LET GEORGE DO IT Volume 2- 101 Episodes - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
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OLD TIME RADIO - 101 Shows - Total Playtime: 49:31:40
Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by Owen and Pauline Vinson from 1946 to 1954. It starred Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine (with Olan Soule stepping into the role in 1954).
Clients came to Valentine's office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad:
Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.
The few earliest episodes were more sitcom than private eye shows, with a studio audience providing scattered laughter at the not-so-funny scripts. Soon the audience was banished, and George went from stumbling comedic hero to tough guy private eye, while the music became suspenseful.
Valentine's secretary was Claire Brooks, aka Brooksie (Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff). As Valentine made his rounds in search of the bad guys, he usually encountered Brooksie's kid brother, Sonny (Eddie Firestone), Lieutenant Riley (Wally Maher) and elevator man Caleb (Joseph Kearns). For the first few shows, Sonny was George's assistant, but he was soon relegated to an occasional character.
Sponsored by Standard Oil, the program was broadcast on the West Coast Mutual Broadcasting System from October 18, 1946 to September 27, 1954, first on Friday evenings and then on Mondays. In its last season, transcriptions were aired in New York, Wednesdays at 9:30pm, from January 20, 1954 to January 12, 1955.
John Hiestand was the program's announcer. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The background music was supplied by Eddie Dunstedter, initially with a full orchestra. When television supplanted radio as the country's primary home entertainment, radio budgets got skimpier and skimpier and Dunstedter's orchestra was replaced by an organ.
EPISODES LIST:
500501 190 The Chair of Humanities
500508 191 Picture with a Black Frame
500515 192 The Ant Hill
500522 193 Portuguese Cove
500529 194 Sudden Storm
500605 195 The Witch of Mill Hollow
500612 196 The Iron Cat
500619 197 Solo in Whispers akaSo Low in Whispers
500626 198 Most Likely to Die
500703 199 The Scream of the Eagle
500710 200 Island in the Desert
500717 201 Eleven Oclock
500724 202 The Golden Lizard
500731 203 The Voice of the Giant
500807 204 Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity
500814 205 The High Price of a Penny
500821 206 The Treasure Of Millies Wharf
500828 207 High Card
500904 208 Second Degree Affection
500911 209 The White Elephant
500918 210 Cover for an Hour
500925 211 Tag Youre It
501002 212 The House That Jack Built
501009 213 The Spider and the Fly
501016 214 Its A Mystery To Me
501023 215 The Hand In The Coconut
501106 217 A Visit from Merlin
501113 218 Angels Grotto
501120 219 Cause for Thanksgiving
501127 220 Nothing but the Truth
501204 221 And Hope to Die
501211 222 The Bookworm Turns
501218 223 Opportunity Knocks Twice
501225 224 Santa Claus in Glass
510108 226 The Man Behind the Frame
510115 227 Tune on a Triangle
510122 228 Knock on Wood
510129 229 Christmas in January
510205 230 Tongalani
510219 232 How Guilty Can You Get
510226 233 See Me Once Youve Seen Me Twice
510305 234 The Public Eye
510312 235 The Prairie Dog
510319 236 Murder for Two
510326 237 No Escape from the Jungle
510402 238 The Eight Ball
510409 239 Uncle Harrys Bones
510416 240 The Noose Hangs High
510423 241 Sabotage
510430 242 Human Nature
510507 243 Once a Crook
510514 244 Chance and Probability
510521 245 The Four Seasons
510528 246 Dead of Night
510604 247 The Voice of the Giant
510611 248 Sucker Stunt
510618 249 The High Price of a Penny
510625 250 The Treasure of Millies Wharf
510702 251 Is Everybody Happy
510903 260 Blue Plate Special
510924 263 Framed for Hanging
511001 264 No Way Out
511022 267 A Crime Too Simple
511029 268 The Woman in Black aka Lady In Black
511119 271 Destination Danger
511126 272 The Meddler
511203 273 Off the Record
511210 274 The Last Payoff
511217 275 Stolen Goods
511224 276 Christmas Letter
520107 278 A School of Sharks
520114 279 The Bad Little God
520121 280 A Matter of Honor
520128 281 The Common Denominator
520204 282 Surprise Surprise
520211 283 Cortez Island
520218 284 The Symbol Three
520225 285 The Starlight Pier
520303 286 The Deadly Pines
520310 287 LQ The Darkest Shadow
520317 288 Three Times and Out
520324 289 The Gray Stone Ghost
520414 292 The Forgotten Murder
520421 293 War Maneuver
520428 294 Operation Europa
520505 295 Come to the Casbah
520512 296 The Iron Hat
520519 297 It Happened on Friday
520609 300 The Violent Van Pattons
520616 301 The Mystic
520818 310 Seed of Destruction
520825 311 Sabotage
520915 314 Human Nature
520922 315 Once a Crook
520929 316 Chance and Probability
521006 317 The Four Seasons
521013 318 The Dead of Night
521020 319 Cay Reposo aka Guy Reposo
521110 322 Dead on Arrival
521117 323 The Stand In
540927 420 The Ghost of Ireland Betty (repeats 500320 - 184)
Let George Do It was a radio drama series produced by Owen and Pauline Vinson from 1946 to 1954. It starred Bob Bailey as detective-for-hire George Valentine (with Olan Soule stepping into the role in 1954).
Clients came to Valentine's office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad:
Personal notice: Danger's my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me. George Valentine.
The few earliest episodes were more sitcom than private eye shows, with a studio audience providing scattered laughter at the not-so-funny scripts. Soon the audience was banished, and George went from stumbling comedic hero to tough guy private eye, while the music became suspenseful.
Valentine's secretary was Claire Brooks, aka Brooksie (Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff). As Valentine made his rounds in search of the bad guys, he usually encountered Brooksie's kid brother, Sonny (Eddie Firestone), Lieutenant Riley (Wally Maher) and elevator man Caleb (Joseph Kearns). For the first few shows, Sonny was George's assistant, but he was soon relegated to an occasional character.
Sponsored by Standard Oil, the program was broadcast on the West Coast Mutual Broadcasting System from October 18, 1946 to September 27, 1954, first on Friday evenings and then on Mondays. In its last season, transcriptions were aired in New York, Wednesdays at 9:30pm, from January 20, 1954 to January 12, 1955.
John Hiestand was the program's announcer. Don Clark directed the scripts by David Victor and Jackson Gillis. The background music was supplied by Eddie Dunstedter, initially with a full orchestra. When television supplanted radio as the country's primary home entertainment, radio budgets got skimpier and skimpier and Dunstedter's orchestra was replaced by an organ.
EPISODES LIST:
500501 190 The Chair of Humanities
500508 191 Picture with a Black Frame
500515 192 The Ant Hill
500522 193 Portuguese Cove
500529 194 Sudden Storm
500605 195 The Witch of Mill Hollow
500612 196 The Iron Cat
500619 197 Solo in Whispers akaSo Low in Whispers
500626 198 Most Likely to Die
500703 199 The Scream of the Eagle
500710 200 Island in the Desert
500717 201 Eleven Oclock
500724 202 The Golden Lizard
500731 203 The Voice of the Giant
500807 204 Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity
500814 205 The High Price of a Penny
500821 206 The Treasure Of Millies Wharf
500828 207 High Card
500904 208 Second Degree Affection
500911 209 The White Elephant
500918 210 Cover for an Hour
500925 211 Tag Youre It
501002 212 The House That Jack Built
501009 213 The Spider and the Fly
501016 214 Its A Mystery To Me
501023 215 The Hand In The Coconut
501106 217 A Visit from Merlin
501113 218 Angels Grotto
501120 219 Cause for Thanksgiving
501127 220 Nothing but the Truth
501204 221 And Hope to Die
501211 222 The Bookworm Turns
501218 223 Opportunity Knocks Twice
501225 224 Santa Claus in Glass
510108 226 The Man Behind the Frame
510115 227 Tune on a Triangle
510122 228 Knock on Wood
510129 229 Christmas in January
510205 230 Tongalani
510219 232 How Guilty Can You Get
510226 233 See Me Once Youve Seen Me Twice
510305 234 The Public Eye
510312 235 The Prairie Dog
510319 236 Murder for Two
510326 237 No Escape from the Jungle
510402 238 The Eight Ball
510409 239 Uncle Harrys Bones
510416 240 The Noose Hangs High
510423 241 Sabotage
510430 242 Human Nature
510507 243 Once a Crook
510514 244 Chance and Probability
510521 245 The Four Seasons
510528 246 Dead of Night
510604 247 The Voice of the Giant
510611 248 Sucker Stunt
510618 249 The High Price of a Penny
510625 250 The Treasure of Millies Wharf
510702 251 Is Everybody Happy
510903 260 Blue Plate Special
510924 263 Framed for Hanging
511001 264 No Way Out
511022 267 A Crime Too Simple
511029 268 The Woman in Black aka Lady In Black
511119 271 Destination Danger
511126 272 The Meddler
511203 273 Off the Record
511210 274 The Last Payoff
511217 275 Stolen Goods
511224 276 Christmas Letter
520107 278 A School of Sharks
520114 279 The Bad Little God
520121 280 A Matter of Honor
520128 281 The Common Denominator
520204 282 Surprise Surprise
520211 283 Cortez Island
520218 284 The Symbol Three
520225 285 The Starlight Pier
520303 286 The Deadly Pines
520310 287 LQ The Darkest Shadow
520317 288 Three Times and Out
520324 289 The Gray Stone Ghost
520414 292 The Forgotten Murder
520421 293 War Maneuver
520428 294 Operation Europa
520505 295 Come to the Casbah
520512 296 The Iron Hat
520519 297 It Happened on Friday
520609 300 The Violent Van Pattons
520616 301 The Mystic
520818 310 Seed of Destruction
520825 311 Sabotage
520915 314 Human Nature
520922 315 Once a Crook
520929 316 Chance and Probability
521006 317 The Four Seasons
521013 318 The Dead of Night
521020 319 Cay Reposo aka Guy Reposo
521110 322 Dead on Arrival
521117 323 The Stand In
540927 420 The Ghost of Ireland Betty (repeats 500320 - 184)