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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Let George Do It: How Gullible Can You Be? (EP4102)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery: A chauffeur of a rich man whose partner died in a suspicious "accident" asks George to take care of the envelope plunging George into the middle of the case.

Original Radio Broadcast Date:May 28, 1951

Originated from Hollywood

Starred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Ken Christy as Lieutenant Johnson, Tony Barrett

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0:00.0

Welcome to the

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great detectives of old time radio from Boise, Idaho. This is your host, Adam

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Graham. If you have a comment, email it to me, box 13 at greatdetectives.net.

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using your favorite podcast software. 110 years ago today in Toledo, Ohio,

1:04.8

Robert Bainter Bailey was born to two working actors. And of course this

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whole wake is about celebrating his great career as a radio detective. And all

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the great performances we've enjoyed over the years from let George do it and

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yours truly journeyed all our today. We have another episode of let George do it.

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The original air date May 28th, 1951 and the title is How Gullible Can You Get?

1:39.9

Personal notice, dangerous my stock and trade. If the job's too tough for you to

1:44.8

handle, you got a job for me, George Valentine. Right, pull the tails.

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Greetings, mystery lover. Welcome to another let George do it adventure. This one

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carries the enlightening title of How Gullible Can You Get. But I don't want you to

2:18.1

think for one minute that our boy Valentine got hooked by the old shell game because

2:22.4

he didn't. At least I don't think so. Maybe I better listen along with him and find

2:28.0

out just what the authors did have in mind.

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What on earth?

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Mr. Valentine. Mr. Valentine is here. Come in. Thanks, I am. So I know this. What's

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the hurry? Oh, I'm sorry. It times a little short. That's all. Who's time?

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Mine. Oh, no, no. Look, I'm not running away from anything. I just got a lot to do.

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