The Durango Laramie Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (February 23, 1958)

“The Durango Laramie Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 23, 1958. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Johnny Dollar investigates the disappearance of Durango Laramie Delhart, a wealthy oilman who failed to make his insurance premium payment and has not been heard from in weeks. Dollar travels to Durango's remote ranch near Enid, Oklahoma, where he meets Sidewinder Wilson, Durango's old friend, who has been left in charge of the property. Signs at the ranch suggest Durango left in a hurry, and Sidewinder fears the worst. Dollar begins tracing Durango's travels, starting with a postcard from Chicago. This Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar episode originally aired on CBS Radio on February 23, 1958, with Bob Bailey in the title role.

Oklahoma and Chicago, 1958

Characters: Johnny Dollar, George Reed, Durango Laramie Delhart, Sidewinder Wilson, Carol

Listen for: Dollar's search for the missing Durango Laramie Delhart, beginning at the ranch near Enid.

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.