Episode 674 - Double Duty Detectives: Bob Bailey (Let George Do It & Johnny Dollar)

Episode 674 - Double Duty Detectives: Bob Bailey (Let George Do It & Johnny Dollar)

From Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives) by Mean Streets Podcasts

June 28, 2026 · 2h 13m · Season 13 · Episode 61

About this episode

This episode features Bob Bailey, who portrayed multiple detective roles in classic radio shows.

We wrap up our month of actors who played multiple detectives on the air with Bob Bailey. Bailey played wisecracking gumshoe George Valentine on Let George Do It before he stepped in as Johnny Dollar and made the role of "America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator" his own. We'll hear him as George in "Come and Get Me" (originally aired on Mutual on May 16, 1949) and "The Silent Waterfall" (originally aired on Mutual on January 9, 1950). Then, he's Johnny Dollar in the five part mystery "The Shady Lane Matter" (originally aired on CBS between July 9 and July 13, 1956).

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Books & works: Let George Do It, Johnny Dollar, Come and Get Me, The Silent Waterfall, The Shady Lane Matter

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