Johnny Dollar investigates the disappearance of concert violinist Ricardo Amerigo, whose car was found in a New Jersey swamp with a sabotaged steering arm. When Dollar recovers a $30,000 Amati violin from the swamp, he discovers a duplicate instrument at violin maker Eric Snowden's shop and must determine which is genuine while uncovering who plotted Amerigo's murder.
Characters: Johnny Dollar, Harry Branson, Ricardo Amerigo, Eric Snowden, Jerry Goldsmith
The transcript of “The Ricardo Amerigo Matter - Ep 5”, an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar first broadcast January 20, 1956. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar plays Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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From Hollywood it's time now for Johnny dollar John John. This is don't tell me Harry Branson at Philadelphia mutual. Yes. Yes. It is Listen John. I know you found his amati violin. Are you sure? But Ricardo Amarego himself Nothing and after all there's not only the $20,000 policy on him, but what do you mean? Am I sure?
Are you sure it was Amarego's amati violin? I found why have good? What do you mean? What if it wasn't? What if it was just an imitation? John, stop it. That's impa- What do you mean?
That $30,000 well-insured fiddle I picked up in the South Jersey swamps may be a phony. Oh no. For heaven's sakes, come over here to the office and tell me- You won't take it easy, Harold Boy, until I've had time to find out a few things.
John? See ya! Tonight and every weekday night, Bob Bailey and the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account, America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yes, truly? Johnny Dollar. Expense accounts submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar, location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the Philadelphia Mutual liability and casualty company.
Following as the final accounting of expenditure is incurred during my investigation of the Ricardo Amerigo matters. When Ricardo Amerigo's car was hauled out of a swamp somewhere near Port Morris, New Jersey, there was no sign of his body.
Only a saw through steering arm on the car that indicated somebody had done him dirt. However, I did find the fiddle, the $30,000 of Mottie that had helped him become one of the world's top concert violinists.
Anyhow, with a fiddle under my arm, I ended up with the shop of violin maker Eric Snowden for final confirmation that it was the genuine Mottie that I'd found. This Eric confirmed. However, while we were in the second floor workroom of his shop on Eisminger Street talking about the fiddle, somebody pounded on the street door downstairs.
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Yours truly Johnny Dollar. Remember, there'll be another intriguing story for you beginning next Monday night. Next week, the Duke Red Matter, a racehorse that could only be stopped by a killer. and the killer didn't stop with horses.
Join us, won't you? Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar, starring Bob Bailey, is transcribed in Hollywood. It is produced and directed by Jack John Stone, who also wrote this week's story. Heard in the cast were Harry Bartel, Lauren Stubkin, Victor Perron, Barney Phillips, Forest Lewis, Eric Snowden, Herb Vigren, and James McCallion.
Musical supervisor and violinist, Amorego Moreno. Be sure to join us on Monday night, same time and station, for another exciting story of yours truly, Johnny Dollar. This is Roy Rowan speaking.
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