The House that Jack Built: Let George Do It (October 2, 1950)

“The House that Jack Built” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 2, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine is hired by Lacey Jack, a writer preparing to expose crime bosses to the DA's office, to watch over his apartment and family while he crosses town to meet an informant. After Jack leaves, George discovers that the nightclub singer Lila is Jack's sister, and the charming visitor Uncle Mar is revealed to be Duke Aversen, one of the very criminals Jack is about to inform on.

A nightclub casino and Lacey Jack's apartment

Characters: George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Lacey Jack, Lila, Mickey, Joe, Lieutenant Riley, Duke Aversen

Listen for: The ironic arrival of Duke Aversen at the apartment while Lacey Jack is away to gather evidence against him; George's growing understanding of the dangerous situation he's been drawn into.

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.