Episode 625 - Clothes-Minded (Let George Do It, Philo Vance, Richard Diamond, The Saint, & Johnny Dollar)

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

Jack Mooney

Arts, Performing Arts, Mystery, Detectives, Old, Radio, Time, Tv & Film, Oldtimeradio

4.6 • 982 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 153 minutes

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Summary

They say clothes make the man, but they also make mysteries for this week’s roster of radio detectives. George Valentine hunts a killer where the only clue is his distinctive attire in “Death Wears a Gay Sport Jacket” from Let George Do It (originally aired on Mutual on October 18, 1948) and Philo Vance probes the murder of a dress shop owner in the syndicated episode “The Herringbone Murder Case.” Richard Diamond tries to find out why someone keeps stealing blue serge suits (originally aired on ABC on February 9, 1951), and The Saint discovers a bullet hole in the back of his brand-new suit in “Formula for Death” (originally aired on ABC on March 25, 1951). Finally, John Lund stars as Johnny Dollar in “The Rochester Theft Matter,” where a girl is gunned down while wearing a stolen fur coat (originally aired on CBS on May 12, 1953).

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0:00.0	Get this and get it straight.
0:02.1	Crime is a sucker's road.
0:03.9	And those who travel
0:04.6	it wind up in the gut of the prison of the grave.
0:12.3	The story you were about to hear is true.
0:15.2	Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent.
0:18.6	The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective.
0:21.7	The Adventures of the Saints,
0:23.5	starring Vincent Price.
0:25.5	Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures
0:27.7	of the man with the action-packed expense account.
0:30.6	America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator...
0:33.4	Yours truly, Johnny Dollar.
1:04.5	... Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Hello and welcome to Down These Mean Streets with more old-time radio detectives and crime solvers.
1:12.6	This week we're putting on our Sunday best for five radio adventures that involve articles of clothing.
1:19.9	Now, they say clothes make the man, but for our heroes today, clothes also make the mystery.
1:23.9	First up, Bob Bailey stars as George Valentine.
1:30.3	In Death Wears a Gay Sport Jacket, an episode of Let George Do It from October 18, 1948.
1:32.3	A killer has struck four times, and the only clue to his identity is the unusual jacket he
1:39.3	wears when he commits his murders.
1:42.3	George Valentine is on the case,
1:44.8	along with Francis Robinson as his Girl Friday, Brooksie,
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