The Fearless Clown (HSG): Let George Do It (August 13, 1951)

“The Fearless Clown (HSG)” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast August 13, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired by Relita, a circus performer in strawberry-colored tights, to protect a fearless clown named Fofo from murder. Relita confesses she once wrote a letter threatening to kill Fofo, but the letter has gone missing from her dressing room, and she fears someone will use it to frame her for his murder. George must find the missing letter and discover who took it before Fofo meets a deadly end.

A circus, including the big top and performers' dressing rooms

Characters: George Valentine, Relita, Fofo the clown, Freddy, Brooksie

Listen for: A tense mystery unfolds as George investigates backstage at the circus, interviewing Relita and discovering that a threatening letter has vanished and could be used to frame her for murder.

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.