Uncle Harry's Bones: Let George Do It (April 9, 1951)

“Uncle Harry's Bones” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 9, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private investigator George Valentine is summoned to a remote farm near Pine Lake by a woman named Sophie, who fears that skeletal remains recently found in the lake may or may not actually be those of her missing Uncle Harry, who disappeared five years ago. George and his associate Miss Brooks arrive to find Sophie frightened and confused, joined by her brother Doc Sellers, a retired veterinarian, and Douglas Kent, who help Valentine search for old medical records that might identify the bones.

A rundown farmhouse near Pine Lake, reached by turning right at the Red Silk Post office

Characters: George Valentine, Miss Brooks, Sophie, Doc Sellers, Douglas Kent, Sheriff

Listen for: George's investigation into whether the skeleton found in the lake truly belongs to the missing Uncle Harry, with Doc Sellers skeptical of jumping to conclusions while George searches for x-rays that could provide positive identification

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.