Out of Mind: Let George Do It (May 2, 1949)

“Out of Mind” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 2, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired to investigate a troubling situation at the Winslow family estate. A suave mentalist named Vayne Louvain has insinuated himself into the household, and his presence is stirring up destructive jealousy and conflict between two sisters who are unused to worldly intrigue. As tensions escalate between the women and their mysterious guest, George must uncover what Louvain's true intentions are before the simmering hostility boils over into tragedy.

The Winslow family home, a mansion built high on a mountainside in the suburbs of Fenton, and the surrounding area.

Characters: George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Roger Winslow, Birdie Winslow, Sybil Winslow, Vayne Louvain, Mr. Gumbel

Listen for: The verbal sparring between the jealous sisters, Louvain's eerie demonstrations of mind-reading, and the mounting tension as George investigates the mentalist's influence over the household.

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.