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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 Ant Hill, another adventure of George Valentine. Music Dear Mr. Valentine, I am without doubt the ugliest man in the world. Hey, wait a minute, who is this…

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Synopsis

In The Ant Hill, George Valentine receives a call from Lieutenant Riley about a desperate situation involving a slot machine mechanic named Trailer. Trailer has been shot multiple times and is clinging to life in a police hospital. The urgency of the situation escalates when Riley reveals that Trailer possesses vital information about a shadowy figure known only as Mr. Black, who is believed to be at the top of the slot machine racket.

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B

Bud Hiestand

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Bob Bailey

Jeanne Bates

Pat McGeehan

T

Tony Barrett

Virginia Gregg

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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).

LGDI 50-05-15 (192) The Ant Hill.mp3

Let George Do It, Episode 192

The Ant Hill

Monday, May 15, 1950 · 29:20

Let George Do It, Episode 192

The Ant Hill

Monday, May 15, 1950 · 29:20

Summary

George Valentine investigates the shooting of a slot machine mechanic named Trailer, who is on the brink of death and holds secrets about a powerful figure known as Mr. Black.

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