Let George Do It

Each episode of Let George Do It opens with private detective George Valentine reading his ad from the "Personals": "Danger is my stock in trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you've got a job for me, George Valentine. Write full details." Next, his secretary, Claire Brooks (often referred to as "Brooksie"), reads a portion of a letter responding to the ad, introducing the client and the case of the week.

The series began as a light-hearted pastiche of the detective genre of the time, with comedic, almost silly, cases. However, it quickly morphed into a fairly typical gumshoe series of the time, though remaining more light-hearted and humorous than most.

Let George Do It ran from 1946 through 1954 on the the Mutual Don Lee network. For most of its run, Bob Bailey voiced the part of Valentine; Olan Soule played the role for the last season (you may not recognize Soule's name, but you will certainly recognize his face!). Brooksie was voiced variously by Frances Robinson, Virginia Gregg, and Lilian Buyeff.

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Series description provided by Frank Bell.