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Let George Do It was a detective drama that aired from 1946 to 1954. It is about the story of George Valentine, a tough-guy detective who always prioritizes his job above anything else. Along with him is his secretary, the smart and sassy Ms. Claire Brooks (aka Brooksie), who sees him as someone special. Bob Bailey (and later Olan Soule in 1954) was given the role of Valentine, while Francis Robinson and Virginia Gregg took the character of Brooksie. Other characters in the show were Eddie Firestone as Brooksie’s younger brother Sonny, Wally Maher as Lieutenant Riley, and Joseph Kearns as Caleb.

During the first years of the film, the producers hired an organist for the transition of the scenes, and only very few sound effects were used. Later on, however, the show started using orchestra, and the production became a little more grand.

Let George Do It was considered to be a really excellent show, but Valentine wasn’t the role that Bob Bailey became famous for. Rather, it was Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, which he joined in 1955, a year after Let George Do It ended. Click here to read more about Let George Do It

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
N/A	sucker stunt	+ origination, syndicated. "Sucker Stunt". Sponsored by: Standard Oil. George Valentine is the su...
05.14.1946	audition the first client	+ Mr. Winters, George Valentine's first client, is murdered right in George's office! The body di...
10.18.1946	cousin jeff and the pigs	+ Standard Oil, Chevron. Cousin Jeff Williams asks George to find him a girl friend, one who likes ...
10.25.1946	the brookdale orphanage	+ Standard Oil, Chevron. Cowboy star Jimmy Jones is afraid of horses. How will he do the benefit fo...
11.08.1946	the robber	+ An eccentric book dealer dies, and George is hired to find his missing money. The clue lies with ...
10.03.1947	forty two on a rope	+ A beautiful girl and her beautiful pearls gets George Valentine down into a sewer and up a tree ...
04.05.1948	the smugglers	+ George's old army pal is seriously hurt in Egypt and is recuperating in a sanitarium. The case st...
04.12.1948	am i my brothers keeper	+ Martin Bentner hires George Valentine to find his missing brother Phil. Phil has problems of his ...
04.19.1948	the penthouse roof	+ Elliott Wormsley, an urban bird watcher, spots a murder in a penthouse several blocks away with ...
04.26.1948	the eddie prokosh case	+ Eddie, a teen-ager just getting out of reform school for stealing cars, is determined to seek rev...
05.03.1948	tunnel under the river	+ George and Brooksie become sandhogs under the river. Sabotage and buried treasure are dredged to ...
05.10.1948	the gilbert dressler case	+ George tackles a phoney medium to save Gabrielle Turner from a charge of murder, and gets a ghos...
05.31.1948	the edith wilder case	+ George visits the Shelby Friendship Club for a clue to the missing Mrs. Angela Phillistin, a lady...
06.07.1948	the peter mirch case	+ Peter Murch, a little man in the movies, about to star in a feature film, hires George to show hi...
06.14.1948	the martha devorak case	+ . "A Piece Of Publicity". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Martha Dvorak, the famous trapeze...
06.21.1948	the barbara eversall case	+ Barbara Ebersole will soon be declared an "unfit mother," but she's been framed and wants very mu...
06.28.1948	the racket	+ A foreigner wanting to become a citizen is killed by a racket that thrives on little, scared peo...
07.05.1948	jonathan thorpe case	+ . "Murder Me Twice". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Jonathan Thorpe, the hated drama critic...
07.12.1948	joyce dunning case	+ . "A Close Call". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. George Valentine is hired by Joyce Dunnin...
07.19.1948	joe logan case	+ . "Cry Murder". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. A private eye named Joe Logan hires George ...
07.26.1948	miss haffey murdered her	+ . "The Seven Murder". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. + Arnold Blumis tells George Valentin...
08.02.1948	the martin kirsch case	+ . "The Money Maker". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Martin Kirsch of The Bonded Paper Compa...
08.09.1948	the perfect specimen	+ . "The Perfect Specimen". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Dr. Norman Penford has received a...
08.16.1948	the ghost on bliss terrace	+ . "The Ghost On Bliss Terrace". Sponsored by: Standard Oil, Chevron. Sam Mitchell has been murde...
N/A	the anthill

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My 11 year old grandson LOVE George and Johnny. His favorite show is Jack Benny. I love introducing him to these great entertainers and their fun, clean talent!

Hall

Love me some Bob Bailey!

Susan

Love the early episode of Let George Do It with the cowboy star who's actually scared of horses. Some real fun episodes of Gene Autrey's Melody Ranch and also some fun ones in All Star Western Theatre

Andy

Let George Do It started its regular broadcast run as a comedy -- but was quickly changed to a detective series, a showcase for Bob Bailey who would become the most beloved Johnny Dollar.

Joe

I love this show! Almost a more light-hearted JD!

Rachel

Mr Bailey was the absolute best. I still love his version of Johnny Dollar over all others. Meaning no disrespect to the others, of course.

Martin

Bob Bailey played Private Eye George Valentine on this crime drama. The program was broadcast by Mutual, mostly as a West Coast show from 1946 to 1955. It was broadcast in New York from 1954 to 1955. Bailey is also well known for playing Johnny Dollar on "Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar" for CBS (1956-1960).

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