John Frawley Reads That He Is Dead: Boston Blackie (January 26, 1949)

“John Frawley Reads That He Is Dead” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 26, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

John Frawley returns from seven years in Africa to claim his inheritance, but his brother Edward has declared him dead to keep the entire fortune. When Frawley seeks out Martha Blake, the family's former servant who can identify him, he discovers she has been murdered. Now Frawley must find another way to prove his identity before his brother can consolidate his claim to the family's two million dollars.

A city in America, including Frawley's apartment building and Kay Morton's apartment

Characters: Boston Blackie, John Frawley, Edward Frawley, Martha Blake, Inspector Faraday, Kay Morton

Listen for: The mystery of who killed Martha Blake and whether John Frawley can prove his identity despite his brother's scheme

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.