The Wentworth Diamonds: Boston Blackie (April 25, 1945)

“The Wentworth Diamonds” is an episode of Boston Blackie, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 25, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A criminal syndicate plans to steal the Wentworth diamonds from the Manchester Museum during their transfer from the National Vaults, framing Boston Blackie for the heist by dressing one of their gunmen as him and planting evidence in his apartment. Blackie learns of the plot through his friend Shorty and must find a way to clear himself while staying in the city.

Boston, 1945. Various locations including Blackie's apartment, streets, and telephone calls.

Characters: Boston Blackie, Mary Wesley, Shorty, Inspector Faraday, Charles Kingston, Lady Wentworth

Listen for: The criminals' scheme to frame Boston Blackie unfolds through Shorty's warning and Blackie's attempts to reach Inspector Faraday. Blackie decides to stay in town despite pressure to leave, and calls his associate Charles Kingston in Chicago for help.

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.