Bob bailey stars as freelance investigator george valentine, roaming postwar california in search of adventure, mystery, and more. It is about the story of george valentine, a toughguy detective who always prioritizes his. Thumbtack has awarded me best of for the second year in a row. George valentine is sardonic yet sympathetic as he solves mysteries, unravels crises, and gets to the bottom of whatevers complicating the lives of his paidup clients. Don clark directed the scripts by david victor and jackson gillis. This old time radio show is complete with toughs, mysterious rendezvous, and people who arent who they claim. A unwitting spy nearly fouls up british intelligence.
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If you didnt already know in real life, george foreman named all his boys after himself, and there are 5 of em. It starred bob bailey as detectiveforhire george valentine with olan soule stepping into the role in 1954. The definitive let george do it radio article and log with. Let george do it was an american radio drama series produced from 1946 to 1954 by owen and pauline vinson. In let george do it, there are too many people in the house named george, and they are all running around, trying to be helpful. Shortly after the start of world war ii, a ukelele player george takes the wrong boat and finds himself in still uninvaded norway. He put in a new board and everything is working well. Let george do it the great detectives of old time radio. Let george do it is about a detective with one foot firmly planted in the toughguy detective genre, and the other in the romancedenied working relationship romantic field. George formby let george do it 19321942 presto classical. Recited at the beginning of each episode, it read personal notice dangers my stock in trade.
Let george do it complete old time radio series mp3 collection. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Let george do it old time radio shows vintage radio shows. Instead of making a will, the man wants to give his prized possession, a wittenberg bible to a worthy relative while he is alive, and can enjoy seeing them have it. Definition of let george do it in the idioms dictionary. Let george do it posted by gary martin on august 04, 2008 at 08. The loyalty of let george do its audience is unflaggingand for good reason. Bob bailey, who also starred the private insurance investigator johnny dollar, played the freelance private eye in this series. Finally, remember that these literary exercises are not secret.
Feb 26, 2017 this episode provided by the old time radio researchers group at yahoo video upload powered by. Their buildzoom score of 92 ranks in the top 32% of 336,931 california licensed contractors. Initial shows leaned towards the former, but it became the latter. Viewed as either situation comedies, detective dramas, or mysteries, let george do it remains one of radios most engaging, well. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Listen to and download the let george do it the first. Valentine and brooksie travel to algeria on assignment for the french government. To hell with hitler is a 1940 british blackandwhite comedy musical war film directed by marcel varnel and starring george formby.
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Click on the tags below to find other quizzes on the same subject. The definitive let george do it radio program log with biographies of robert bailey, frances robinson, john hiestand. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. They stick by george s side as he deals with clients who run the gamut from ruthless to ridiculous. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. George and brooksie oblige, busting up murder plots, rackets, and romances. Full movie in hd visit shortly after the start of world war ii, a ukelele player george tak. He is mistaken for a fellow british intelligence agent by a woman mary, and becomes involved in trying to defeat nazi agents. Let george do it is about a detective with one foot firmly planted in the toughguy detective genre, and the other in the romancedenied working relationship.
Let george do it was an old time radio detective series, starring bob bailey as george valentine, detective for hire. Clients came to valentines office after reading a newspaper carrying his classified ad. We sure appreciate all the time he put in and then was very fair in the cost. Along with him is his secretary, the smart and sassy ms. If the jobs too tough for you to handle, youve got a job for me. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. The public eye let george do it crime old time radio. Let george do it computer services for seniors menlo park, ca. The house that jack built let george do it crime old. Whatever complications you need settled, whatever help you need let george do it. Listen to and download the let george do it the needle in. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc.
Search help in finding let george do it online quiz version. Let george do it was an american radio drama series produced from 1946 to 1954 by owen. We created letgo to help make secondhand buying and selling second nature by making it quicker, simpler, and more fun and with over 100 million downloads and hundreds of millions of listings, letgo is the biggest and fastest. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Scott randall schroepfer holds a electrical, general building contractor, plumbing, painting and decorating license and 1 other license according to the california license board. Claire brooks aka brooksie, who sees him as someone special. Just let george do it let gw do it is the place where you.
Share the readings with friends and relatives, never being afraid to let others know you as thinking men. Follow that train its christmas and george gets a letter from a new clienta department store santa claus that wants him to solve the mystery of a missing electric train. Let george do it is as entertaining today as when it first aired. Let george do it old time radio golden age of radio. Weve been patient, weve been kind, weve been loving and fortunately susan and i have always been best friends for almost 46 years so this forced restriction by daddy gov. Let george do it is an american radio drama series produced from 1946 to 1954 by owen and pauline vinson. Gangsters, cowgirls, painters, and beauties write george full details about cases of blackmail, swindles, missing persons, and murder in sixteen actionpacked adventures. Mar 10, 2016 this reading, a poem titled let george do it, portrays a reality that i guarantee every human has struggled with in some form or another during their life.
So go ahead dont just let go of the things you dont use. It was produced by michael balcon for associated talking pictures and its successor, ealing studios, and distributed in the uk by abfd. Ive included all kinds of routine handyman work like electrical repairs, light plumbing, trim carpentry, computer help, deck buildingrefinishing, etc. Run until dead let george do it crime old time radio. It is about the story of george valentine, a toughguy detective who always prioritizes his job above anything else. Listen to 195 episodes of let george do it for free. The wife of a famous politician needs george valentines help to protect his reputation.
The plights of the wrongly accused, wrongly convicted, and wrongly intentioned are handled with humor, charm, and daring in 20 digitally restored and remastered episodes. Let george do it radio program the needle in the haystack, starring bob bailey, january 2, 1950 let george do it program index 19461949 episode index next episode. Listen to let george do it 460514 jonathan winters murder mystery online using any of the 3 radio players below. Let george do it posted by smokey stover on august 26, 2008 at 05. Frances robinson portrayed his secretary claire brooks.
I dont want to do something that will intentionally cause harm. Listen to and download the let george do it how guilty can. Buy and sell used stuff in the united states letgo. George formby ukulele and vocal, jack hylton orchestra. The unpredictable adventures of freelance troubleshooter george valentine entertained west coast audiences for. You can get a new, updated copy by scrolling down and clicking the link over there on the right side of this page. Apr 26, 2005 in let george do it, there are too many people in the house named george, and they are all running around, trying to be helpful. All the shows are very good, from the beginning when george had an office staff to when it evolved to more serious sleuthing. Follow george valentine bob bailey as a detective handy man, who got his jobs from responses to a newspaper ad. Let george do it let george do it was a radio drama series. This man of many talents will take on just about any jobfor a price.
Yet, there are more episodes of let george do it in existence than there are of sam spade or phillip marlowe or even sherlock holmes. Frances robinson costars as brooksie, with wally maher as lieutenant riley. The definitive let george do it radio article and log with robert. Bob bailey starred as private investigator george valentine. Starring bob bailey as george valentine, let george do it was a freelance detective drama with a box style twist.
With george formby, phyllis calvert, garry marsh, romney brent. Its bob bailey as troubleshooterforhire george valentine. Let george do it was a detective drama that aired from 1946 to 1954. Let george do it home services handyman services in east. There is a printable worksheet available for download here so you can take the quiz with pen and paper. Hed rather use his head than his fists or a gun, but sometimes you cant be too choosy.
I have been trying to find the origin of let george do it. With george wallace, letty craydon, joe valli, alec kellaway. About old time radio the buzzterm for old time radio is otr. The show was written by david victor and jackson gillis, and was directed by don clark.
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