One Against a City: Let George Do It (February 7, 1949)

“One Against a City” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 7, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine arrives in Sharon Dale, a city of 70,000 controlled by three ruthless criminals who run gambling, protection rackets, and other illicit operations. Editor Sam Morgan has hired George to take on these powerful men, hoping to expose their corruption before the next election. George devises a plan to pit the three gangsters against each other and sow discord in their criminal organization.

Sharon Dale, a mid-sized American city controlled by organized crime; the train station, the Morgan home, and the streets of Sharon Dale.

Characters: George Valentine, Sam Morgan, Brooksy, Mrs. Ruth Morgan, Johnny Morgan, Big Ed Corrigan, Len Tucker, Wall-E Wallpaper

Listen for: George's clever plan to infiltrate the criminal underworld and turn the three crime bosses against each other; the tension between Sam Morgan's idealism and his family's fears for their safety; the setup for George's work as a detective for hire.

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.