Seed of Destruction: Let George Do It (August 18, 1952)

“Seed of Destruction” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 18, 1952. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired by Mrs. Creighton to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her husband Dan, a movie theater owner who vanished three weeks ago after receiving a phone call at one of his theaters in Ridley Plains. With only a photograph and the knowledge that a woman called him, George begins checking the facts, including questioning Mrs. Creighton's brother Stan Collins and theater manager Ralph Holder about the circumstances of Dan's disappearance.

A city with a fleet of taxi cabs and a chain of small movie theaters, particularly Ridley Plains theater

Characters: George Valentine, Mrs. Creighton, Stan Collins, Lieutenant Johnson, Ralph Holder, Paul Dor

Listen for: George Valentine's investigation into Dan Creighton's vanishing act, the details about the mysterious phone call, and the discovery of financial tensions between the partners

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.