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Personal notice, danger's my stock and trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you gotta job for me, George Valentine. Write full details. The 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. Tune on a Triangle, another adventure of George Valentine. Dear Mr. Valentine, that ad of yours gets me. No job too tough for you to handle. Well, I don't believe it. I…

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Synopsis

In Tune on a Triangle, George Valentine finds himself embroiled in a bizarre situation when he receives a call from Jerry Briskin, who hints at needing help with a 'tiger.' As George waits in his office, he is skeptical about Briskin's arrival, but the situation quickly escalates when he learns that a woman is precariously perched on a building ledge. The atmosphere is tense as crowds gather below, and George realizes that he must act fast to prevent a tragedy.

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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 51-01-15 (227) Tune on a Triangle.mp3

Let George Do It, Episode 227

Tune on a Triangle

Monday, January 15, 1951 · 30:42

Let George Do It, Episode 227

Tune on a Triangle

Monday, January 15, 1951 · 30:42

Summary

George Valentine is drawn into a dangerous publicity stunt involving a trapeze artist on a ledge and an insane strongman with a gun. The stakes rise as George must navigate the chaos to save the woman and himself.

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