Bill Crane Attorney: Boston Blackie (September 13, 1945)

“Bill Crane Attorney” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast September 13, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Attorney Bill Crane seeks Boston Blackie's help to prove that Jack King, imprisoned for forgery, was actually framed. Blackie investigates the three witnesses who testified against King, discovering that a crucial witness was murdered the day of the trial. As Blackie digs deeper, he uncovers a web of bribery and deception involving a forged check and a bank teller.

A restaurant, a prison, a bank, and police headquarters in the city

Characters: Boston Blackie, Bill Crane, Mary Wertzberg, Jack King, William Bitch, Ralph Lyon, Henry Lawrence, Walter Lane

Listen for: The revelation of multiple murders connected to the original forgery case, and the surprising identity of who really killed a key witness

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.