a living? No chance? What about the wheel? Will
27:56
you be surprised? Say that again? I am else. Yeah, like
28:06
Johnny Donner, let's ask a life. That's right, special investigation. Oh
28:10
no, yeah, all four of them had wanted to see all Mike dead.
28:26
But Hank, the only honest working man of the lot, didn't have
28:29
the brain. Martha wouldn't have used a means to tie in with her tonxochology
28:33
work, and probably didn't have the nerve. So Chet, who lived by
28:37
his wits and leda who was a real cheek no account. Well, the
28:41
courts will take good care of them, and I still have to chuckle over
28:44
Pearl Mice' will being of sound mind, I have spent all my money,
28:49
which reminds me expense account total including transportation back to Harford three thirty one twenty
28:55
five yours truly, Johnny up. Now here is our star. They'll tell
29:11
you about next week story next week, well, next week the most complicated
29:17
case in years comes up, but the simplest, most obvious solutions join us.
29:22
Won't you yours truly? Johnny Downer, Yours Truly Johnny Doller, starring
29:41
Bob Bailey, originates in Hollywood. It is produced and directed by Jack Johnstone,
29:45
who also wrote Tonight's story. Heard in our cast were Virginia, Greg
29:49
Barney Phillips, Shirley Mitchell, Stacey Harris, Carlton Young, Boris Lewis,
29:53
Frank Nelson, and John Zayners. Musical supervision is by Amarrigo Marino. Be
29:59
sure to join us next week, same time and station, or another exciting
30:03
story of your truly Johnny Dollars. Johnny Dollar has come to use as the
30:07
worldwide facilities of the United States Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. Welcome back.
31:32
This is the kind of continuity that's really rare for old time radio shows,
31:37
referencing back out of the Midas Touch Matter one of the five part episodes,
31:44
and this is not the last appearance for the Lake Mohave Resort. And
31:51
there was a portion here. I've got John Abbott's excellent book Who is Johnny
31:57
Dollar Matter? Volume too, And there were some notes I think I forgot
32:04
to check the book that week, but he had some notes here on Lake
32:08
Mohavey Resort, and he says that Jack Johnstone related in a taped interview that
32:15
he used to go fishing with his friend Robert Taylor at Lake Mohavey Resort and
32:22
that his friend he had a friend named Bill Brooks who knew Jack and told
32:27
him that Buster and him were the names of the actual operators of the resort.
32:34
An interesting thing to have here, Not certain, there's a whole lot
32:39
of presence president a fictionalized version of a real place. There you go,
32:47
and as I said, we have plenty of visits left with Lake Mohavey Resort.
32:52
It's another one of those attempts, really, and I think Johnstone somewhat
32:57
visionary in this whole concept, particularly when it came to detective stories. I
33:04
think, you know, for the most part, in detective stories, you
33:07
know, as you go through the forties and fifties, backstory isn't even all
33:12
that consistent, and the characters, you know, they have their regular cast,
33:17
but beyond that, not really any recurring characters. And this is our
33:22
locations outside of the normal places they go. But this is a very interesting
33:30
feature in this particular story in this setup. All right, Well on to
33:37
some listener comments and the feedback and Wally comments. Found your website to tune
33:45
in Radio and ran right into the man with the action packed expense account and
33:50
was hook. Enjoy your commentary intros and outros, especially when to my whore
33:53
one night you explained mister Dollar's last show wasn't going away completely, it was
34:00
morphing into a once a week format. I like the multiple segment shows much
34:04
better. Keep up the good work. Late night radio beats up on late
34:08
night TV big time, well, of course, because TV can't see radio
34:14
coming. Thanks for the comment, and yeah, I definitely agree that the
34:20
five parterers were better, but these are still pretty good and I think Bailey's
34:24
acting holds it together. Plus all those things that Jack Johnstone did to try
34:30
and flash Johnny Dollar out in a way that really wasn't done with most other
34:37
Radio Detectives series. So thank you so much for the comment, Wally,
34:43
I do appreciate it. We will be back tomorrow with Police Headquarters and then
34:50
join us back here next Friday for yours truly, Johnny Dollar. In the
34:54
meantime, send your comments to Box thirteen at Great Detectives dot net, follow
35:00
us on Twitter, Radio Detectives, and become one of our friends on Facebook,
35:02
Facebook dot com. Slash Radio Detectives from Boise, Idaho. This is
35:07
your host, Adam Graham. Sign and off