Johnny Burns Imported Wool: Boston Blackie (July 2, 1947)

“Johnny Burns Imported Wool” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 2, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Smuggler Johnny Burns arranges to bring imported woolens into the country via helicopter, partnering with Sam Blaine to finance the scheme. When Burns delivers the goods to Mr. Martin and makes a fortune, he decides to cut Blaine out of their partnership and shoots him, leaving Blaine wounded and able to report the crime to police.

City streets, apartments, and police headquarters in the present day

Characters: Boston Blackie, Johnny Burns, Sam Blaine, Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, Mr. Martin, Miss Rosie

Listen for: A smuggling scheme involving imported woolens, a partnership gone wrong, and a shooting that sets Boston Blackie on the case to uncover the truth behind Sam Blaine's shooting.

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.