The Man Under the Elm Trees: Let George Do It (September 26, 1949)

“The Man Under the Elm Trees” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 26, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine arrives at Mayville College in response to a letter from Del Hankham, who is worried that his sister Tisha, recently widowed and in possession of forty thousand dollars in life insurance money, is being targeted by Rick Stevenson, a smooth-talking jewelry salesman who has recently arrived in town. When George questions the eccentric boarder Skinny Adams about a mysterious man under the elm trees, Adams becomes evasive and paranoid.

Mayville College, a small college town, at Mrs. Packlett's boarding house and its grounds during a holiday weekend.

Characters: George Valentine, Del Hankham, Tisha, Rick Stevenson, Mrs. Packlett, Skinny Adams, Miss Brooke

Listen for: The mysterious reference to a man under the elm trees, Skinny Adams' strange behavior and warnings, and the setup of Rick Stevenson's scheme to gain access to Tisha's money.

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.