The Golden Lizard: Let George Do It (July 24, 1950)

“The Golden Lizard” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 24, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired by a yacht broker to investigate the sale of a luxury vessel called the Golden Lizard and find out who currently owns it, with the expectation of competitive bidding from a South American company. When George meets the ship's owner, Señor Bolivar de Limbrofso, he discovers the elderly Argentine has no real intention of selling his beloved vessel and is instead entertaining a young Danish woodworker named Paul and a South American engineer named Enrico who recently drowned under mysterious circumstances.

The Golden Lizard, a luxury yacht anchored at a hotel, and surrounding locations in 1950.

Characters: George Valentine, Mr. Murray (yacht broker), Señor Bolivar de Limbrofso, Paul (Danish woodworker), Enrico (South American engineer), Signora (Señor's companion)

Listen for: The mystery surrounding Enrico's drowning and George's investigation into the true situation with the yacht's ownership and the suspicious activities aboard the ship.

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.