Cloak and Dagger: Lux Radio Theatre (May 3, 1948)

“Cloak and Dagger” is an episode of Lux Radio Theatre, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 3, 1948. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Cloak and Dagger, an episode of Lux Radio Theatre, follows American physicist Jesper and Italian girl Gina as they work for the Office of Strategic Services in wartime Europe. Jesper is sent to Switzerland to contact Professor Poda, a nuclear scientist whose work the Germans want, and later travels to Italy with Gina to bring him out. Their mission turns dangerous as they evade Nazi and Italian agents, and Gina's relationship with Jesper grows more complicated. Ronald Reagan and Lili Palmer star in the roles of Jesper and Gina. This transcript covers only the first part of the episode.

Wartime Switzerland and Italy, during the Second World War

Characters: Jesper, Gina, Professor Poda, Luigi, Clem, Andrew Wilson, Mrs. Dawson, Renaldo

Listen for: The tense confrontation at the fountain courtyard, where Jesper and Gina confront Luigi

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.