The Case of the Gold-Headed Cane: Nick Carter, Master Detective (January 19, 1947)

“The Case of the Gold-Headed Cane” is an episode of Nick Carter, Master Detective, the old-time radio show, first broadcast January 19, 1947. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Detective Nick Carter boards a ship to catch Sir Armand Coleman, who is suspected of stealing fifty carats of diamonds from a South African mine by hiding them in his gold-headed cane. When Carter arrives, he discovers Coleman has been murdered in his cabin with a knife through his throat, and the diamonds have vanished from their hiding place.

A diamond mine in South Africa and a ship bound for the United States

Characters: Nick Carter, Patsy, Sir Armand Coleman, Gig, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Filbert, Captain, Madame Duquesne

Listen for: The mysterious murder of Coleman, the missing diamonds, and clues involving the gold-headed cane, the angle of the knife throw, and ink spots on bills.

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.