The Grim Hunters: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (March 12, 1949)

“The Grim Hunters” is an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 12, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private detective Philip Marlowe receives a panicked call from Helen Palmer claiming she needs help urgently, but when he rushes to her address in the Hollywood Hills, he discovers it's actually a scavenger hunt party. Later that night, Lieutenant Ebarra calls Marlowe to inform him that Helen Palmer is dead, and Marlowe must follow a mysterious woman to a cottage on North Ogden Drive where she confronts him with a gun.

Hollywood Hills and Los Angeles, night time

Characters: Philip Marlowe, Helen Palmer, Lieutenant Ebarra, Mr. Grover, Thaddeus, Larry Samples, Mooney, Miss Langley

Listen for: A scavenger hunt turns deadly when one of the party guests is found murdered, and Marlowe finds himself drawn into a dangerous investigation involving a mysterious woman with a gun.

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.