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 and the music from wah-wah-wah to 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 Cast 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.

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 and the music from wah-wah-wah to 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 Cast 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.

Includes 189 Episodes!

Episodes On This DVD:

46.05.14 Jonathan Winters Murder Mystery (Aud).mp3
46.10.18 Cousin Jeff From Three Oaks.mp3
46.10.25 Cowboy Star Afraid Of Horses.mp3
46.11.08 The Harding Bookshop Mystery.mp3
47.10.03 Forty - Two On A Rope.mp3
48.04.05 Joe Burke Case Old War Buddy.mp3
48.04.12 Am I My Brother's Keeper.mp3
48.04.19 Dr Wormsly, Bird Watcher - Penthouse Roof.mp3
48.04.26 The Eddie Prokosh Case.mp3
48.05.03 The Tunnel Project.mp3
48.05.10 Gilbert Dressler Case - Spirit World.mp3
48.05.31 Edith Wilder Case - Island In The Lake.mp3
48.06.07 Peter Mirch Case.mp3
48.06.14 Martha Devorak Case.mp3
48.06.21 Barbara Eversall, Unfit Mother Case.mp3
48.06.28 Becoming An American Citizen Racket.mp3
48.07.05 Jonathan Thorpe Case.mp3
48.07.12 Joyce Dunning Case.mp3
48.07.19 Joe Logan Case.mp3
48.07.26 Arnold Lumas Case.mp3
48.08.02 Martin Kirsch Case.mp3
48.08.09 Perfect Specimen.mp3
48.08.16 Ghost On Bliss Terrace.mp3
48.08.23 Corpse That Took A Powder.mp3
48.08.30 A Minor Case Of Murder.mp3
48.09.06 Impatient Redhead.mp3
48.09.13 Father Who Had Nothing To Say.mp3
48.09.20 The Hearse Was Painted Pink.mp3
48.09.27 The Little Man Who Was Everywhere.mp3
48.10.18 Death Wears A Gay Sport Jacket.mp3
48.10.25 Seven Dead Years.mp3
48.11.01 Flowers That Smelled Of Murder.mp3
48.11.08 Murder, It's A Gift.mp3
48.11.22 Who Is Sylvia.mp3
48.11.29 Stand - In For Murder.mp3
48.12.06 The Malignant Heart.mp3
48.12.27 Death In Fancy Dress.mp3
49.01.03 Murder And One To Go.mp3
49.01.10 The Corpse On A Caper.mp3
49.01.17 The Payoff Is Murder.mp3
49.01.24 Roundabout Murder.mp3
49.01.31 Mayhem By Experts.mp3
49.02.07 One Against A City.mp3
49.02.14 Destination Dead End.mp3
49.02.21 Journey Into Hate.mp3
49.02.28 Your Money Or Your Life.mp3
49.03.07 Round - About Murder.mp3
49.03.14 The Motif Is Murder.mp3
49.03.21the Four Sided Triangle.mp3
49.03.28 Host Of Casa Diablo.mp3
49.04.18 The Elusive 100 Grand.mp3
49.04.25 Lady In Distress.mp3
49.05.02 Out Of Mind.mp3
49.05.09 Vultures On The Wing.mp3
49.05.16 Come And Get Me.mp3
49.05.23 Stranger Than Fiction.mp3
49.05.30 A Matter Of Doubt.mp3
49.06.06 Death In Blue Jeans.mp3
49.06.13 Serenade To The Southern Star.mp3
49.06.20 Next To The Last Guest.mp3
49.07.25 Laura's House.mp3
49.08.08 One Chance At The World.mp3
49.08.15 The Problem With Joe Martin.mp3
49.08.22 Empress Of Fishfalls.mp3
49.08.29 End Of Summer.mp3
49.09.01 Perfect Alibi.mp3
49.09.05 Everything Is Nice.mp3
49.09.12 Valley Sunset.mp3
49.09.19 The Coward.mp3
49.09.26 The Man Under The Elm Trees.mp3
49.10.17 Double Death.mp3
49.10.24 The Rose Petal Staircase.mp3
49.10.31 Every Shot Counts.mp3
49.11.07 The Dark Chain.mp3
49.11.14 Run Until Dead.mp3
49.11.21 Sweet Poison.mp3
49.11.28 No Riders.mp3
49.12.05 Too Near The Sky.mp3
49.12.12 Partner In Panama.mp3
49.12.19 Follow That Train.mp3
49.12.26 Snow Blind.mp3
50.01.02 Needle In The Haystack.mp3
50.01.09 The Silent Waterfall.mp3
50.01.16 Juniper Lane.mp3
50.01.23 The Floaters.mp3
50.01.30 The Ugly Duckling.mp3
50.02.06 The Old Style.mp3
50.02.13 Go Jump In The Lake.mp3
50.03.27 The Tears Of Sorrow.mp3
50.04.03 The Brothers Macintosh.mp3
50.04.10 Portrait By Pricilla.mp3
50.04.17 Mix - Up In La Cruza.mp3
50.04.24 Death Begins At 45.mp3
50.05.01 The Chair Of Humanities.mp3
50.05.08 Picture With A Black Frame.mp3
50.05.15 The Ant Hill.mp3
50.05.22 Portuguese Cove.mp3
50.05.29 Sudden Storm.mp3
50.06.12 The Iron Cat.mp3
50.06.19 Solo In Whispers.mp3
50.06.26 Most Likely To Die.mp3
50.07.03 Scream Of The Eagle.mp3
50.07.10 Island In The Desert.mp3
50.07.17 Eleven O'clock.mp3
50.07.24 The Golden Lizard.mp3
50.07.31 Voice Of The Giant.mp3
50.08.07 Sweet Are The Uses Of Publicity.mp3
50.08.14 High Price Of A Penny.mp3
50.08.21 Treasure Of Millie's Wharf.mp3
50.08.28 High Card.mp3
50.09.04 Second Degree Affection.mp3
50.09.11 White Elephant.mp3
50.09.18 Cover For An Hour.mp3
50.09.25 Tag, You're It.mp3
50.10.02 House That Jack Built.mp3
50.10.09 Spider And The Fly.mp3
50.11.13 Angel's Grotto.mp3
50.11.20 Cause For Thanksgiving.mp3
50.11.27 Nothing But The Truth.mp3
50.12.04 And Hope To Die.mp3
50.12.11 The Bookworm Turns.mp3
50.12.18 Opportunity Knocks Twice.mp3
50.12.25 Santa Claus On Glass.mp3
51.01.08 Man Behind The Frame.mp3
51.01.15 Tune On A Triangle.mp3
51.01.22 Knock On Wood.mp3
51.01.29 Christmas In January.mp3
51.02.19 How Guilty Can You Get.mp3
51.02.26 See Me Once And You've Seen Me Twice.mp3
51.03.05 The Public Eye.mp3
51.03.12 The Prairie Dog.mp3
51.03.19 Murder For Two.mp3
51.03.26 No Escape From The Jungle.mp3
51.04.02 The Eight Ball.mp3
51.04.09 Uncle Harry's Bones.mp3
51.04.16 The Noose Hangs High.mp3
51.04.23 Ep235 Sabotage.mp3
51.04.30 Ep236 Humannature.mp3
51.05.07 Ep237 Onceacrook.mp3
51.05.14 Ep238 Chanceandprobability.mp3
51.05.21 Ep239 Thefourseasons.mp3
51.05.28 Ep240 Deadofnight.mp3
51.06.04 Ep241 Thevoiceofthegiant.mp3
51.06.11 Ep242 Sweetaretheusesofpublicity.mp3
51.06.18 Ep243 Thehighpriceofapenny.mp3
51.06.25 Ep244 Thetreasureofmillie'swharf.mp3
51.07.02 Ep245 Highcard.mp3
51.07.09 Ep246 Seconddegreeaffection.mp3
51.09.24 Framed For Hanging.mp3
51.10.01 No Way Out.mp3
51.10.22 A Crime Too Simple.mp3
51.10.29 Lady In Black.mp3
51.11.19 Destination Danger.mp3
51.11.26 The Meddler.mp3
51.12.03 Off The Record.mp3
51.12.10 The Last Payoff.mp3
51.12.17 Stolen Goods.mp3
51.12.25 Christmas Letter.mp3
52.01.07 School Of Sharks.mp3
52.01.14 The Bad Little God.mp3
52.01.21 A Matter Of Honor.mp3
52.01.28 The Common Denominator.mp3
52.02.04 Surprise! Surprise!.mp3
52.02.11 Cortez Island.mp3
52.02.18 The Symbol Three.mp3
52.02.25 Starlight Pier.mp3
52.03.03 The Deadly Pines.mp3
52.03.10 The Darkest Shadow.mp3
52.03.17 Three Times And Out.mp3
52.03.24 Graystone Ghost.mp3
52.04.14 Forgotten Murder.mp3
52.04.21 War Maneuver.mp3
52.04.28 Operation Europa.mp3
52.05.05 Come To The Casbah.mp3
52.05.12 The Iron Hat.mp3
52.05.19 It Happened On Friday.mp3
52.06.09 The Violent Van Pattens.mp3
52.06.16 The Mystic.mp3
52.08.18 Seed Of Destruction.mp3
52.08.25 Sabotage.mp3
52.09.15 Human Nature.mp3
52.09.22 Once A Crook.mp3
52.09.29 Chance And Probability.mp3
52.10.06 The Four Seasons.mp3
52.10.13 Dead Of Night.mp3
52.10.20 Guy Reposo.mp3
52.11.10 Dead On Arrival.mp3
52.11.17 The Stand - In.mp3
54.09.27 Ghost Of Ireland Betty.mp3