The Blue Beetle · 1940 · 12 min · 1,877 words
The transcript of “Saved by a Hair pt. 1”, an episode of The Blue Beetle from 1940. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Blue Beetle plays The Blue Beetle free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Beethoven. Weeding down upon the underworld, a smashed ganglin, comes the mysterious, all-powerful character who is a problem to the police, but a crusade of all-all. In reality, Dan Garret, a rookie patrolman, loved by everyone, but suspected by none of being the blue beetle.
As the blue beetle, he hides behind a sprained mask and a suit of impenetrable blue chain armor, flexible as silk, but stronger, than steel. Today's episode of the Fox feature, the Blue Beetle, is entitled Saved by a Hair.
In all our cities and even in smaller communities, there are unfortunate to what trying to live down a single misstep. Having served time in jail for some crime, generally a first offense, they have been paroled.
Release from jail with part of their sentence unserved, given a chance to try again to make useful citizens of themselves. Perolis, they are called, one misstep while on parole, and they may be returned to jail to serve out the full term of the sentence.
Clever but heartless underworld characters have found the Perolis a source of illicit income, and as a result, a wide spread system of blackmail has sprung up. The story opens with Roman Dan Garrett, who in reality is the blue beagle, is discussing the matter with his friend and confidant, Dr. Brown.
You see, Doc, now fell us up against it when these underworld vultures begin to hover over in. Why, how do you mean, Danny? Well, let's take the case of Jim Horton. He got mixed up with a bunch of young hoodlums in the neighborhood where he lived.
Got caught one night running away from the scene of a store robbery. Was he one of the robbers? Claim not, but the court found him guilty. He got five years. Oh, yes, yes. I remember the case now.
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