The Feminine Touch: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (May 7, 1949)

“The Feminine Touch” is an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the old-time radio show, first broadcast May 7, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by Baldwin Granville to keep his daughter Adrian away from Pepper Riggs, a daredevil motorcyclist who performs on the Wall of Death at the Redondo Pier. When Marlowe investigates the stunt riders, he discovers tension among the performers—Lou Bryan is accused of losing his nerve, and there are hints of sabotage brewing among the group.

Los Angeles, including the Bel-Air estates and the Wall of Death motorcycle stunt show at Redondo Pier

Characters: Philip Marlowe, Adrian Granville, Baldwin Granville, Pepper Riggs, Lou Bryan, Mickey North, Moon, Mr. Hadley

Listen for: The clash between Marlowe's skepticism and Adrian's fascination with danger; tensions among the motorcycle performers hinting at larger trouble ahead; the mysterious threats and accusations of sabotage

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.