Let George Do It - Single Episodes

About this film

LET GEORGE DO IT 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 bro…

Directors & creators

Old Time Radio Researchers Group

Subjects

OTRR; Old Time Radio Researchers Group; OTR; Old Time Radio; OTRR Set; OTRR Single Episodes; Let George Do It; Private Investigator; Private Eye; Detective; Bob Bailey; Bailey, Bob; Robert Bailey; Bailey, Robert; Olan Soule; Soule, Olan; Francis Robinson; Robinson, Francis; Virginia Gregg; Gregg, Virginia; Lillian Buyeff; Buyeff, Lillian; George Valentine; Valentine, George; Claire Brooks; Brooks, Claire; Brooksie; Brooksy; 1940s; 1950s; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1950; 1951; 1952; 1954; OTRR Updated Release; OTRR - 2020-01

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