Life Can Be Murder: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (July 21, 1951)

“Life Can Be Murder” is an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the old-time radio show, first broadcast July 21, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private investigator Philip Marlowe meets the charming Marnie Carr at Bell's English restaurant and spends a pleasant evening with her, but when he takes her home to the Edwards house in Beverly Hills, he discovers a murdered woman inside. Marnie disappears, and Marlowe must track her down while Lieutenant Matthews suspects her involvement in the theft and homicide.

Los Angeles, including Bell's English restaurant, the Edwards house in Beverly Hills, and the Seaway Motel in Malibu

Characters: Philip Marlowe, Marnie Carr, Lieutenant Matthew, Bell Smith, Paul, Billy, Anne Harkness, Peggy Felix

Listen for: The solution to the murder and Marnie's true connection to the victim

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.