The Great Detectives Present Let George Do It (Old Time Radio)
232 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsAdam Graham serves as your host, providing his idiosyncratic as he goes, as we go through the much underrated 1946-54 detective series starring a pre-Johnny Dollar Bob Bailey as Detective George Valentine a World War II vet, who along with his secretary and assistant Brooksie take on every case that's mailed to them.
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EP0618: Let George Do It: And Hope to Die
March 07, 2012 09:32 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBGeorge tries to help a temperamental aging actress who is being threatened while living in a house filled with loyal lackeys. Original Air Date: December 4, 1950 Take our listener surveyR Read more ...
EP0613: Let George Do It: Nothing But The Truth
February 29, 2012 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBA western legend, “the last honest man”, who is rumored to be rich, hires George after someone kills his seeing eye dog. O Read more ...
EP0608: Let George Do It: Angel’s Grotto
February 22, 2012 06:34 - 15.3 MBDid a man in a wheel chair fall to his death by accident or was he pushed? Orig Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP0608: Let George Do It: Angel's Grotto
February 22, 2012 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBDid a man in a wheel chair fall to his death by accident or was he pushed? Orig Read more ...
EP0603: Let George Do It: A Visit from Merlin
February 15, 2012 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBGeorge is hired by an eccentric rich man who fairs that a crafty little magician is really Merlin and is determined to steal his treasure. Original Air Date: November 6, 1950 Take our listener Read more ...
EP0598: Let George Do It: The Spider and the Fly
February 08, 2012 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBGeorge is called into investigate and finds despised middle aged woman and her new husband who have become the subject of local gossip. Original Air Date: Octo Read more ...
EP0593: Let George Do It: The House that Jack Built
February 01, 2012 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBGeorge is hired by a man of mystery to protect his family, but George senses he’s up to no good. Original Air Date: October 2, 1950 Take our listener survey…
EP0588: Let George Do It: Tag, You’re It
January 25, 2012 06:32 - 14.5 MBA letter from a woman afraid that someone is going to kill her leads George to a serial killer using a phony contest racket. Origin Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP0588: Let George Do It: Tag, You're It
January 25, 2012 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBA letter from a woman afraid that someone is going to kill her leads George to a serial killer using a phony contest racket. Origin Read more ...
EP0583: Let George Do It: Cover for an Hour
January 18, 2012 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBGeorge is talking to a man who claims to need his help when he’s knocked senseless for an hour and wakes up determined to find out w Read more ...
EP0578: Let George Do It: White Elephant
January 11, 2012 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBGeorge is contacted by a woman in a large and expensive house who informs him that she’s left him $1,000 in her will-if he solves he Read more ...
EP0573: Let George Do It: Second Degree Affection
January 04, 2012 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBThe sister of a man on trial for murder asks George to get her brother to reveal information that could spare his life. Original Ai Read more ...
EP0568: Let George Do It: High Card
December 28, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBA clould of suspicion hangs over four men after a woman’s unsolved murder. They decide to solve their problems through a high stakes Read more ...
EP0563: Let George Do It: Santa Claus In Glass
December 21, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBGeorge pledges to stay out of mysteries on Christmas day and we know how that’ll turn out. Original Air Date: December 25, 19 Read more ...
EP0558: Let George Do It: The Treasure of Millie’s Wharf
December 14, 2011 06:34 - 15.5 MBA woman calls George to investigate when her parrot finds a treasure map. Original Air Date: August 21, 1950 ake our listene Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP0558: Let George Do It: The Treasure of Millie's Wharf
December 14, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBA woman calls George to investigate when her parrot finds a treasure map. Original Air Date: August 21, 1950 ake our listene Read more ...
EP0553: Let George Do It: The High Price of a Penny
December 07, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBA retired attorney wants George to help save some friends from their gold-digging nephew. However, by the time George arrives, his friends Read more ...
EP0548: Let George Do It: Sweet are the Uses of Publicity
November 30, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBA publicist creates buzz around a non-existent Czechoslovakian millionaire and hires George to protect the secret. However, things go wron Read more ...
EP0543: Let George Do It: Cause for Thanksgiving
November 23, 2011 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBThe police find a boy apparently struck silent by a traumatic event and Lt. Riley asks George’s help in finding out who the boy is.< Read more ...
EP0538: Let George Do It: The Voice of the Giant
November 16, 2011 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBGeorge is called in by the husband of a woman who blames her marriage for the death of her father because he died while she was getting ma Read more ...
EP0533: Let George Do It: The Golden Lizard
November 09, 2011 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBGeorge is hired to buy an expensive luxury yacht. Instead, he finds the yacht’s not for sale and young men who have been working on Read more ...
EP0528: Let George Do It: Eleven O’Clock
November 02, 2011 06:35 - 16 MBGeorge is called to a college at the request of an uncle concerned with his nice who is a student. When George arrives, she dashes in fr Read more ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
EP0528: Let George Do It: Eleven O'Clock
November 02, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 16 MBGeorge is called to a college at the request of an uncle concerned with his nice who is a student. When George arrives, she dashes in fr Read more ...
EP0523: Let George Do It: Island in the Desert
October 26, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBGeorge goes South of the border at the request of a dead Mexican fire insurance investigator and sets out to find why the investigator was Read more ...
EP0518: Let George Do It: Scream of the Eagle
October 19, 2011 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBA woman appears claiming to be an heiress that’s been long thought to be dead. The one man who can identify her for sure is murde Read more ...
EP0513: Let George Do It: Most Likely to Die
October 12, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBGeorge is take for a sucker by two college pranksters who never grew up, but no one’s laughing when a real murder comes to their Read more ...
EP0508: Let George Do It: Solo In Whispers
October 05, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBA man receives a record and sends it to George, asking for his help. When George calls on his client, he finds him dead–and his wif Read more ...
EP0503: Let George Do It: The Iron Cat
September 28, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.8 MBGeorge is retained by a paranoid man who appears to have committed murder. Original Air Date: June 12, 1950 Become one of ou Read more ...
EP0498: Let George Do It: The Witch of Mill Hollow
September 21, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBA small town celebrates the death of an old woman, but George has to find out whether she was murdered or died accidentally in a museum.
EP0493: Let George Do It: Sudden Storm
September 14, 2011 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBGeorge receives a letter confessing to the quotation marks killing. George arrives in an isolated area and discovers another body. Read more ...
EP0488: Let George Do It: Portuguese Cove
September 07, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBA sea captain punching a mailman leads George to look into a family tuna fishing business and the death of a mutineer. Original Air Read more ...
EP0483: Let George Do It: The Ant Hill
August 31, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.6 MBLieutenant Riley calls George in to help find the girlfriend of a illegal slot machine repairman in hopes of finding the racket’s ki Read more ...
EP0478: Let George Do It: Picture with a Black Frame
August 24, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBWhen a blackmailing photographer tries to hire George to front a blackmail scheme, George goes to warn the intended victim. Origin Read more ...
EP0473: Let George Do It: The Chair of Humanities
August 17, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBThe wife of a prominent college professor asks for George’s help, but when he calls, she denies that she needs it. Then the professo Read more ...
EP0468: Let George Do It: Death Begins at 45
August 10, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBA frustrated writer calls for George’s help as he’s finally closing in a big news story involving a notorious gangster hanging Read more ...
EP0463: Let George Do It: Mix Up in LaCruza
August 03, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBGeorge receives a mysterious letter as a man hires George to steal something from him. Original Air Date: April 17, 1950 For Read more ...
EP0458: Let George Do It: Portrait by Priscilla
July 27, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBA man from out of town hires George after he’s assaulted after seeing a portrait by Priscilla. George meets the artist and finds she Read more ...
EP0453: Let George Do It: The Brothers McIntosh
July 20, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBA butler to two brothers, one well-loved and one totally despised, asks George to investigate as he fears the beloved brother will soon be Read more ...
EP0448: Let George Do It: The Tears of Sorrow
July 13, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBA travelling salesman hires George to help him confront a puzzling situation at a roadside motel. When George arrives he finds the body Read more ...
EP0443: Let George Do It: Go Jump In the Lake
July 06, 2011 06:01 - 31 minutes - 14.6 MBA secretary wants George to help her boss, who is in a dangerous position, but the boss will have none of it. Original Air Date: Fe Read more ...
EP0438: Let George Do It: The Old Style
June 29, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.1 MBGeorge is called in by a murder memorabilia collector to investigate a mysterious music box which leads to murder. Original Air Dat Read more ...
EP0433: Let George Do It: The Ugly Duckling
June 22, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBA famous composer has died and his widow is hiding something. George has to find out what. Original Air Date: January 30, 1950 Read more ...
EP0428: Let George Do It: The Floaters
June 15, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.7 MBOn an urgent two a.m. call, George and Brooksie travel to a rundown hotel and find an apparent double suicide. Original Air Date: J Read more ...
EP0423: Let George Do It: Juniper Lane
June 08, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBInstead of a letter requesting his help, George receives a thank you note for wristlets by mistake. George figures out a mixup was made, a Read more ...
EP0418: Let George Do It: The Silent Waterfall
June 01, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.5 MBGeorge is hired by a deaf-mute woman to attend a gathering at 8 o’clock. He arrives to find her dead with a house full of suspects.< Read more ...
EP0413: Let George Do It: Needle in the Haystack
May 25, 2011 06:01 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBA florist from Mexico City hires George to find a dozen roses in Pasadena…during the Tournament of Roses. Murder follows. Ori Read more ...
EP0408: Let George Do It: Snow Blind
May 18, 2011 06:01 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBGeorge is called up to a skiing cabin to help protect a woman’s husband. However, when he arrives, he finds his clients motives are Read more ...
EP0403: Let George Do It: Partner in Panama
May 11, 2011 06:01 - 34 minutes - 15.9 MBGeorge is sent to Panama by a movie producer to deliver a payoff to a wanted criminal who is threatening lawsuit over a film Read more ...
EP0398: Let George Do It: Too Near the Sky
May 04, 2011 06:01 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBGeorge is hired to go to a party and await further instructions and runs into a strange cast of characters, one of who has claimed to comm Read more ...
EP0393: Let George Do It: No Riders
April 27, 2011 06:01 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBIn response to the plea of waitress, George tries to help a young man suspected of murdering a truck driver, who has a big problem with the truth. Orig Read more ...