The Stolen Portrait of the Duke of Massen | Yours Truly Johnny Dollar (1949) | Radio Mystery

🎙️ YOURS TRULY, JOHNNY DOLLAR - "The Stolen Portrait of The Duke of Massen" (Episode 006)
📅 Original Air Date: April 1, 1949
🎭 Starring: Charles Russell as Johnny Dollar
📻 Network: CBS Radio

Art theft takes center stage in this April 1949 episode! Johnny Dollar investigates a case of high-stakes art crime - a subject ripped from the headlines of a world still recovering from World War II, when countless masterpieces had been scattered across Europe.

This episode aired the same week George Orwell was finishing "1984," while the Berlin Airlift kept West Berlin alive and the Cold War intensified. Americans found escape in evening radio programs like this one.

📝 ABOUT THE SHOW:
Unlike the hard-boiled detectives crowding the dial - Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, The Shadow - Johnny Dollar was more of a thinking mans investigator. He used his brain before his fists, his expense account as his weapon.

🎧 PRODUCTION NOTES:
The production values on CBS dramas were remarkable. Every door slam, footstep, and telephone ring was created live in the studio by craftsmen who had perfected their art over decades.

⚠️ COPYRIGHT STATUS:
Pre-1972 radio broadcasts generally fall outside federal copyright protection. Shared for educational and entertainment purposes.

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