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Personal notice, danger is my stock and trade. If the job is too tough for you to handle, you got a job for me, George Valentine. Write full details. Music Standard Oil Company of California, on behalf of independent Chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the West, invites you to let George do it. Music The Floaters, another adventure of George Valentine. Music Dear Mr. Valentine, nice to meet you. Mr. Valentine, please, please, please. Hey, who is this? Who i…

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Synopsis

In the episode The Floaters, George Valentine is drawn into a perilous situation when he receives a late-night call from Bernice Hillary, a young woman who is panicking at a motel near the Mexican border. She insists that she is in grave danger and pleads for George to come to her aid before dawn. Intrigued and concerned, George and his assistant, Brooksie, make the drive to the motel, only to find a scene that will challenge their investigative skills.

Host

B

Bud Hiestand

Cast›

Bob Bailey

E

Eddie Fields

Jane Webb

J

Joseph Du Val

R

Ruth Perrott

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Let_George_Do_It_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).
  • Historical context from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

LGDI 50-01-23 (176) The Floaters.mp3

Let George Do It, Episode 176

The Floaters

Monday, January 23, 1950 · 29:17

Let George Do It, Episode 176

The Floaters

Monday, January 23, 1950 · 29:17

Summary

George Valentine investigates a mysterious double suicide at a rundown motel on the Mexican border, where a young woman seeks his help amidst a web of danger.

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That night in history

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  • 1950 — The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel.
  • 1950 — American lawyer and government official Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
  • 1950 — The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.

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