The Fishing Boat Affair | Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (1949) | Waterfront Mystery Radio Drama

🎙️ YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR - "The Fishing Boat Affair" (Episode 019)
📅 Original Air Date: October 1, 1949
🎭 Starring: Charles Russell as Johnny Dollar
📻 Network: CBS Radio

October 1949 brings Johnny to the waterfront! Marine insurance might be the oldest form of the business - Lloyds of London started in a coffee house where ship owners gathered to share risk on voyages. Fishing boat claims were complex puzzles involving weather, tides, and equipment that could sink taking the evidence with it.

🎧 SOUND EFFECTS MAGIC:
The effects team loved episodes like this. Ocean waves lapping against hulls, seagulls crying overhead, foghorns in the distance, anchor chains rattling - they created an entire coastal world with a few well-placed sounds.

🌍 OCTOBER 1949:
Mao Zedong had just proclaimed the Peoples Republic of China. The UN headquarters cornerstone was laid in New York. The world was changing fast.

🐟 FISHING INDUSTRY:
Commercial fishing was booming in post-war America. Tuna canning, sardine processing, fresh fish markets - it was big business from Maine to San Diego.

⚠️ COPYRIGHT STATUS:
Pre-1972 radio broadcasts generally fall outside federal copyright protection.

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