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Golden Radio Hour
Robert Bainter Bailey came from a theatrical family and began performing as a child. Although he appeared in films, radio became the medium in which his controlled, natural delivery made the strongest impression. Bailey first became closely identified with detective drama as George Valentine in Let George Do It, a role he played for most of that program's run. In 1955 he took over Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and became the actor most strongly associated with the freelance insurance investigator. Bailey was especially effective during the celebrated five-part serial period, giving Johnny Dollar toughness, humor and emotional depth without turning him into a caricature. His performances helped transform the program from a conventional detective series into a more character-driven drama. Bailey continued in the role until 1960 and remains, for many old-time-radio listeners, the definitive Johnny Dollar.
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A staged romance meant to break up another relationship turns dangerous as George discovers that someone is using the deception for a darker purpose.
A staged romance meant to break up another relationship turns dangerous as George discovers that someone is using the deception for a darker purpose.
After another detective is killed and blamed for a banker's murder, George works to clear the dead man's name and expose the blackmail behind both deaths.
After another detective is killed and blamed for a banker's murder, George works to clear the dead man's name and expose the blackmail behind both deaths.
A harmless lie about being robbed unexpectedly creates an alibi in a real murder case and leaves George sorting through false stories and hidden motives.
A fabricated robbery story unexpectedly overlaps a genuine killing, leaving George to separate the false alibi from the real murder.
George goes undercover against a counterfeiting ring using stolen paper in a scheme with international financial consequences.
George goes undercover against a counterfeiting ring using stolen paper in a scheme with international financial consequences.
A doctor facing an apparent death threat hires George, who finds family secrets and blackmail behind a plan designed to resemble murder.
A doctor facing an apparent death threat hires George, who finds family secrets and blackmail behind a plan designed to resemble murder.
An alleged ghost in an old house gives George a path into an unresolved killing and a secret that is very much alive.
An alleged ghost in an old house gives George a path into an unresolved killing and a secret that is very much alive.
George arrives to prevent a suicide, finds a corpse that vanishes and reappears, and must untangle a theatrical trick that became deadly.
George arrives to prevent a suicide, finds a corpse that vanishes and reappears, and must untangle a theatrical trick that became deadly.
A street gang asks George to clear its leader despite his murder confession, and the evidence reveals lies meant to protect someone else.
A street gang asks George to clear its leader despite his murder confession, and the evidence reveals lies meant to protect someone else.
A wealthy redheaded client asks why her aristocratic suitor will not marry her, leading George into a family secret passed down for generations.
A wealthy redheaded client asks why her aristocratic suitor will not marry her, leading George into a family secret passed down for generations.
George reopens a ten-year-old murder to determine whether a convicted father was framed through lies and blackmail.
George reopens a ten-year-old murder to determine whether a convicted father was framed through lies and blackmail.
A romantic assignment places George between rival racketeers and a nightclub singer, turning him into a decoy in a deadly feud.
A romantic assignment places George between rival racketeers and a nightclub singer, turning him into a decoy in a deadly feud.
A woman says a grieving widower is stalking her, but George discovers that the harassment is connected to arson and an insurance scheme.
A sensational series of killings blamed on a distinctively dressed man leads George to a calculated deception behind the newspaper headlines.
A sensational series of killings blamed on a distinctively dressed man leads George to a calculated deception behind the newspaper headlines.
A seven-year disappearance involving a sculptor, his missing wife, a statue and a fortune gives George a macabre old mystery to reopen.
A botany student fears her professor is being targeted over unusual orchid research, and George discovers that the laboratory accidents are not accidental.
A botany student fears her professor is being targeted over unusual orchid research, and George discovers that the laboratory accidents are not accidental.
An eccentric man's plan to leave a valuable Bible to the most deserving person in his household leads George into a suspicious death and inheritance dispute.
An eccentric man's plan to leave a valuable Bible to the most deserving person in his household leads George into a suspicious death and inheritance dispute.