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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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Johnny investigates a payroll killing and finds evidence that a young suspect has been framed while a corrupt police official is protecting the real crime.
Another theft of the Canary diamonds leads Johnny toward a supposedly reformed criminal whose new import business may conceal a much darker operation.
A wealthy man flees across the world to escape a supposed killer, and Johnny discovers that the real scheme is much closer to the victim's home than expected.
An audio biographical feature on Bob Bailey, included with the Let George Do It collection.
An audio biographical feature on Virginia Gregg, included with the Let George Do It collection.
An audio biographical feature on Eddie Firestone, included with the Let George Do It collection.
An audio biographical feature on Olan Soule, included with the Let George Do It collection.
An audio biographical feature on Frances Robinson, included with the Let George Do It collection.
An audition or sales-presentation recording associated with Let George Do It, identified in the archive as “Xx Audition #1 (George Lincoln, Not Valentine).”
An audition or sales-presentation recording associated with Let George Do It, identified in the archive as “Xx Audition #2 (George Lincoln, First Scene Is in Elevator).”
A flamboyant cowboy star hires George to protect a female sharpshooter who is being threatened, and the assignment develops into blackmail and murder.
A flashy businessman with gambling debts becomes the center of an apparent kidnapping, and George discovers signs that the supposed victim may be part of the embezzlement scheme.
In a small town alive with gossip, George investigates the disappearance of a man's wife while an insurance investigator pursues the possibility that he murdered her.
George investigates the suspicious death of a popular roadhouse owner and finds the case entangled with two estranged brothers, an ex-convict and old family betrayal.
An assault and a missing portrait draw George into a case of blackmail, impersonation and murder surrounding an artist and her work.
George investigates a bizarre series of deaths among opera performers, each preceded by an ominous record connected to the opera in which the victim appeared.
At a college reunion, an elaborate prank turns deadly, and George must sort old grudges and rivalries from the circumstances surrounding a classmate's apparent suicide.
Four men haunted by an unsolved murder use a card game to decide who will confess, drawing George into the old crime before desperation causes another death.
At an eccentric collector's castle, George investigates impossible-seeming thefts and a supposed murder in which a magician appears to defy ordinary explanation.
Odd break-ins at a bookshop, where an intruder seems interested only in reading, escalate into arson and murder connected with valuable books and forgery.
A blackmail investigation involving the wife of a prominent politician leads George into murder, a hit-and-run and a broader conspiracy.
A wife asks George to investigate her husband's apparent affair with a mysterious woman named Tongalani, but the supposed romance conceals a more dangerous scheme.
A Let George Do It archival program or collection item identified as “Spring Session (HSG Syndication Original Broadcast 1951-05-07).”