Blackie And Mary Go To Canyon Dude Ranch: Boston Blackie (May 25, 1949)

“Blackie And Mary Go To Canyon Dude Ranch” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 25, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie and his companion Mary check into Canyon Dude Ranch under assumed names for a vacation, but discover the owners are running a lonely hearts racket. A young ranch worker named Tom has disappeared after threatening to blackmail them, and Blackie suspects foul play when he finds wedding rings hidden in the owners' cabin belonging to missing women from the past two years.

Canyon Dude Ranch, a resort in the mountains

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Henry Canyon, Agatha Canyon, Katherine Sloane, Tom, Slim

Listen for: Blackie's clever use of Mary's charm to gather evidence, the revelation of the hidden wedding rings, and Henry's confession under pressure when he believes Blackie is running away with Mary.

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.