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Robert Bainter Bailey came from a theatrical family and began performing as a child. Although he appeared in films, radio became the medium in which his controlled, natural delivery made the strongest impression. Bailey first became closely identified with detective drama as George Valentine in Let George Do It, a role he played for most of that program's run. In 1955 he took over Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and became the actor most strongly associated with the freelance insurance investigator. Bailey was especially effective during the celebrated five-part serial period, giving Johnny Dollar toughness, humor and emotional depth without turning him into a caricature. His performances helped transform the program from a conventional detective series into a more character-driven drama. Bailey continued in the role until 1960 and remains, for many old-time-radio listeners, the definitive Johnny Dollar.
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An audition or sales-presentation recording associated with Let George Do It, identified in the archive as “Audition #3 The First Client (now George Valentine).”
George is hired to protect a compulsive shoplifter, but the simple assignment turns into arrests and a string of comic misunderstandings.
A search for a picnic spot leads George to a boarded-up house and a message from a woman who says she is being held there.
George tries to find a suitable wife for his pig-raising cousin, only to create a series of unexpected romantic complications.
A movie star's secret terror of horses complicates an orphanage benefit and leaves George improvising a solution.
The death of an eccentric bookseller sends George looking for a concealed fortune and the person willing to betray others for it.
George's attempt to hide a prize Great Dane for a client creates jealous suspicions, police trouble and a frantic search for the dog.
A good deed draws George into a hunt for legendary pearls involving smugglers, a mysterious woman and a scientific surprise.
An old Army friend confined as a mental patient leads George to uncover a smuggling organization and the cover-up protecting it.
An old Army friend confined as a mental patient leads George to uncover a smuggling organization and the cover-up protecting it.
George's search for an estranged brother develops into a murder case involving impersonation, deception and a hidden identity.
George's search for an estranged brother develops into a murder case involving impersonation, deception and a hidden identity.
A birdwatcher reports seeing a man pushed from a distant rooftop, sending George into a case involving insurance, a supposed suicide and deliberate murder.
George tries to keep a troubled young man from pursuing revenge and uncovers a larger scheme behind the conflict.
George tries to keep a troubled young man from pursuing revenge and uncovers a larger scheme behind the conflict.
A series of dangerous accidents at a tunnel project leads George beneath the river and toward a deeply personal motive.
A series of dangerous accidents at a tunnel project leads George beneath the river and toward a deeply personal motive.
A suspicious spiritualist and a seance pull George into an inheritance scheme involving fraud, manipulation and murder.
A suspicious spiritualist and a seance pull George into an inheritance scheme involving fraud, manipulation and murder.
The disappearance of a woman from a lakeside community leads George to a matrimonial agency and a pattern of suspicious deaths.
The disappearance of a woman from a lakeside community leads George to a matrimonial agency and a pattern of suspicious deaths.
A timid actor asks George for real-life excitement, only for an amusement-park outing to become a murder case tied to an old jewel robbery.
George is hired to protect a famous trapeze performer from an apparent threat and finds that the real danger is much closer than expected.
George is hired to protect a famous trapeze performer from an apparent threat and finds that the real danger is much closer than expected.
A mother fighting for custody asks George to prove she was framed, forcing him to investigate the family members trying to discredit her.
A mother fighting for custody asks George to prove she was framed, forcing him to investigate the family members trying to discredit her.
An immigrant's fear of a collection racket leads George to a broader blackmail operation preying on vulnerable newcomers.
An immigrant's fear of a collection racket leads George to a broader blackmail operation preying on vulnerable newcomers.
A harsh theater critic hires George and then turns up dead, leaving multiple suspects tied together by jealousy and betrayal.
A harsh theater critic hires George and then turns up dead, leaving multiple suspects tied together by jealousy and betrayal.