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LET GEORGE DO IT

Let George Do It

2 MP3 CDs - 178 episodes

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Detective Drama (1946 - 54)

Let George Do It is about a detective with one foot firmly planted in the tough-guy detective genre, and the other in the romance-denied working relationship romantic field. For George Valentine, detective work was job #1. To his secretary, Claire Brooks, it was a developing relationship. Radio's competing Adventures of Sam Spade featured banters between Spade and his stenographer Effie in similar manner. The constant patter between George and "Brooksie" sounds a great deal like an old time radio version of much-later TV series like "Hart to Hart," "Moonlighting" and "Remington Steele."

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Bob Bailey played George Valentine as a detective handy man, who got his jobs from responses to a newspaper ad. Part-time detective and writer Dan Holiday in Box 13 also used the premise. It pays to advertise! The shows follow the usual formats of crime caper shows, with toughs, mysterious rendezvous and people who aren't who they say they are.

Francis Robinson first played Brooksie, then Virginia Gregg took the role through its best years. Both ladies played Brooksie smart and sassy. Brooksie took every occasion to make it clear to George that the case he was the most off base on was the "Case of the Missing Engagement Ring."

In the late '40's, an organist was used for the scene transitions, and sound effects were fairly minimal, as the show was loaded with snappy patter. In the 1950's, the music turns orchestral, and the production values are a little more thorough.

Let George Do It was an excellent show in its own right, but it just so happened that it was to be the warm-up act for Bob Bailey's most masterful radio role, that of "the man with the action-packed expense account." He joined Yours Truly Johnny Dollar in 1955, and made the show golden as a classic of the final years of Old Time Radio.

For more hard hitting detective action, don't forget to call on some of the most popular detectives: Phillip Marlowe, Richard Diamond,The Saint, Boston Blackie, and The Falcon.

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MP3 DISK CONTENTS: [Help]

Volume 1 - 89 shows - total playtime 44 hours 12 minutes
Let George 460514 Jonathan Winters Murder Mystery (Aud) Let George 461018 Cousin Jeff from Three Oaks Let George 461025 Cowboy Star Afraid of Horses Let George 461108 The Harding Bookshop Mystery Let George 471003 FortyTwo on a Rope Let George 480405 Joe Burke Case Old War Buddy Let George 480412 Am I My Brother's Keeper Let George 480419 Dr Wormsly Bird WatcherPenthouse Roof Let George 480426 The Eddie Prokosh Case Let George 480503 The Tunnel Project Let George 480510 Gilbert Dressler CaseSpirit World Let George 480531 Edith Wilder CaseIsland in the Lake Let George 480607 Peter Mirch Case Let George 480614 Martha DeVorak Case Let George 480621 Barbara Eversall, Unfit Mother Case Let George 480628 Becoming an American Citizen Racket Let George 480705 Jonathan Thorpe Case Let George 480712 Joyce Dunning Case Let George 480719 Joe Logan Case Let George 480726 Arnold Lumas Case Let George 480802 Martin Kirsch Case Let George 480809 Perfect Specimen Let George 480816 Ghost on Bliss Terrace Let George 480823 Corpse that Took a Powder Let George 480830 A Minor Case of Murder Let George 480906 Impatient Redhead Let George 480913 Father Who Had Nothing to Say Let George 480920 The Hearse was Painted Pink Let George 480927 The Little Man Who Was Everywhere Let George 481018 Death Wears a Gay Sport Jacket Let George 481025 Seven Dead Years Let George 481101 Flowers that Smelled of Murder Let George 481108 Murder, it's a Gift Let George 481122 Who is Sylvia Let George 481129 StandIn for Murder Let George 481206 The Malignant Heart Let George 481227 Death in Fancy Dress Let George 490103 Murder and One to Go Let George 490110 The Corpse on a Caper Let George 490117 The Payoff is Murder Let George 490124 Roundabout Murder Let George 490131 Mayhem by Experts Let George 490207 One Against a City Let George 490214 Destination Dead End Let George 490221 Journey into Hate	Let George 490228 Your Money or Your Life Let George 490307 RoundAbout Murder Let George 490314 The Motif is Murder Let George 490321The Four Sided Triangle Let George 490328 Host of Casa Diablo Let George 490418 The Elusive 100 Grand Let George 490425 Lady in Distress Let George 490502 Out of Mind Let George 490509 Vultures on the Wing Let George 490516 Come and Get Me Let George 490523 Stranger Than Fiction Let George 490530 A Matter of Doubt Let George 490606 Death in Blue Jeans Let George 490613 Serenade to the Southern Star Let George 490620 Next to the Last Guest Let George 490725 Laura's House Let George 490808 One Chance at the World Let George 490815 The Problem with Joe Martin Let George 490822 Empress of Fishfalls Let George 490829 End of Summer Let George 490901 Perfect Alibi Let George 490905 Everything is Nice Let George 490912 Valley Sunset Let George 490919 The Coward Let George 490926 The Man Under the Elm Trees Let George 491017 Double Death Let George 491024 The Rose Petal Staircase Let George 491031 Every Shot Counts Let George 491107 The Dark Chain Let George 491114 Run Until Dead Let George 491121 Sweet Poison Let George 491128 No Riders Let George 491205 Too Near the Sky Let George 491212 Partner in Panama Let George 491219 Follow That Train Let George 491226 Snow Blind Let George 500102 Needle in the Haystack Let George 500109 The Silent Waterfall Let George 500116 Juniper Lane Let George 500123 The Floaters Let George 500130 The Ugly Duckling Let George 500206 The Old Style Let George 500213 Go Jump in the Lake Let George 500327 The Tears of Sorrow

Volume 2 - 89 shows - total playtime 44 hours 13 minutes
Let George 500403 The Brothers Macintosh Let George 500410 Portrait by Pricilla Let George 500417 Mixup in La Cruza Let George 500424 Death Begins at 45 Let George 500501 The Chair of Humanities Let George 500508 Picture With a Black Frame Let George 500515 The Ant Hill Let George 500522 Portuguese Cove Let George 500529 Sudden Storm Let George 500605 The Witch of Mill Hollow Let George 500612 The Iron Cat Let George 500619 Solo in Whispers Let George 500626 Most Likely to Die Let George 500703 Scream of the Eagle Let George 500710 Island in the Desert Let George 500717 Eleven O'Clock Let George 500724 The Golden Lizard Let George 500731 Voice of the Giant Let George 500807 Sweet are the Uses of Publicity Let George 500814 High Price of a Penny Let George 500821 Treasure of Millie's Wharf Let George 500828 High Card Let George 500904 Second Degree Affection Let George 500911 White Elephant Let George 500918 Cover for an Hour Let George 500925 Tag, You're It Let George 501002 House That Jack Built Let George 501009 Spider and the Fly Let George 501113 Angel's Grotto Let George 501120 Cause for Thanksgiving Let George 501127 Nothing but the Truth Let George 501204 And Hope to Die Let George 501211 The Bookworm Turns Let George 501218 Opportunity Knocks Twice Let George 501225 Santa Claus on Glass Let George 510108 Man Behind the Frame Let George 510115 Tune on a Triangle Let George 510122 Knock on Wood Let George 510129 Christmas in January Let George 510219 How Guilty Can You Get Let George 510226 See Me Once and You've Seen Me Twice Let George 510305 The Public Eye Let George 510312 The Prairie Dog Let George 510319 Murder for Two Let George 510326 No Escape from the Jungle	Let George 510402 The Eight Ball Let George 510409 Uncle Harry's Bones Let George 510416 The Noose Hangs High Let George 510924 Framed for Hanging Let George 511001 No Way Out Let George 511022 A Crime Too Simple Let George 511029 Lady in Black Let George 511119 Destination Danger Let George 511126 The Meddler Let George 511203 Off the Record Let George 511210 The Last Payoff Let George 511217 Stolen Goods Let George 511225 Christmas Letter Let George 520107 School of Sharks Let George 520114 The Bad Little God Let George 520121 A Matter of Honor Let George 520128 The Common Denominator Let George 520204 Surprise! Surprise! Let George 520211 Cortez Island Let George 520218 The Symbol Three Let George 520225 Starlight Pier Let George 520303 The Deadly Pines Let George 520310 The Darkest Shadow Let George 520317 Three Times and Out Let George 520324 Graystone Ghost Let George 520414 Forgotten Murder Let George 520421 War Maneuver Let George 520428 Operation Europa Let George 520505 Come to the Casbah Let George 520512 The Iron Hat Let George 520519 It Happened on Friday Let George 520609 The Violent Van Pattens Let George 520616 The Mystic Let George 520818 Seed of Destruction Let George 520825 Sabotage Let George 520915 Human Nature Let George 520922 Once a Crook Let George 520929 Chance and Probability Let George 521006 The Four Seasons Let George 521013 Dead of Night Let George 521020 Guy Reposo Let George 521110 Dead on Arrival Let George 521117 The StandIn Let George 540927 Ghost of Ireland Betty

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