The Lady in Mink: The Adventures of Philip Marlowe (April 30, 1949)

“The Lady in Mink” is an episode of The Adventures of Philip Marlowe, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 30, 1949. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Private investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by Grace Tyler to find her sister June Drake, who has sent a suicide note saying she's trapped with no way out. Marlowe begins searching through the fog-shrouded streets of Los Angeles, following leads from a mysterious man named Frank Melnyk to June's boyfriend Hugh Jaffe. As Marlowe digs deeper into June's life, he discovers a tangle of affairs and broken relationships that may hold the key to her disappearance.

Los Angeles, 1949, in the fog-covered city including a hotel cocktail lounge, Beverly Hills, a walk-up hotel on Main Street, and various residences

Characters: Philip Marlowe, Grace Tyler, June Drake, Frank Melnyk, Hugh Jaffe, Mrs. Jaffe (Margarita)

Listen for: Marlowe's hard-boiled narration as he pieces together the mystery of June Drake's disappearance, sharp dialogue revealing the complicated relationships between the suspects, and the ominous foreshadowing of violence to come

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.