Murder Me Twice: Let George Do It (July 5, 1948)

“Murder Me Twice” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 5, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired by theatre critic Jonathan Thorpe to investigate Mark Guilford, an unemployed actor whom Thorpe believes is a criminal hiding in the theatre world. George attends a performance of Guilford's play at the Majestic and spots Thorpe's wife Evelyn at the stage door, suggesting a complicated personal entanglement. When George returns to confront Thorpe the next morning, he discovers the critic dead with a knife in his chest.

A big city with a theatre district; Jonathan Thorpe's newspaper office, the Majestic Theatre, and Thorpe's apartment

Characters: George Valentine, Jonathan Thorpe, Miss Brooks, Mark Guilford, Evelyn Thorpe, Lieutenant Riley

Listen for: A cynical theatre critic's murder investigation that uncovers personal jealousy and betrayal behind the scenes of the performing arts world.

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.