Picture With a Black Frame: Let George Do It (May 8, 1950)

“Picture With a Black Frame” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 8, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine receives a visit from Francis P. Bodge, a photographer who claims to have taken a compromising picture of a young woman named Lydia at a country club party. Bodge wants George to help him blackmail Lydia, who is about to marry into the wealthy Tonamaker family. When the photograph is destroyed during a scuffle, George decides to warn Lydia in person about the scheme.

The Tonamaker mansion and surrounding locations in the city.

Characters: George Valentine, Francis P. Bodge, Brooksie, Lydia, Whitley Tonamaker, Mrs. Tonamaker, Cousin Melvin

Listen for: The confrontation between George and Lydia takes an unexpected turn when she makes a shocking confession about her past.

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.