The Archeologist (The Disappearance of Bruce Lambert): Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (February 24, 1950)

“The Archeologist (The Disappearance of Bruce Lambert)” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 24, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar is hired by Miss Lambert to find her missing archaeologist brother, Bruce, who vanished from a ship in New York harbor four days ago. Bruce had smuggled ancient Egyptian relics out of Egypt, including valuable statuary and a royal seal, and was injured in an accident before leaving—all circumstances that may explain his mysterious disappearance.

New York City, with backstory set in Egypt; primary scenes at Brighton Arms Hotel and a red brick hotel near 39th Street

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Miss Lambert, Bruce Lambert, Cab Driver 782, Hotel Room Clerk

Listen for: The mystery deepens when Johnny discovers the stolen Egyptian statue in Bruce's hotel room and confronts an unexpected visitor—someone who knows Johnny found the hiding place.

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.