The Deep Shadow: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (March 21, 1950)

“The Deep Shadow” is an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 21, 1950. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by Harvey Kettering to find his fiancée Shirley Doyle, who disappeared after receiving a mysterious note at her apartment asking her to meet someone named Francis Dragato. When Marlowe investigates, he discovers that Eddie, the owner of the Blue Chip nightclub where Shirley and Kettering had been the night before, has been murdered that morning. The police believe a young blonde woman is responsible for the killing.

Studio City and Hollywood, California, including the Blue Chip nightclub and various locations around the city.

Characters: Philip Marlowe, Harvey Kettering, Shirley Doyle, Eddie, Cocky Netherlands, Lieutenant Matthews

Listen for: The investigation into Shirley's disappearance becomes entangled with a murder investigation when Marlowe learns the nightclub owner has been killed. Listen for clues about Shirley's connection to Eddie and the mysterious note from Francis Dragato.

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.