George Valentine is hired to deliver $50,000 to the supposedly-dead criminal Vic Ruskin in Panama, who is blackmailing a film producer over a movie based on Ruskin's crimes. George arrives in Panama and meets a guide named Delcatoni at the airport, but discovers Delcatoni has been murdered. A mysterious woman and a self-described lawyer named Pissarro Feng become entangled in the case, each with their own agendas and secrets.
Characters: George Valentine, Lieutenant Riley, Mr. Grovitch, Mr. Brooks, Vic Ruskin, Delcatoni, Pissarro Feng, A woman at Club Cortez
The transcript of “Partner in Panama”, an episode of Let George Do It first broadcast December 12, 1949. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Let George Do It plays Let George Do It free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Let George do it! Partner in Panama, another adventure of George Valentine. The job's not too tough for me, but I don't want it. Wait a minute, who is this? Lieutenant Riley? It's the voice of desperation. Get over here quick.
Why? Why? Why, he asked. He makes movies? Oh, no, no. That's the job balance. Please, Miss Brooks, I do not do cherry traces. My style is realism. My own invention, realism.
No, I see Mr. Grover. In my last picture, a man cheeses a man across Golden Gate Bridge. You know where we took that picture? Golden Gate Bridge. Precisely, you have the feel of it. Real people, real places.
Real places, real blood in the heart of the hair one, real bullish. Yeah, sure, Mr. Grovitch. And it's real money, too, I suppose. But what about you? He's made a picture, but he can't be leeced by the time.
Why not? Nobody will buy it. The world is clamoring for it. So is the Academy. So is my bank. I have got a million dollars tied up. Well, what's the matter? What happened? Vic Ruskin.
That's what's happened. Vic Ruskin? Huh? Yes, yes, a name for mention history. One of the prehistoric thorns in my side. Who tells? I've heard of Ruskin, but I thought he was dead. So did I.
Yeah. So did the police in half a dozen cities all over the world. Only to be honest about it, he just disappeared 10 years ago. He might have stayed that way if it hadn't been for my friend Grovitch here, but no, no, he's got to go around raising the dead, Mr. Wellentai.
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Robert Bailey is starred as George. Let George do it as written by David Victor and Jackson Gillis and directed by Don Clark. Virginia Gregg appeared as Bruxy, Wally Mayer as Lieutenant Riley. Ed Beggley was Grovich, Ted DiCorsia, Fain, Maria Palmer, Tasha, Joseph Granby, Todd, and Fred Shields, Ruskin. The music is composed and presented by Eddie Dunstepher, your
announcer John Houston. Listen again next week, same time, same station to let George do it. This is the Mutual Down League Broadcasting System.
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