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Let George Do It: Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity

Let George Do It · August 7, 1950 · 29 min · 4,950 words

What happens

George Valentine is hired by publicity agent Jacob Flannery to work as a bodyguard at a fancy party. Flannery reveals his shocking secret: his most famous client, the glamorous and romantic Caleb Romano, doesn't actually exist. Flannery created the fictional character to build his business, but now Romano has become a problem he can't control.

Characters: George Valentine, Jacob Flannery, Pete the bartender, Miss Brooks

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Personal notice, Stange is my stock and trade. If the job's too tough for you to handle, you got a job for me, George Valentine. Right, full detail. 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.

Sweet are the uses of publicity, a transcribed adventure of George Valentine. Dear Mr. Valentine, believe me trouble I've got like the hives danger I've got like dandruff But who wants to scratch either one? Why should I ruin my expectancy when there's a man like your caliber?

Advertisers he should unwrap people's loads from their backs. No answer. It's for you. You've got it a job It's yours now listen so much for politeness You're going to keep me from an early day. You're gonna throw out a work my tombstone maker. How?

By only making yourself pleasant while I fall party. The place? East Bay up town. Meet at the side entrance at 8 o'clock. The name Jacob S. Flannery, Jake to you. That's me. The job? Believe me, Mr. Valentine, it's a job, all right.

You're going to be a bodyguard. A bodyguard to a man who doesn't exist. Only got 10 minutes, Valentine. Guess I'll be upstairs in 10 minutes. A bartender, Pete, the usual and make it fast. Yes, sir, Mr. Flannery. Coming up.

Anybody around here you don't know anywhere miss Brooks anywhere and I wish it weren't so Ten minutes rest a first all day ten you know for you're quite a curious Mr. Valentine you surprised me too. No, I said that you'll have to excuse the letter But I figured private eye tough Joe make them like it getting tuned with a sympathy get them here

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at regular intervals. Get this car saver service at standard stations and independent chevron gas stations where they say and mean we take better care of your car. Tonight's transcribed adventure of George Valentine has been brought to you by standard oil company of California on behalf of independent chevron gas stations and standard stations throughout the West. Robert Bailey has starred as George with

Virginia Greg as Brooksea. Let George do it is written by David Victor and Jackson Gillis and directed by Don Clark. Wally Mayer is Lieutenant Riley. Eddie Maher was heard his clannery, Lee Patrick as Mrs. Burnell, Eric Snowden as Claude and Bob Bruce as the reporter. The music is composed and presented by Eddie Dunstetter, your announcer John Houston.

Listen again next week, same time, same station to Let George Do It. This is the mutual Don Lee broadcasting system.

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