A New Face For Joe Harvey: Boston Blackie (November 5, 1946)

“A New Face For Joe Harvey” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast November 5, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A man claiming to be Joe Harvey, a thief who stole $50,000 from his firm, is arrested by police who believe he is Donald Tate, a cop killer. Harvey insists he had his face surgically altered by a doctor named Weaver to escape detection, but the operation went wrong and gave him Tate's appearance. Boston Blackie becomes involved when Harvey begs him to verify his true identity before the real Tate escapes justice.

City streets, police headquarters, Doc Weaver's apartment, and a taxi cab in an unnamed city during the present day.

Characters: Joe Harvey, Doc Weaver, Boston Blackie, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Officer/Police

Listen for: The mystery of Joe Harvey's true identity and whether Doc Weaver will confirm Harvey's story before it's too late. Listen for Boston Blackie's investigation into Doc Weaver's apartment and his conversation with Mary Wesley about the case.

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.