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.
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1 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#003] - There Ain't No Justice - 27:18
2 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#004] - Portrait of a Suicide - 27:19
3 Prairie Dog - 27:06
4 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#006] - Tonight the Mayhem's Going to be Different - 27:19
5 The Eight Ball - 27:16
6 Every Shot Counts - 27:15
7 The Anthill - 27:05
8 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#010] - Touched By An Angel - 27:14
9 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#011] - Drop Dead [510723] - 27:11
10 Uncle Harry's Bones - 27:18
11 No Escape From The Jungle - 27:07
12 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#015] - Murder On Vacation [510827] - 27:22
13 Man Behind The Frame - 27:19
14 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#017] - Big Brother [510521] - 27:14
15 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#018] - What Became of Terry Cable [510716] - 26:43
16 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#019] - The Discovery of Ponce the Lion [510430] - 27:20
17 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#020] - The Fearless Clown [510813] - 27:13
18 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#021] - The Man From French Guiana [510625] - 27:13
19 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#022] - Sucker Stunt [510611] - 27:01
20 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#023] - The Marauder [510212] - 28:00
21 #024 - 510618 - "The High Price of a Penny" - 27:25
22 #025 - 510115 - "Tune On A Triangle" - 27:32
23 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#026] - Red Spots in the Snow - 27:45
24 #033 - 501127 - "Nothing But the Truth" - 27:31
25 #034 - 510702 - "High Card" - 27:41
26 #037 - 501130 - "Angel's Grotto" - 26:23
27 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#038] - The Hand in the Coconut [501023] - 27:15
28 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#039] - The Sedan from the City [501030] - 27:11
29 #040 - 500925 - "Tag, You're It" - 27:26
30 #041 - 500911 - "The White Elephant" - 27:16
31 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#042] - Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In [510820] - 27:07
32 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#043] - The Blue Plate Special [510903] - 27:09
33 #044 - 510416 - "The Noose Hangs High" - 27:22
34 #045 - 501002 - "The House That Jack Built" - 27:21
35 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#046] - It's A Mystery to Me [501016] - 27:20
36 #047 - "And Hope To Die" - 27:20
37 #048 - 510625 - "The Treasure of Millie's Wharf" - 27:18
38 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#049] - Is Everybody Happy [510702] - 26:57
39 LGDI - [HSG Synd.#050] - See Me Once You've Seen Me Twice [510226] - 27:16
40 LGDI 46-04-xx Audition #1 (George Lincoln, not Valentine) - 21:28
41 LGDI 46-04-xx Audition #2 (Geo Lincoln, first scene is in elevator) - 22:26
42 LGDI 46-05-14 Audition #3 The First Client (now Geo Valentine) - 29:35
43 LGDI 46-09-20 (001) The First Client - 29:34
44 LGDI 46-10-04 (003) Kleptomaniac - 29:57
45 LGDI 46-10-11 (004) The Picnic - 29:45
46 LGDI 46-10-18 (005) Cousin Jeff and the Pigs - 29:49
47 LGDI 46-10-25 (006) The Brookdale Orphanage - 29:47
48 LGDI 46-11-08 (008) The Robber - 29:45
49 LGDI 46-11-15 (009) Snookums - 29:49
50 LGDI 46-11-29 (011) The Investment - 29:56
51 LGDI 47-10-03 (055) Forty-two on a Rope - 29:49
52 LGDI 48-04-05 (082) The Smugglers - 29:52
53 LGDI 48-04-12 (083) Am I My Brothers Keeper - 29:37
54 LGDI 48-04-19 (084) Bewildered Bird-watcher (aka Penthouse Roof) - 28:57
55 LGDI 48-04-26 (085) The Wolf Pack - 29:39
56 LGDI 48-05-03 (086) Under the River (aka Tunnel Project) - 29:36
57 LGDI 48-05-10 (087) The Spirit World - 29:53
58 Friendship Club [aka-Island in the Lake] - 30:02
59 Have Some Excitement - 30:02
60 A Piece Of Publicity [aka-Hired for a Bodyguard] - 29:34
61 Problem Child [aka-The Unfit Mother] - 29:57
62 Mr. Korawski - American [aka-The Racket] - 30:02
63 Murder Me Twice [aka-The Man Who Was Murdered Twice] - 29:56
64 A Close Call - 29:28
65 Cry Murder [aka-A Deadman Who Was a Murderer] - 29:37
66 The Seven Murder - 29:36
67 The Money Maker - 29:41
68 The Perfect Specimen - 29:29
69 The Ghost on Bliss Terrace - 29:28
70 The Corpse That Took a Powder - 29:41
71 A Minor Case of Murder - 29:34
72 The Impatient Redhead - 29:31
73 The Father Who Had Nothing to Say - 29:30
74 The Hearse That Was Painted Pink - 29:40
75 The Little Man Who Was Everywhere - 29:32
76 Death Wears a Gay Sports Jacket - 29:46
77 The Seven Dead Years - 29:26
78 The Flowers That Smelled of Murder - 29:40
79 Murder - It's a Gift - 29:37
80 Who Is Sylvia - 28:11
81 Stand-In for Murder - 29:34
82 The Malignant Heart - 29:14
83 Death In Fancy Dress - 29:25
84 Murder and One To Go - 29:36
85 The Corpse on a Caper - 29:38
86 The Payoff is Murder - 29:35
87 Till Death Do Us Part - 30:06
88 Mayhem By Experts - 30:12
89 One Against a City - 30:40
90 Destination - Dead End - 29:42
91 Journey Into Hate - 29:37
92 Your Money or Your Life - 29:43
93 The Roundabout Murder - 28:52
94 The Motif Is Murder - 29:42
95 The Four-Sided Triangle - 29:37
96 The Host of Casa Diablo - 30:17
97 The Elusive Hundred Grand - 29:30
98 Lady in Distress - 29:37
99 Out of Mind - 29:14
100 Vultures on the Wing - 29:35
101 Come and Get Me - 29:51
102 Stranger Than Fiction - 28:55
103 A Matter of Doubt - 29:21
104 Death in Blue Jeans - 29:22
105 Serenade to the Southern Star - 29:34
106 The Next to the Last Guest - 28:31
107 Laura's House - 29:35
108 Perfect Alibi - 29:39
109 One Chance at the World - 29:51
110 The Problem of Joe Martin - 29:33
111 Empress of Fishfalls - 29:29
112 End of Summer - 29:39
113 Everything Is Nice - 29:48
114 Valley Sunset - 29:59
115 The Coward - 29:51
116 The Man Under the Elm Trees - 29:43
117 Double Death - 29:53
118 The Rose Petal Staircase - 29:49
119 Every Shot Counts - 30:01
120 The Dark Chain - 29:58
121 Run Until Dead - 29:51
122 Sweet Poison - 30:07
123 No Riders - 29:49
124 Too Near the Sky - 29:49
125 Partner in Panama - 29:12
126 Follow That Train - 28:14
127 Snow Blind - 28:13
128 Needle In The Haystack - 29:06
129 The Silent Waterfall - 29:25
130 Juniper Lane - 29:21
131 The Floaters - 29:17
132 The Ugly Duckling - 29:20
133 The Old Style - 29:16
134 Go Jump in the Lake - 29:14
135 The Tears of Sorrow - 29:16
136 The Brothers Macintosh - 29:18
137 Portrait by Priscilla - 29:20
138 Mixup in La Cruza - 29:20
139 Death Begins at 45 - 29:21
140 The Chair of Humanities - 29:23
141 Picture with a Black Frame - 29:11
142 The Ant Hill - 29:20
143 Portugese Cove - 29:06
144 Sudden Storm - 28:46
145 The Witch of Mill Hollow - 29:13
146 The Iron Cat - 29:11
147 So Low in Whispers - 29:10
148 Most Likely to Die - 29:13
149 The Scream of the Eagle - 28:58
150 Island in the Desert - 29:19
151 Eleven O'Clock - 29:20
152 The Golden Lizard - 29:04
153 Voice of the Giant - 29:01
154 Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity - 29:40
155 The High Price of a Penny - 29:26
156 The Treasure Of Millie's Wharf - 29:00
157 High Card - 30:03
158 Second Degree Affection - 30:11
159 The White Elephant - 29:12
160 Cover for an Hour - 29:17
161 Tag, You're It - 29:21
162 The House That Jack Built - 28:32
163 The Spider and the Fly - 29:23
164 It's A Mystery To Me - 27:15
165 The Hand In The Coconut - 27:11
166 Sedan From The City - 27:11
167 A Visit from Merlin - 29:50
168 Angel's Grotto - 29:31
169 Cause for Thanksgiving - 29:13
170 Nothing but the Truth - 28:28
171 And Hope to Die - 30:25
172 The Book Worm Turns - 30:39
173 Opportunity Knocks Twice - 30:34
174 Santa Claus in Glass - 30:50
175 The Man Behind the Frame - 30:22
176 Tune on a Triangle - 30:42
177 Knock on Wood - 30:49
178 Christmas in January - 31:01
179 Tongalani - 24:45
180 The Marauder - 28:00
181 How Guilty Can You Get - 29:59
182 See Me Once, You've Seen Me Twice - 30:11
183 The Public Eye - 30:02
184 The Prairie Dog - 30:14
185 Murder for Two - 29:59
186 No Escape from the Jungle - 30:14
187 The Eight Ball - 30:38
188 Uncle Harry's Bones - 30:58
189 The Noose Hangs High - 30:57
190 Sabotage - 29:49
191 The Discovery of Ponce, the Lion - 27:20
192 Big Brother - 27:14
193 Sucker Stunt - 27:01
194 The Man From Jaune Cache - 27:13
195 Is Everybody Happy - 26:39
196 What's Become of Terry Cable - 26:43
197 Drop Dead - 27:11
198 The Fearless Clown - 27:13
199 Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In - 27:07
200 Murder On Vacation - 27:22
201 Blue Plate Special - 27:09
202 Framed for Hanging - 30:19
203 No Way Out - 30:09
204 A Crime Too Simple - 29:47
205 The Woman in Black - 30:19
206 Destination, Danger - 29:34
207 The Meddler - 29:52
208 Off the Record - 28:39
209 The Last Payoff - 29:56
210 Stolen Goods - 29:32
211 Christmas Letter - 28:41
212 A School Of Sharks - 29:15
213 The Bad Little God - 29:18
214 A Matter of Honor - 29:41
215 The Common Denominator - 29:08
216 Surprise, Surprise - 29:58
217 Cortez Island - 30:12
218 The Symbol Three - 29:48
219 The Starlight Pier - 29:48
220 The Deadly Pines - 29:59
221 The Darkest Shadow - 29:52
222 Three Times and Out - 30:05
223 The Gray Stone Ghost - 30:03
224 The Forgotten Murder - 29:36
225 War Maneuver - 29:51
226 Operation Europa - 29:44
227 Come to the Casbah - 29:23
228 The Iron Hat - 29:27
229 It Happened on Friday - 29:25
230 The Violent Van Pattons - 29:31
231 The Mystic - 29:30
232 Seed of Destruction - 29:14
233 Sabotage - 29:47
234 Human Nature - 29:49
235 Once a Crook - 28:59
236 Chance and Probability - 29:33
237 The Four Seasons - 29:52
238 The Dead of Night - 29:14
239 Guy Reposo - 29:30
240 Dead on Arrival - 29:42
241 The Stand-In - 29:01
242 The Ghost of Ireland Betty - 30:16
