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Personal notice, danger to my stock and trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you got a job for me, George Valentine. Right, full detail. 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 Scream of the Eagle, another adventure of George Valentine. Music My dear Mr. Valentine, I hate injustice, even when it happens to one of my own relatives.…

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Synopsis

In The Scream of the Eagle, George Valentine receives a troubling case from a distant relative of Matilda Jonathan, a young woman who tragically drowned over a year and a half ago. Her death has left a fortune of five million dollars in limbo, and the cousin fears that a shrewd lawyer named McNeil will exploit the situation to deny Matilda's rightful heirs. The urgency of the matter escalates when George learns that multiple claimants are stepping forward, each insisting they are Matilda, creating a chaotic scene at McNeil's office.

Host

B

Bud Hiestand

Cast›

B

Bill James

Bob Bailey

Howard McNear

Stanley Waxman

Virginia Gregg

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Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Let_George_Do_It_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
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LGDI 50-07-03 (199) The Scream of the Eagle.mp3

Let George Do It, Episode 199

The Scream of the Eagle

Monday, July 3, 1950 · 28:58

Let George Do It, Episode 199

The Scream of the Eagle

Monday, July 3, 1950 · 28:58

Summary

George Valentine investigates the mysterious case of Matilda Jonathan, a supposed heiress who drowned a year and a half ago but is now at the center of a web of deceit and claims. With five million dollars at stake, George must navigate a tangled legal battle to uncover the truth.

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That night in history

Headlines

  • 1950 — Cold War: Radio Free Europe first broadcasts.
  • 1950 — Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan.
  • 1950 — The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel.

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