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The Buyer and the Cellar Matter

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar · September 10, 1961 · 25 min · 3,882 words

The transcript of “The Buyer and the Cellar Matter”, an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar first broadcast September 10, 1961. 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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Johnny Dollar. Johnny this is Don Reglet. Well, why mutual? Oh sure Don. I'm Chicago. Oh no, got the gun. You've been moved? Yeah. Where? I hope it's been a promotion. Well Johnny. San Francisco. Right.

One of my favorite towns. Go on. I'll bet you say that to every city in the United States. No, I mean it. I have some real fond memories. Oh, yeah? I mean memories of nice big fat fiend.

You know Don, every case I've handled in that fair city of years over the years has stayed me very nicely. How about this one Don? Let's wait and see. What's the problem? Man missing. Anybody I might know?

I doubt it. His name is... Okay, Don. I'm on my way. Yes, Radio Network brings you a Mendel Kramer and the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed Expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator, yours truly...

Johnny Dollar. Expense account submitted by special investigator Johnny Dollar to the worldwide mutual insurance company's emphasis go off. Following is an account of expenses incurred during my investigation of... The buyer and the seller matter.

Item one after a quick early dinner is $6 for a cab out to Bradley Field and item 27570 Plain Fair. It was quite late by the time we sat down at San Francisco International Airport, so item three is another six bucks for a taxi into the Huntington Hotel, high on famous Knob Hill,

where from my window I could look out of a telegraph hill in Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, the Embarcadero and other familiar spots of this wonderful, powerful city. First thing in the morning, I dropped in on Don Riegel at his office, right in the station, KCBS that carries these reports to mine on CBS radio every week.

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