Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In: Let George Do It (August 20, 1951)

“Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 20, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired by Ambrose Acropolis to find his missing friend Bob Sprague, a young man who has apparently gone into hiding. Valentine discovers that Bob is fleeing from Ambrose himself, who claims to be owed $40,000 from a poker game, though he insists his intentions toward the boy are friendly despite having hired people to track him down.

A hotel bar and surrounding areas

Characters: George Valentine, Ambrose Acropolis, Bob Sprague, Bartender, Ambrose's associates

Listen for: The mystery of why Bob Sprague is hiding and what really lies behind Ambrose Acropolis's pursuit of the young man over the gambling debt.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.