The Millard Ward Matter: Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (October 13, 1951)

“The Millard Ward Matter” is an episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 13, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Insurance investigator Johnny Dollar arrives in New Orleans to investigate the death of Millard Ward, found stabbed aboard a ship. A crew member named Louis Radnick is the prime suspect, as the two men openly hated each other and had quarreled over Ward's wife. Radnick refuses to talk except to police, claiming he is innocent and left Ward alive when he went back on deck with the other crew members.

New Orleans and aboard a ship, where Millard Ward was found dead

Characters: Johnny Dollar, Lieutenant Tracy, Louis Radnick, Mrs. Ward, Millard Ward, Dr. Radnick

Listen for: Johnny Dollar's investigation into the murder aboard the ship, questioning the accused man and Ward's wife about their relationships and the circumstances surrounding the death

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.