The Busy Body: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (June 18, 1949)

“The Busy Body” is an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 18, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by Liz Stewart to find her missing fiancé Dean Howard, who was supposed to meet her but never arrived and mysteriously mentioned a horrible mistake on the phone. Marlowe's investigation at Howard's house leads him into a dangerous situation involving debts, a mysterious blonde visitor, and a discovery that suggests violence has occurred.

Los Angeles, including a coffee shop at Franklin and Bronson, Dean Howard's house at 312 Normandy, and the neighboring house.

Characters: Philip Marlowe, Liz Stewart, Dean Howard, Uncle Hanley Stewart, Agatha Lambrigger, Leo, Carol

Listen for: Marlowe is knocked out and hidden in a broom closet, only to find a cedar chest filled with blood; his neighbor Agatha rushes from the driveway in terror.

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.