Category: Let George Do It

Let George Do It: That Ain’t No Way to Run a Railroad (EP4103)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

George is hired by a wealthy man who is suspicious because his bid to buy a broken-down railroad for a million dollars was refused.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 2, 1952

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Earle Ross

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Let George Do It: How Gullible Can You Be? (EP4102)

Bob Bailey

Today’s Mystery:

A chauffeur of a rich man whose partner died in a suspicious “accident” asks George to take care of an envelope, plunging George into the middle of the case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: May 28, 1951

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Ken Christy as Lieutenant Johnson, Tony Barrett

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Let George Do It: Triple Indemnity (EP4101)

Bob Bailey
Today’s Mystery:

George goes to a small town where gossip says that a man has murdered his missing wife.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 6, 1950

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Wally Maher as Lieutenant Riley

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EP2986: Let George Do It: Red Spots in the Snow

George is called to a ski resort to protect a famous Hollywood director.

Original Air Date: Unknown

Likely Rebroadcast Date: November 25, 1952

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EP2980: Let George Do It: Portrait of a Suicide

A farmer calls George in after he sees the wife of a local artist in an apparent suicidal state.

Original Air Date Unknown

Likely Rebroadcast Date: June 24, 1952

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EP2974: Let George Do It: There Ain’t No Justice

George is called by a vagrant from a small town to investigate a fire that the vagrant blames the police for.

Original Air Date: Unknown (but before June 3, 1951)

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EP2968: Let George Do It: Blue Plate Special


George is called to a small town to steal a plate that a man believes is a forgery.

Original Air Date: September 3, 1951

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EP2962: Let George Do It: Murder on Vacation

George wants to go on vacation to a seaside village where he stayed at a boarding house that served fish stew. He finds she’s stopped hosting guests and he discovers a mystery over a gold cup.

Original Air Date: August 27, 1951

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EP2956: Let George Do It: Deal Me Out and I’ll Deal You In

George is hired to find a missing young man.

Original Air Date: August 20, 1951

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EP2950: Let George Do It: The Fearless Crown

George is called in to insure that a daredevil clown isn’t murdered, but soon after George arrives the clown is trampled by an elephant.

Original Air Date: August 13, 1951

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EP2944: Let George Do It: Drop Dead

A writer calls George in to investigate when a parrot who always says, “Drop dead!” is sold to the owner of a hotel in a run-down area of town and the sailor who sold him is murdered.

Original Air Date: July 23, 1951

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EP2938: Let George Do It: What’s Become of Terry Cable?

A bar owner hires George to find a customer who disappeared and hawked his watch.

Original Air Date: July 16, 1951

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EP2932: Let George Do It: Lefty’s Angel

A big-time gangster is killed and George searches for the “angel” who enabled his criminal empire.

Original Air Date: July 9, 1951

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EP2926: Let George Do It: Is Everybody Happy?


A wealthy man, who has dedicated his fortune to helping talented people to achieve their potential, is murdered.

Original Air Date: July 2, 1952

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EP2920: George Do It: The Man From Jaune Cache


A man hires George because his brother-in-law is due to arrive from South America and he’s afraid that the brother-in-law’s in trouble because of a man who’s been watching his house.

Original Air Date: June 25, 1951

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