Grannys Witchcraft: Boston Blackie (October 29, 1946)

“Grannys Witchcraft” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast October 29, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie attends a costume party where an old woman claiming to be named Granny warns him that death is coming for him, specifically mentioning a blue limousine. When a blue car nearly runs Blackie down the next day, he takes the warning seriously and visits Granny's address to learn more. He discovers that Granny appears to be a young woman in disguise who seems to know details about the attempt on his life.

Boston, at a costume party and various locations around the city including Granny's house at 50 Lincoln Lane

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Granny, Lucky, Inspector, Mary (party guest)

Listen for: The mystery of Granny's true identity and how she knows about the murder plot against Blackie; the significance of the blue limousine

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.