Murder Aboard Ship: Boston Blackie (July 30, 1946)

“Murder Aboard Ship” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 30, 1946. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Boston Blackie boards the freighter Swan in the harbor to meet his friend Shorty's acquaintance, cabin boy Jimmy Adams. Instead, he discovers a murder has taken place: the ship's passenger Mr. Crandall, who owned the cargo being transported, has been killed in his cabin. With Inspector Faraday investigating and three suspects who all had access to the victim's quarters, Blackie begins piecing together clues involving a planned mutiny and the valuable cargo.

Aboard the freighter Swan, anchored in the harbor. The action takes place in the captain's quarters and nearby areas of the ship.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mary, Inspector Faraday, Captain Harlan, Mr. Peterson (First Mate), Mr. Crandall (passenger), Jimmy Adams (cabin boy), Shorty

Listen for: Blackie's clever deduction about the connection between the mutiny plot and the murder, as he works to identify the killer among the three suspects who had access to Crandall's cabin.

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.