Month: January 2010

EP0057: Pat Novak for Hire: Wendy Morris

Pat Novak is hired by an attorney to keep an eye on a woman whose husband has returned from the Navy. The Attorney alleges the husband is an imposter.
“She was right about that hotel. In a good season, they couldn’t draw trenchant mice.”
Original Air Date: May 8, 1949
 
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Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar has overtaken Sherlock Holmes as the most downloaded show on our podcast. Here are the current standings:

1) Yours Truly Johnny Dollar

2) Box 13

3) Pat Novak for Hire

4) Sherlock Holmes

5) Let George Do It

EP0056: Box 13: Triple Cross

A letter in Box 13 leads Dan Holiday to a Nevada casino where he wins $100,000 at a rigged roulette wheel. Trouble comes when the $100,000 is stolen and the man who rigged the game wants the money from Holiday.
Original Air Date: March 24, 1948
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EP0055: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: Who Took the Taxis for a Ride

Johnny Dollar is called in when a taxi company has several of its taxis stolen and the drivers beaten.

Original Air Date: July 24, 1949

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EP0054: Sherlock Holmes: The Copper Beeches

A young woman consults with Sherlock Holmes when she’s offered a position as a governess with some strange conditions attached.

Original Air Date: October 6, 1940

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EP0053: Let George Do It: The Tunnel Project

George is hired to investigate sabotage at a tunnel project.

Original Air Date: May 3, 1948

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EP0052: Pat Novak for Hire: Rita Malloy

A gunsol steals a boat from Pat Novak, and winds up dead, and when Novak goes to the Hotel he finds a nightclub singer dead. As usual, Hellman’s ready to pin the crime on Novak.

Original Air Date: May 1, 1949

Quotes of the Show:

“Those two killings are tied up like ham and eggs.”

“People just hate their enemies, but they kill their friends.”

“Somebody was on my bed. Either that or the landlord had installed an echo.”

“Smart talk’s not going to keep you out of the chair, Novak. Stay handy, we’ve only got a short extension cord.”-Inspector Hellman

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EP0051: Box 13: Foreign Correspondent

A grieving mother sends a letter to Box 13 asking Dan Holiday to find the truth behind her son’s death.

Original Air Date: March 17, 1948

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Review: Radio Archives: Let George Do It, Volume 1

Let George Do It, starring Bob Bailey has more episodes in circulation than Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe.

Combined.

With the exception of one episode featuring Ken Peters, and another featuring Alan Soule, all the episodes star Bob Bailey as a detective that defies the traditional Hard-Boiled/Soft-Boiled division with his mix of solid action with incredible mind-blowing solutions to his cases.

However, the Great Detective’s adventures remain somewhat incomplete. Digital Deli estimates there were 420 episodes in Let George Do It’s 1946-54 run. While, its possible given what little we know about the last two years of the show’s run, that it could have been slightly less than that, what’s indisputable is that half of George Valentine’s radio adventures have been missing.

Radio Archives helps to fill this gap a little bit with its Let George Do It collections. As Let George Do It was winding down its main run on Don Lee Mutual, Harry Goodman productions was syndicating earlier episodes in Canada. Radio Archives has released these syndicated episodes and many of them are episodes that are lost from the Don Lee syndication and not in general circulation.

I received Volume 1 for Christmas and was quite pleased with the set. The audio was fantastic. While I have no problem sitting through crackily mp3s, the sound quality on these CDs is astounding and a nice bonus.

But of course, the big prize was the episodes themselves, fifteen of which are not in general circulation, and of the five that are in circulation, I’d only heard one previously. So, this was a real treat.

These are my favorite episodes:

  • What Became of Terry Cable?
  • Sucker Stunt
  • The Fearless Clown
  • The Ant Hill

However, every episode was a pleasure to listen to, and I can hardly get Volume 2.

My only complaints are that the announcer that Harry Goodman used to replace the Standard Oil announcer Bud Hiestrand was downright irritating for the first nine or ten episodes, though that is hardly Radio Archives fault. Their back cover copy also states George Valentine was a an ex-police officer when he was an ex-GI.

However, these are minor issues for such a great release.  I heartily reccomend this for high quality episodes that are out of circulation.

EP0050: Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: The Barton Drake Case

 

An insurance company hires Johnny Dollar after a notorious gangster who was covered by life insurance and presumed dead is seen attending a prize fight.

Original Air Date: April 22, 1949

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