"Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" began in 1949 as a typical slam-bang detective series and, though consistently well written and acted, the series never really captured an enthusiastic audience. However, in the fall of 1955, Bob Bailey took over the title role, veteran director Jack Johnstone and writers John Dawson, Robert Ryf, and Les Crutchfield joined the production team, and the series was transformed into a quarter hour, five-a-week "strip" show. The result was a rebirth for "America's favorite freelance insurance investigator", as Bailey assumed the role of a lifetime, the writers had the chance to develop the depth of the stories, and the new cliffhanging nature of the series made radio's dwindling listening audience want to tune in day after day. This second Radio Archives collection, fully restored for outstanding audio fidelity, features ten more full-length five-part adventures from 1955 and 1956.
Programs include: The Lansing Fraud Matter - December 12 through December 16, 1955 / The Nick Shurn Matter - December 19 through December 23, 1955 / The Forbes Matter - December 26 through December 30, 1955 / The Caylin Matter - January 2 through January 6, 1956 / The Todd Matter - January 9 through January 13, 1956 / The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - January 16 through January 20, 1956 / The Duke Red Matter - January 23 through January 27, 1956 / The Flight Six Matter - January 30 through February 3, 1956 / The McClain Matter - February 6 through February 10, 1956 / The Cui Bono Matter - February 13 through February 17, 1956