Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Jack Madigan Matter (10-21-50) INTRO: Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia"

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar - The Jack Madigan Matter (10-21-50) 
INTRO: Gladys Knight & The Pips - "Midnight Train to Georgia"

The Jack Madigan Matter (Aired October 21, 1950)

While always a friend of the police, Johnny wasn't necessarily a stickler for the strictest interpretation of the law. He was willing to let some things slide to satisfy his own sense of justice, as long as the interests of his employer were protected. After a year-long break (August 1954 to August 1955), the show changed from a 30-minute, one-episode-per-week affair to a 15-minute, five-nights-a-week serial that introduced the most successful Johnny Dollar: Bob Bailey, who had just come off another network detective series, Let George Do It. With a new lead and 75 minutes of air time (minus commercials), it became possible to develop more complex story lines with interesting characters. Bob Bailey was exceptionally good in this format, making Johnny more sensitive and thoughtful in addition to his other attributes.

THIS EPISODE:

October 21, 1950. CBS network. "The Jack Madigan Matter". Sustaining. A bail bondsman hires Johnny to find two missing witnesses against gangster Jack Madigan. Edmond O'Brien, Gil Doud (writer), Wilbur Hatch (music), Jaime del Valle (transcriber), Dan Cubberly (announcer), Sidney Miller, John Dehner, Clayton Post, Jeanette Nolan, John McIntire. 29:24. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.