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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Let George Do It: That Ain't No Way to Run a Railroad (EP4103)

The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio| Daily Mystery Dramas

Adam Graham

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.42K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Today's Mystery:George is hired by a wealthy man who is suspicious because his bid to buy a broken-down railroad for a million dollars was refused.

Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 2, 1952

Originated from HollywoodStarred: Bob Bailey as George Valentine, Virginia Gregg as Brooksie, Earle Ross

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of $2 or more per month. Again, thank you so much for your support. Well, our celebration of the

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110th birthday of Robert Bailey continues with yet another episode of What George Do It. The

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original air date on this one is December the 2nd, 1952 and the title is This Ain't No Way to Run

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a Railroad. Personal notice changes my stock and trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle,

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you got a job for me, George Valentine. Write full details.

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Well, what do you know? It's time for another visit with Valentine. George Valentine, that is.

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Now, he's the fellow who rents space in the personal columns of your paper,

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advertising the fact that when you bump into a problem with size too large,

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don't start taking brave pills. Let George do it. That's what Casey Foster did.

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He had a problem that was a bute. You know what it was? He had a million bucks that he wanted to

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give away and couldn't find a taker. Now, but you're saying that that's not possible. But it is.

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And if the maestro will give me a downbeat, I'll have Mr. Foster read you his letter to George.

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