The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 2: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (October 25, 1955)

“The Alvin Summers Matter - Ep 2” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 25, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar has come to Santa Tamas searching for embezzler Alvin Summers. A mysterious woman named Gloria befriends him, though her true intentions remain unclear. When a bellboy offers to lead Johnny to Summers' house at midnight, Johnny finds himself drawn to Gloria and accompanies her to a secluded beach cove—where armed men suddenly appear out of the darkness.

Santa Tamas, Mexico—a beach resort town including the Playa del Mar hotel and a secluded cove along the beach

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Gloria, Benito (bellboy), Carson, The strong-arm man, The flamenco singer

Listen for: The tense encounter between Johnny and Gloria on the beach, and the arrival of the armed men from the darkness.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.