Episode 171 - A Thrill at Any Price (The Saint & Johnny Dollar)

Published: May 29, 2016, 4 a.m.

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In honor of what would have been his 115th birthday, we tip our hat to Vincent Price, the legendary star of stage, screen, and television. Price was a polished radio performer in the years before he became best known as a big screen horror star. From 1947 to 1951, he starred as Simon Templar -\\xa0\\u201cthe Robin Hood of modern crime\\u201d - in\\xa0The Saint. We\\u2019ll celebrate this wonderful actor with one of his turns as Templar -\\xa0\\u201cThe Big Swindle\\u201d (originally aired on NBC on February 25, 1951). Then Vincent Price plays\\u2026Vincent Price in\\xa0\\u201cThe Price of Fame Matter,\\u201d an Armed Forces Radio Service rebroadcast of an adventure of\\xa0Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar\\xa0\\u2013 a story that finds Price partnering with Bob Bailey\\u2019s fabulous freelance insurance investigator.

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