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

“Deal Me Out and I'll Deal You In (HSG)” 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 friend Bob Sprague, who has mysteriously begun avoiding everyone and acting strangely. George tracks Bob to a hotel where he discovers the young man is hiding from someone and mentions $40,000, but before George can learn more, Bob flees. When Ambrose arrives at the hotel, George realizes the truth about why Bob is in trouble.

A hotel bar and rooms in the city

Characters: George Valentine, Ambrose Acropolis, Bob Sprague, Bartender

Listen for: The revelation of why Bob Sprague is in hiding and what the $40,000 has to do with his troubles

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.