The Professor And Rufus Rob The Bank Safe: Boston Blackie (June 15, 1949)

“The Professor And Rufus Rob The Bank Safe” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 15, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

The Professor, a brilliant criminal mastermind, and his assistant Rufus rob a bank by timing their safe explosion to coincide with a construction blast across the street, ensuring no one hears the explosion. The night watchman is killed in the process. When Boston Blackie deduces the scheme and identifies the construction worker Mario Gasha as an accomplice, the Professor eliminates him. Now Blackie must track down the Professor before he strikes again at the Emerson Bank.

A city with banks, construction sites, and the Professor's hideout near the docks

Characters: Boston Blackie, The Professor, Rufus, Inspector Faraday, Mario Gasha, Mrs. Renora Gasha, Officer Graham, Pablo Montaro

Listen for: The Professor's obsession with timing and meticulous planning; the sound of explosions masking criminal activity; tense shootouts and chases through the streets

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.