Tune on a Triangle: Let George Do It (January 15, 1951)

“Tune on a Triangle” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 15, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

George Valentine receives a mysterious letter from Jerry Briskin claiming to have a tiger and requesting a meeting. When George arrives at his office, he discovers a woman on a building ledge threatening to jump. George manages to coax her down and rescue her from the ledge, but the incident attracts photographers and becomes a public spectacle. The woman, who turns out to be a performer named Stella, reveals that Briskin orchestrated the entire scene as a publicity stunt for her act.

George Valentine's office building in a city, with a dramatic scene on an exterior ledge attracting police, firefighters, and newspaper photographers.

Characters: George Valentine, Jerry Briskin, Stella, Fador (Stella's husband)

Listen for: The tense rescue scene on the building ledge, with George's smooth talking used to convince the desperate woman to move toward safety, followed by the revelation that the whole incident was a staged publicity stunt.

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.