What Became of Terry Cable: Let George Do It (July 16, 1951)

“What Became of Terry Cable” is an episode of Let George Do It, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 16, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

When Shorty McGowan, a talkative pub owner, discovers his acquaintance Terry Cable's watch in a pawn shop, he becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to the young man who vanished from the neighborhood. George Valentine takes the case and begins investigating Cable's background, uncovering a web of fires, gambling joints, and suspicious characters tied to the missing man.

A city's east side, including a pub, a warehouse district, a ruined neighborhood, and an insurance company office.

Characters: George Valentine, Shorty McGowan, Fat Williams, Mr. Manx, Mr. Everett, Angel, Terry Cable, Loose Sprinkle

Listen for: The gradual revelation of what Terry Cable really was doing in the neighborhood and why he disappeared from view.

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.