February 19, 2023 • 25 mins
The exploits of Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman who, by wearing bullet-proof blue chain mail, transformed himself into the mysterious Blue Beetle, a daring crusader for justice.
The Blue Beetle was created by Charles Nicholas. The character made his first appearance in August of 1939 in the comic book Mystery Men #1, published by Fox Features Syndicate.
The Blue Beetle radio serial aired from 05-15-40 to 09-13-40 as a CBS 30 minutes, syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy provided the voice of the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes. Later episodes were uncredited.
After his father was killed by a gangster's bullet, young Dan Garrett joined the New York Police Department, but soon tired of the slow pace and red tape of police work.
With the help of his friend and mentor, pharmacist and drug-store proprietor Dr. Franz, Dan acquired a costume of bullet-proof chain-mail-like cellulose material, and began a second life, fighting crime as The Blue Beetle.
His calling card was a small beetle-shaped marker that he left in conspicuous places to alert criminals to his presence, using their fear of his crime fighting reputation as a weapon against them. For this purpose he also used a "Beetle Signal" flashlight. The Blue Beetle's reputation was not his only weapon -- he carried a revolver in a blue holster on his belt, and was sometimes shown wearing a multi-pouched belt after the style set by Batman. Also in the Batman vein, the Blue Beetle had a "BeetleMobile" car and a "BeetleBird" airplane. In at least one radio adventure, he carries something called a "magic ray machine". The ray machine was a sort of super-scientific cutting device.
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The Blue Beetle was created by Charles Nicholas. The character made his first appearance in August of 1939 in the comic book Mystery Men #1, published by Fox Features Syndicate.
The Blue Beetle radio serial aired from 05-15-40 to 09-13-40 as a CBS 30 minutes, syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy provided the voice of the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes. Later episodes were uncredited.
After his father was killed by a gangster's bullet, young Dan Garrett joined the New York Police Department, but soon tired of the slow pace and red tape of police work.
With the help of his friend and mentor, pharmacist and drug-store proprietor Dr. Franz, Dan acquired a costume of bullet-proof chain-mail-like cellulose material, and began a second life, fighting crime as The Blue Beetle.
His calling card was a small beetle-shaped marker that he left in conspicuous places to alert criminals to his presence, using their fear of his crime fighting reputation as a weapon against them. For this purpose he also used a "Beetle Signal" flashlight. The Blue Beetle's reputation was not his only weapon -- he carried a revolver in a blue holster on his belt, and was sometimes shown wearing a multi-pouched belt after the style set by Batman. Also in the Batman vein, the Blue Beetle had a "BeetleMobile" car and a "BeetleBird" airplane. In at least one radio adventure, he carries something called a "magic ray machine". The ray machine was a sort of super-scientific cutting device.
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The Blue Beetle weeping down upon theunderworld. Old Mash Gangling un the mysterious
all powerful character who is a problemto the police but a crusader full off
in reality. Damn Garrett, arookie racold loved by everyone, but suspected
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by none of being the Blue People. As the Blue People be hides behind
the spring of Last and a suitof intelligible blue chain armow Flexi blaster roll
of fans feel. Today's episode ofthe Fox feature The Blue Beetle has entitled
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Benette in Diamonds, the wealthy andbeautiful wife of Benjamin Bannister. The Oil
Magnets claims to have been robbed atthe famous Banister diamond necklace, along with
other jewelry of lesser values. Apeculiar fact of the case is that there
appears to have been two robberies,the first as she was leaving the Starlight
Club, a famous dance rendezvous,and another at some unknown time. Apprehension
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of frugs, who stripped the diamondnecklace from her throat just outside the Starlight
Club, disclosed the fact that thenecklace they stole with the faith, but
the real necklace is still missing asour story opens Patroman Dan Garrett, who
is really the Blue Beetle, isdiscussing the case with his friend and confidence,
doctor Franz. The Kenneth Jenny Isthis Banister jewel robbery is a very
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interesting case? Yes, it isdark from what you've read of it in
the papers? Did you believe MissusBanister's social secretary is guilty? Well,
the ever and so far is ratherconvincing. One of the jewelry was found
in the girl's room, But couldn'tthat have been planted there by the crooks?
Ere that's possible. Missus Banister doesn'tdirectly accuse her social secretary, Lucy
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Ridgeway, according to this newspaper,but the real necklace is still missing.
Years. Missus Banister claims Lucy Ridgewaybrought the necklace to her from the safe
and fastened it about her neck justbefore she left for the starlight clap.
That must have been the faith necklace. Years but that still doesn't prove anything
against Lucy Ridgeway. According to MissusBanister, she and the Ridgeway girl are
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the only ones who know the combinationof the wall safe except mister Banister,
who was out west somewhere on businessthe Diamond Necklace who was insured for half
a million, wasn't it? Yes? Are you are you going to work
on this case? Danny? Ah? I don't think so. Dark.
The Blackney Insurance Company has a tonein best together as the bust in the
country, And besides, it's outof a blue Beetle's line. No unfortunate
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individuals are involved. There's the phone, miss excuse me, Danny. Hello,
oh, hello Charlie. Yes,yes, he's here Dust a moment,
It's for you, Denny. CharlieStorm of the sick start. Hello,
Charlie, Now what's on your mind? What really your girl's sister?
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I didn't know that? What?Yes? Sure, sure you bet?
I will, Charlie, sure,good bye. Sounds like the blue Beetle
will be shopping his nippers soon.Yes, Charlie Storm just told me Lucy
Ridgeway as his girl's sister and hewants me to see what I can do
to help her out of this jam. What are you going to do?
Have a talk with a Ridgeway girl, Then get man again and drive down
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to the Banister place and interview missusBanister. The commissioner will assign me to
the game. I think you dothat all right, if thin doesand ILL
have to operate entirely as a bluebeetle. I'm not ready to do that
until I can get a certain informationread. Good luck for you, Danny,
nice doc. I'll be back later. I'll have your blue people chain,
armor and mask and equipment ready whenyou meet them. That's fine,
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will go on. It looks asif I were going to be up to
my neck in diamonds, but theywon't be around my neck. Here's a
rich way, girl, Dan nI'm a Dan Garrett, miss Ridgeway,
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as friend of Charlie Storm. Yes, Charlie asked me to do what I
can to help you in this unfortunatecase. I suppose you tell me what
you know about this duel robbery.But all I know is that the night
missus Banister was held up and robbedat what proved to be its just down
in necklace, I was awakened byMissus Banister and some police officers and questioned
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about the disappearance of a time innecklace. Were you aware of the fact
that there were two almost Enrico necklaces? Yes, Missus Bannister told me some
time ago her husband had urged herto have a duplicate necklace made of imitation
diamond to where when she went outin public she had for a necklace maiden.
When the macklaces were a little bythe jeweler, I put both boxes
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in the face. You and MissusBennetter are the only ones who knew the
combination of that face. Mister Bennisteralso knew it. Ah, he's a
way. I believe that's right.Now. What can you tell me about
Missus Banister's private life that might behelpful in proving this mystery? What has
she done recently and with whom hasshe been associated? Why? I'm afraid
I couldn't device things like that.I assure you, Miss Ridgeway, the
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information will only be used to writeany wrong that has been done well.
Missus Banister has been losing heavily atFridge. Recently, she's been love more
than attentive to Don Ricardo, theorchestra leader at the Starlight Clubs, since
mister Benneter has been away, andlast week she had a long interview with
mister McCaffrey, a private detective fromthe Ethne Insurance Something before the robbery,
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have you any idea of what theinterview was about. No, but but
I noticed she seemed quite thoughtful afterwe're letting a bit more cheerful. Is
if something had relieved her mind?That's very interesting? Please? When can
I get out of this horrible place? The distrainth of it being put into
jail like a common see. No, no, don't worry this ridgeway.
I'm on your side and I'll dowhat I can for you. But I
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think that for the present, you'resafer in than out of jail. Well,
Lonny, I got the commissioner toassign us to this Barister case,
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like you asked me too. No, where do we go from here?
We separate up the next corner?What's that? So? What's hot of
the game is this? Sorry,Mike, but we've got to work fast
in this case, and we canget results quicker if we each work suff
at least that way, we'll stillbe solving the case together. Okay?
Or what do we do? Yourun over to the Banister's town house and
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interview missus Banister, and what doI ask her? Ask her what her
interview with McCaffrey of the acting insurancecompany with the bout, and also ask
her. If it's true that she'slost heavily at Bridge recently, and maybe
she refused to answer the question,that doesn't matter. The important thing is
to study her reactions to the questions. Okay, what are you going to
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do. I'm going to make someimportant phone calls. I'll see you later
at headquarters. Okay, but ifmissus Banisters throws me out of my ears
and take you across me knee andpast your pan. If you can be
thrown out of your on your earby a woman, you're two weeks to
paddle my pan. Everything's ready foryou, Danny. Thanks Duck. I'll
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only take the magic ray in theBlue Beetles flashlight with me tonight. I've
got a lot of ground to coverand I want to travel light. Where's
the Blue Beetle heading for tonight?The strath Haven Arms apartments. Who's your
host? Don Ricardo, the orchestraleader. According to the information I got
over the phone from Charlie Storm,is Ricardo in on this robbery? I
don't know, but I'm going tofind out. What about this McCaffrey,
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the insurance company's investigator, Well,there's something fishing about him. I called
the office today but he wasn't in. Did Manigan get any valuable information out
of missus Banister? Just a parkAvenue manor and a thread of legal action
against the city if they sent anymore. Policemen asked, impudent question poor
Manigan that his face was red.Yes, well, I've got to be
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going. Doc. Ricardo was justabout playing his closing number at the Starlight
Club. The long duck, diamondsare trumps and the blue beetle is playing
to win. Let's quit playing godand have another look at the necklace.
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Oh there it is. Oh boy, they sure pretty messis sparklets. Yes,
we should realize quite be some ofmoney on them. Is it not
so much about a hundred ground he'sdown? Sure the necklace has to be
broken up? The diamond song supperly? Oh I see, Well then there's
a part of the insurance your companypays over to the ballast of Dame.
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Hey, Mac, that's right,we'll get twenty percent of that's another hundred
grund. With my share, Ican go home to South America and marry
my sweet Senorita. Say where's thefence you said he was covered over the
night, and make us a bidon these sparklets. Here'll be hearing them.
That's probably him. Now open thedoor, called him. The blue
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people meet? Who is people?I do so we Hey, the Masca
array runs down criminals. I'm afraidyou're on the wrong track, Blue people.
There are no criminals here. Whatis it you want? I'd like
to talk with you alone, Ricardo? Oh, but quite about as you
see, we are playing cuts now, why not deal me in. I'll
make the fourth at bridge. We'reexpecting the other player any minute. And
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these the steaks here, this stringof glass beads. Mack, he courts
them, diet triggered. Your friendsseems to resent my calling these things beads.
Or drop that necklace, blue feeder, right trigger, I said,
you must pardon my friend Bluebell.He's laboring under the impression that those glass
beads in that necklace are real diamonds. So I gather it. I must
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say, this necklace is a verygood imitation of the famous Banister necklace.
That must be your fourth at bridge. So I'll be going. I'll talk
with you some of the time.Ricardo. By the way, gentlemen,
if your visitor is by any chanceof fence to whom you hope to sell
the necklace. I'm sure he'll verifythe word of the Blue Beetle. Those
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diamonds are fates? Were the diamondsin the possession of Ricardo mac and trigger
fakes? And if they were fakes? Who has the real diamond necklace?
Can the Blue Beetle pick up anotherclue and locate the missing gems? Or
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is Lucy Ridgeway and accessory to thereal thief. These questions will be answered
in the next episode of The BlueBeetle. The Blue Beetle is a copyrighted
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box feature appearing in Mystery Men,comics magazines and The Blue Beetle Magazine.
The Blue Beetle is on the airtwice a week on this same station.
Consult the broadcast schedule in your localnewspapers and don't forget to listen to Grow
the Blue to Be Gold. TheBlue be Gold leading down upon the unknown
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older smash Gangling m the mysterious allpowerful character who is a problem to the
police, but a consider follow He'sa sprain of mast and a suit of
intelligible blue chain armor, flexible asrolling up and Today's episode of the Fox
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feature The Blue Beetles is part twoof the story entitled The Nest in Diamonds,
the famous Bannister diamond necklace, valuedat five hundred thousand dollars, is
missing. Lucy Ridgwayne, Missus Banners'ssocial secretary, is in jail accus of
being implicated. In the set.So far, two necklaces, both take
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but resembling the real necklace, havebeen discovered, one which was stripped from
Missus Bannister's neck by Thug as shewas leaving the Starlight Club, and another
by the Blue Beetle, which hefound in the possession of Don Ricardo,
leader of the Starlight Orchestra, anda man called Max, whom the Blue
Beetle suspects of being McCaffrey, aninvestigator for the Acne Insurance Company. As
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a story opens, patrolman Dan Garrett, who is secretly the Blue Beetle,
is discussing the case with his friendand confidence, doctor Franz the Chemist.
You could have knocked me over witha feather when I picked up that necklace
at Ricardo's apartment, discovered it wasa fake. Second Willamette, and that
makes two fake hairs. What aboutmccafrey, Don Ricardo and Trigger? As
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you say he was called. Iimagine now running to them again shortly?
Could you arrest them only on suspicion? Remember I caught them with a folk
necklace? Is the blue beetle?The blue beetle can't testify in courtney,
And that's right as it seems ashame. According to this morning's paper,
Ricardo was sitting for South America tonight. What are you sure, as
I remember, done the Cardos popularStarlight Club office to do this, He's
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sailing tonight on the Cristobo for SouthAmerica. Well, I've got the stuff
in Congho. Yeah, but howthe ship saw at midnight? Doesn't it?
I believe so I've got it.We'll pick him up just as he's
sailing and hold him as a materialwitness in this case. At least it
will give us a little more timeto run down the real thief wolf Ricardos
are scared off the others. I'llwait until the last moment before sailing.
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In the meantime, I've got abusy time ahead of me. Can I
have you Denny? Yes, Doc, you might have your recording equipment hooked
up to your telephone. But ifI shouldn't call you at any time on
my portable while a telephone, youcould record anything I pick up. All
right, any where are you goingnow to get the combination of a banister's
saint from Lucy Ridgeway. I'll beback shortly and pick up the camera and
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photoelectric equipment. I may catch athief with a camera if you think you're
can double across me, Missus banisterand get away with it. You're a
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mistaken, But your sense togets ofthe plans for hiding the necklace so I
could collect insurance and pay off mygambling day. Yes, but the necklace
who lived in the safe was afaith? But what do you mean just
that I took that necklace from thesafe myself. The France examine the necklace
and declared it a faith. What'sthe thing a man who disposes of stolen
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goods? But you said nothing aboutdisposing of the duel. You said they
were to be hidden for a whileuntil I could raise the money to refund
the burglary insurance payments later when theduels were found. Don't fear fool,
missus banister. Where could you everhope to raise money to pay back the
insurance? My husband knew he woulddivorce you if he knew the facts in
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the case. Good pardon, madam, But there's a police officer outside the
trollman get it who wishes to speakto you, which is to speak to
me. But what'll I do?You must have been waiting some time,
madam. I didn't see him coming. What do you think, mister McCaffrey,
Oh, Sam, it won't doany long. Very well, you
may sure him in William, verygrut man. You don't think he over
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heard anything, do you know?He's only a cop? The true and
then gets the raising missus banister,Oh why I see you are not alone.
This is mister McCaffrey of the EthnicInsurance Company. All right, he's
as much interested in my missing Nickolasas I am. I can well imagine.
I just wanted to ask you toidentify this photograph I have here.
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Well, that's my husband and he'sstanding in front of all wards safe watch
that he has in his hands.It's my Nicklas. I was the photograph
taken off the RT this afternoon byit we good device that you're country of
state, and he had the realnecklace all the time, and it just
put me back in the safe perhapswell mister McCaffrey, I suppose this will
clear up your part in this case. Will interview mister banister later. Yeah,
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here's a cool well. I'd betterbe going. I have a lot
of details to pretend to. Goodbyemissus Banister, Goodbye Officer Gallrett. I'll
be saying, yes, I'm sureof it, mister McCaffrey. If you
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record the banister McCaffrey conversation early thisevening back, Yes, Denny, it
wasn't very loud, but it's intelligible. Good. I had the mouthpiece of
the portable wireless phone against the wallwhile they were talking in the next room.
Butler almost caught me. You've gotenough to make it hot for mccaffree.
Yes, and I'm going to makeit hotter yet for him if my
hunch is right. But what areyou going to do? Well, as
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they say in Bridge, the bluebeetle is going to finesse in diamonds.
H Now, Trigger you'll keep watchoutside while I go in and lifeful of
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safe. I've still got the combinationmiss bannister gave me. Okay, Meg,
if you hear anybody coming, giveme the hood, I will call
sure. Mac, I got you. I will pick up the real necklace
this time, and we'll join Riccardoand beat it for real on the Christobo
tonight. I've always wanted to goto chat America. Well you're practically on
your way. Now, keep youreyes and your ears on. This is
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a library, there's the wall safe. This is going to be easy.
What's that These old houses are certainlyspooky. Now for the safe. Right
to twelve, left twice to sixand right to ten. That's got it.
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Somebody coming, that's trigger's call on. Well, here's the real neckl
us and know to make our getaway. The blue Beetle. Get the
blue beetles. Your game is up. Mccaffrige. You double causing insurance investigator.
So you know the blue beetle knowseverything. Hand over that necklace,
try and get it. That's justwhat I intend to do. Beggar,
call your gun man. I'll takehim on too. That's for justice,
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and that's for Lucy Ridge Way,and that all law and order. That's
for the blue field. Eat outcold, he back, come on,
let's cram, hey, come on, get up. The costs will be
here anymout help me up. You'vegot the necklace and then to the floor.
Where's the blue beetle over there inthe floor. I can't come.
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Good work, give me the necklace. Let's go. We've just got time
and left to make the boat.So long, blue beetle. I'll tell
Roccardo you couldn't join us for ourhand of bridge. Hello, banners,
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a speaking Hello the blue people.What McCaffrey has the real necklace? There?
The steamship is total? You're fortysix. Well, I'll be right
down. What well, all right, I won't call the police. I'll
come along. Goodbye. Well oneminute ago and we'll be on our weddes
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South America. That's a very longtime. Don't worry. Boys. Look
those men down there are ready totake in the gang plank, and they
hope they make it snappy, meannoise. It's all of a twitter.
He'll close your nerve now trigger,we're in the clare. Hello, the
gang plank. She's going away.When I wait a reover the half a
minute I was with the jewels andtheir luggets church share we go below and
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making him the begun. That's agreat idea, good for relaxing the nerves
about a triggers. Well, ifwe only had a furs we get play
bridge. Yes, the blue peopleyou're hot at bridge, and diamonds are
trumps took out back when I rubthem out, hall of trigger. That's
the use he's gottach. We can'tget off the ship. A wise decision.
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Now, let's go up and visitthe captain justin then at day.
Are these are men blue beetle,Yes, you're a mister banister. I
am. These are young men.And here's a photograph I took earlier this
evening with my photoelectric camera of McCaffreyhere at your wall safe. That was
the click I heard. That's right, enough evidence to convict you. Now
hand over the necklace to mister banister. Here it is. Are these the
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real diamonds, mister banister, Yes, these are genuine. I put them
in the safe myself when I gotback from the West. I had them
in a secret hiding place. Ihad a duplicate made on a party.
Missus Bonister had one made all soul. And we'll turn these men over to
the captain who will tend them ashorewith us under guard and the pilot boat.
You can prosecute. I don't wishto prosecute. I have the real
necklace. My wife is confessed andby a forgivener, I wish to avoid
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scandal and forget this case as quicklyas possible. You see the bluesy Ridgeway
as released from jail and her namecleared. It shall be done immediately,
and I'll see to it that shewill lose nothing by her unfortunate experience.
That's great. Well, the BlueBeetle's guard is done. You crooks are
getting off easy. Take the BlueBeetles at Brice and stay away from York
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City. And so the Blue Beetleended another racket, save the foolish woman
from the consequences of her first misstep, and restore the good name of an
innocent young girl. The moll ofthis story is one falsehood leads to many,
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and one misstep may lead one fatherand father along the path of crime.
Further adventures of the Blue Beetle willbe presented in the next episode of
The Blue Beetles. The Blue Beetleis a copyrighted box feature appearing in Mystery
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Men Comics Magazine and The Blue BeetleMagazine. The Blue Beetle is down the
air twice a week on this samestation. Can solve the broadcast schedule in
your local newspapers, and don't forgetto listen in to the Blue Beetle m
The Blue Beetle weeping down upon theunderworld. Old Mash Gangling un the mysterious
all powerful character who is a problemto the police but a crusader full off
in reality. Damn Garrett, arookie racold loved by everyone, but suspected
(00:39):
by none of being the Blue People. As the Blue People be hides behind
the spring of Last and a suitof intelligible blue chain armow Flexi blaster roll
of fans feel. Today's episode ofthe Fox feature The Blue Beetle has entitled
(01:11):
Benette in Diamonds, the wealthy andbeautiful wife of Benjamin Bannister. The Oil
Magnets claims to have been robbed atthe famous Banister diamond necklace, along with
other jewelry of lesser values. Apeculiar fact of the case is that there
appears to have been two robberies,the first as she was leaving the Starlight
Club, a famous dance rendezvous,and another at some unknown time. Apprehension
(01:36):
of frugs, who stripped the diamondnecklace from her throat just outside the Starlight
Club, disclosed the fact that thenecklace they stole with the faith, but
the real necklace is still missing asour story opens Patroman Dan Garrett, who
is really the Blue Beetle, isdiscussing the case with his friend and confidence,
doctor Franz. The Kenneth Jenny Isthis Banister jewel robbery is a very
(01:57):
interesting case? Yes, it isdark from what you've read of it in
the papers? Did you believe MissusBanister's social secretary is guilty? Well,
the ever and so far is ratherconvincing. One of the jewelry was found
in the girl's room, But couldn'tthat have been planted there by the crooks?
Ere that's possible. Missus Banister doesn'tdirectly accuse her social secretary, Lucy
(02:19):
Ridgeway, according to this newspaper,but the real necklace is still missing.
Years. Missus Banister claims Lucy Ridgewaybrought the necklace to her from the safe
and fastened it about her neck justbefore she left for the starlight clap.
That must have been the faith necklace. Years but that still doesn't prove anything
against Lucy Ridgeway. According to MissusBanister, she and the Ridgeway girl are
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the only ones who know the combinationof the wall safe except mister Banister,
who was out west somewhere on businessthe Diamond Necklace who was insured for half
a million, wasn't it? Yes? Are you are you going to work
on this case? Danny? Ah? I don't think so. Dark.
The Blackney Insurance Company has a tonein best together as the bust in the
country, And besides, it's outof a blue Beetle's line. No unfortunate
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individuals are involved. There's the phone, miss excuse me, Danny. Hello,
oh, hello Charlie. Yes,yes, he's here Dust a moment,
It's for you, Denny. CharlieStorm of the sick start. Hello,
Charlie, Now what's on your mind? What really your girl's sister?
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I didn't know that? What?Yes? Sure, sure you bet?
I will, Charlie, sure,good bye. Sounds like the blue Beetle
will be shopping his nippers soon.Yes, Charlie Storm just told me Lucy
Ridgeway as his girl's sister and hewants me to see what I can do
to help her out of this jam. What are you going to do?
Have a talk with a Ridgeway girl, Then get man again and drive down
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to the Banister place and interview missusBanister. The commissioner will assign me to
the game. I think you dothat all right, if thin doesand ILL
have to operate entirely as a bluebeetle. I'm not ready to do that
until I can get a certain informationread. Good luck for you, Danny,
nice doc. I'll be back later. I'll have your blue people chain,
armor and mask and equipment ready whenyou meet them. That's fine,
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will go on. It looks asif I were going to be up to
my neck in diamonds, but theywon't be around my neck. Here's a
rich way, girl, Dan nI'm a Dan Garrett, miss Ridgeway,
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as friend of Charlie Storm. Yes, Charlie asked me to do what I
can to help you in this unfortunatecase. I suppose you tell me what
you know about this duel robbery.But all I know is that the night
missus Banister was held up and robbedat what proved to be its just down
in necklace, I was awakened byMissus Banister and some police officers and questioned
(04:54):
about the disappearance of a time innecklace. Were you aware of the fact
that there were two almost Enrico necklaces? Yes, Missus Bannister told me some
time ago her husband had urged herto have a duplicate necklace made of imitation
diamond to where when she went outin public she had for a necklace maiden.
When the macklaces were a little bythe jeweler, I put both boxes
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in the face. You and MissusBennetter are the only ones who knew the
combination of that face. Mister Bennisteralso knew it. Ah, he's a
way. I believe that's right.Now. What can you tell me about
Missus Banister's private life that might behelpful in proving this mystery? What has
she done recently and with whom hasshe been associated? Why? I'm afraid
I couldn't device things like that.I assure you, Miss Ridgeway, the
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information will only be used to writeany wrong that has been done well.
Missus Banister has been losing heavily atFridge. Recently, she's been love more
than attentive to Don Ricardo, theorchestra leader at the Starlight Clubs, since
mister Benneter has been away, andlast week she had a long interview with
mister McCaffrey, a private detective fromthe Ethne Insurance Something before the robbery,
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have you any idea of what theinterview was about. No, but but
I noticed she seemed quite thoughtful afterwe're letting a bit more cheerful. Is
if something had relieved her mind?That's very interesting? Please? When can
I get out of this horrible place? The distrainth of it being put into
jail like a common see. No, no, don't worry this ridgeway.
I'm on your side and I'll dowhat I can for you. But I
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think that for the present, you'resafer in than out of jail. Well,
Lonny, I got the commissioner toassign us to this Barister case,
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like you asked me too. No, where do we go from here?
We separate up the next corner?What's that? So? What's hot of
the game is this? Sorry,Mike, but we've got to work fast
in this case, and we canget results quicker if we each work suff
at least that way, we'll stillbe solving the case together. Okay?
Or what do we do? Yourun over to the Banister's town house and
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interview missus Banister, and what doI ask her? Ask her what her
interview with McCaffrey of the acting insurancecompany with the bout, and also ask
her. If it's true that she'slost heavily at Bridge recently, and maybe
she refused to answer the question,that doesn't matter. The important thing is
to study her reactions to the questions. Okay, what are you going to
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do. I'm going to make someimportant phone calls. I'll see you later
at headquarters. Okay, but ifmissus Banisters throws me out of my ears
and take you across me knee andpast your pan. If you can be
thrown out of your on your earby a woman, you're two weeks to
paddle my pan. Everything's ready foryou, Danny. Thanks Duck. I'll
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only take the magic ray in theBlue Beetles flashlight with me tonight. I've
got a lot of ground to coverand I want to travel light. Where's
the Blue Beetle heading for tonight?The strath Haven Arms apartments. Who's your
host? Don Ricardo, the orchestraleader. According to the information I got
over the phone from Charlie Storm,is Ricardo in on this robbery? I
don't know, but I'm going tofind out. What about this McCaffrey,
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the insurance company's investigator, Well,there's something fishing about him. I called
the office today but he wasn't in. Did Manigan get any valuable information out
of missus Banister? Just a parkAvenue manor and a thread of legal action
against the city if they sent anymore. Policemen asked, impudent question poor
Manigan that his face was red.Yes, well, I've got to be
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going. Doc. Ricardo was justabout playing his closing number at the Starlight
Club. The long duck, diamondsare trumps and the blue beetle is playing
to win. Let's quit playing godand have another look at the necklace.
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Oh there it is. Oh boy, they sure pretty messis sparklets. Yes,
we should realize quite be some ofmoney on them. Is it not
so much about a hundred ground he'sdown? Sure the necklace has to be
broken up? The diamond song supperly? Oh I see, Well then there's
a part of the insurance your companypays over to the ballast of Dame.
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Hey, Mac, that's right,we'll get twenty percent of that's another hundred
grund. With my share, Ican go home to South America and marry
my sweet Senorita. Say where's thefence you said he was covered over the
night, and make us a bidon these sparklets. Here'll be hearing them.
That's probably him. Now open thedoor, called him. The blue
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people meet? Who is people?I do so we Hey, the Masca
array runs down criminals. I'm afraidyou're on the wrong track, Blue people.
There are no criminals here. Whatis it you want? I'd like
to talk with you alone, Ricardo? Oh, but quite about as you
see, we are playing cuts now, why not deal me in. I'll
make the fourth at bridge. We'reexpecting the other player any minute. And
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these the steaks here, this stringof glass beads. Mack, he courts
them, diet triggered. Your friendsseems to resent my calling these things beads.
Or drop that necklace, blue feeder, right trigger, I said,
you must pardon my friend Bluebell.He's laboring under the impression that those glass
beads in that necklace are real diamonds. So I gather it. I must
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say, this necklace is a verygood imitation of the famous Banister necklace.
That must be your fourth at bridge. So I'll be going. I'll talk
with you some of the time.Ricardo. By the way, gentlemen,
if your visitor is by any chanceof fence to whom you hope to sell
the necklace. I'm sure he'll verifythe word of the Blue Beetle. Those
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diamonds are fates? Were the diamondsin the possession of Ricardo mac and trigger
fakes? And if they were fakes? Who has the real diamond necklace?
Can the Blue Beetle pick up anotherclue and locate the missing gems? Or
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is Lucy Ridgeway and accessory to thereal thief. These questions will be answered
in the next episode of The BlueBeetle. The Blue Beetle is a copyrighted
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box feature appearing in Mystery Men,comics magazines and The Blue Beetle Magazine.
The Blue Beetle is on the airtwice a week on this same station.
Consult the broadcast schedule in your localnewspapers and don't forget to listen to Grow
the Blue to Be Gold. TheBlue be Gold leading down upon the unknown
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older smash Gangling m the mysterious allpowerful character who is a problem to the
police, but a consider follow He'sa sprain of mast and a suit of
intelligible blue chain armor, flexible asrolling up and Today's episode of the Fox
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feature The Blue Beetles is part twoof the story entitled The Nest in Diamonds,
the famous Bannister diamond necklace, valuedat five hundred thousand dollars, is
missing. Lucy Ridgwayne, Missus Banners'ssocial secretary, is in jail accus of
being implicated. In the set.So far, two necklaces, both take
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but resembling the real necklace, havebeen discovered, one which was stripped from
Missus Bannister's neck by Thug as shewas leaving the Starlight Club, and another
by the Blue Beetle, which hefound in the possession of Don Ricardo,
leader of the Starlight Orchestra, anda man called Max, whom the Blue
Beetle suspects of being McCaffrey, aninvestigator for the Acne Insurance Company. As
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a story opens, patrolman Dan Garrett, who is secretly the Blue Beetle,
is discussing the case with his friendand confidence, doctor Franz the Chemist.
You could have knocked me over witha feather when I picked up that necklace
at Ricardo's apartment, discovered it wasa fake. Second Willamette, and that
makes two fake hairs. What aboutmccafrey, Don Ricardo and Trigger? As
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you say he was called. Iimagine now running to them again shortly?
Could you arrest them only on suspicion? Remember I caught them with a folk
necklace? Is the blue beetle?The blue beetle can't testify in courtney,
And that's right as it seems ashame. According to this morning's paper,
Ricardo was sitting for South America tonight. What are you sure, as
I remember, done the Cardos popularStarlight Club office to do this, He's
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sailing tonight on the Cristobo for SouthAmerica. Well, I've got the stuff
in Congho. Yeah, but howthe ship saw at midnight? Doesn't it?
I believe so I've got it.We'll pick him up just as he's
sailing and hold him as a materialwitness in this case. At least it
will give us a little more timeto run down the real thief wolf Ricardos
are scared off the others. I'llwait until the last moment before sailing.
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In the meantime, I've got abusy time ahead of me. Can I
have you Denny? Yes, Doc, you might have your recording equipment hooked
up to your telephone. But ifI shouldn't call you at any time on
my portable while a telephone, youcould record anything I pick up. All
right, any where are you goingnow to get the combination of a banister's
saint from Lucy Ridgeway. I'll beback shortly and pick up the camera and
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photoelectric equipment. I may catch athief with a camera if you think you're
can double across me, Missus banisterand get away with it. You're a
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mistaken, But your sense togets ofthe plans for hiding the necklace so I
could collect insurance and pay off mygambling day. Yes, but the necklace
who lived in the safe was afaith? But what do you mean just
that I took that necklace from thesafe myself. The France examine the necklace
and declared it a faith. What'sthe thing a man who disposes of stolen
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goods? But you said nothing aboutdisposing of the duel. You said they
were to be hidden for a whileuntil I could raise the money to refund
the burglary insurance payments later when theduels were found. Don't fear fool,
missus banister. Where could you everhope to raise money to pay back the
insurance? My husband knew he woulddivorce you if he knew the facts in
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the case. Good pardon, madam, But there's a police officer outside the
trollman get it who wishes to speakto you, which is to speak to
me. But what'll I do?You must have been waiting some time,
madam. I didn't see him coming. What do you think, mister McCaffrey,
Oh, Sam, it won't doany long. Very well, you
may sure him in William, verygrut man. You don't think he over
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heard anything, do you know?He's only a cop? The true and
then gets the raising missus banister,Oh why I see you are not alone.
This is mister McCaffrey of the EthnicInsurance Company. All right, he's
as much interested in my missing Nickolasas I am. I can well imagine.
I just wanted to ask you toidentify this photograph I have here.
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Well, that's my husband and he'sstanding in front of all wards safe watch
that he has in his hands.It's my Nicklas. I was the photograph
taken off the RT this afternoon byit we good device that you're country of
state, and he had the realnecklace all the time, and it just
put me back in the safe perhapswell mister McCaffrey, I suppose this will
clear up your part in this case. Will interview mister banister later. Yeah,
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here's a cool well. I'd betterbe going. I have a lot
of details to pretend to. Goodbyemissus Banister, Goodbye Officer Gallrett. I'll
be saying, yes, I'm sureof it, mister McCaffrey. If you
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record the banister McCaffrey conversation early thisevening back, Yes, Denny, it
wasn't very loud, but it's intelligible. Good. I had the mouthpiece of
the portable wireless phone against the wallwhile they were talking in the next room.
Butler almost caught me. You've gotenough to make it hot for mccaffree.
Yes, and I'm going to makeit hotter yet for him if my
hunch is right. But what areyou going to do? Well, as
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they say in Bridge, the bluebeetle is going to finesse in diamonds.
H Now, Trigger you'll keep watchoutside while I go in and lifeful of
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safe. I've still got the combinationmiss bannister gave me. Okay, Meg,
if you hear anybody coming, giveme the hood, I will call
sure. Mac, I got you. I will pick up the real necklace
this time, and we'll join Riccardoand beat it for real on the Christobo
tonight. I've always wanted to goto chat America. Well you're practically on
your way. Now, keep youreyes and your ears on. This is
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a library, there's the wall safe. This is going to be easy.
What's that These old houses are certainlyspooky. Now for the safe. Right
to twelve, left twice to sixand right to ten. That's got it.
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Somebody coming, that's trigger's call on. Well, here's the real neckl
us and know to make our getaway. The blue Beetle. Get the
blue beetles. Your game is up. Mccaffrige. You double causing insurance investigator.
So you know the blue beetle knowseverything. Hand over that necklace,
try and get it. That's justwhat I intend to do. Beggar,
call your gun man. I'll takehim on too. That's for justice,
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and that's for Lucy Ridge Way,and that all law and order. That's
for the blue field. Eat outcold, he back, come on,
let's cram, hey, come on, get up. The costs will be
here anymout help me up. You'vegot the necklace and then to the floor.
Where's the blue beetle over there inthe floor. I can't come.
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Good work, give me the necklace. Let's go. We've just got time
and left to make the boat.So long, blue beetle. I'll tell
Roccardo you couldn't join us for ourhand of bridge. Hello, banners,
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a speaking Hello the blue people.What McCaffrey has the real necklace? There?
The steamship is total? You're fortysix. Well, I'll be right
down. What well, all right, I won't call the police. I'll
come along. Goodbye. Well oneminute ago and we'll be on our weddes
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South America. That's a very longtime. Don't worry. Boys. Look
those men down there are ready totake in the gang plank, and they
hope they make it snappy, meannoise. It's all of a twitter.
He'll close your nerve now trigger,we're in the clare. Hello, the
gang plank. She's going away.When I wait a reover the half a
minute I was with the jewels andtheir luggets church share we go below and
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making him the begun. That's agreat idea, good for relaxing the nerves
about a triggers. Well, ifwe only had a furs we get play
bridge. Yes, the blue peopleyou're hot at bridge, and diamonds are
trumps took out back when I rubthem out, hall of trigger. That's
the use he's gottach. We can'tget off the ship. A wise decision.
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Now, let's go up and visitthe captain justin then at day.
Are these are men blue beetle,Yes, you're a mister banister. I
am. These are young men.And here's a photograph I took earlier this
evening with my photoelectric camera of McCaffreyhere at your wall safe. That was
the click I heard. That's right, enough evidence to convict you. Now
hand over the necklace to mister banister. Here it is. Are these the
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real diamonds, mister banister, Yes, these are genuine. I put them
in the safe myself when I gotback from the West. I had them
in a secret hiding place. Ihad a duplicate made on a party.
Missus Bonister had one made all soul. And we'll turn these men over to
the captain who will tend them ashorewith us under guard and the pilot boat.
You can prosecute. I don't wishto prosecute. I have the real
necklace. My wife is confessed andby a forgivener, I wish to avoid
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scandal and forget this case as quicklyas possible. You see the bluesy Ridgeway
as released from jail and her namecleared. It shall be done immediately,
and I'll see to it that shewill lose nothing by her unfortunate experience.
That's great. Well, the BlueBeetle's guard is done. You crooks are
getting off easy. Take the BlueBeetles at Brice and stay away from York
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City. And so the Blue Beetleended another racket, save the foolish woman
from the consequences of her first misstep, and restore the good name of an
innocent young girl. The moll ofthis story is one falsehood leads to many,
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and one misstep may lead one fatherand father along the path of crime.
Further adventures of the Blue Beetle willbe presented in the next episode of
The Blue Beetles. The Blue Beetleis a copyrighted box feature appearing in Mystery
(24:26):
Men Comics Magazine and The Blue BeetleMagazine. The Blue Beetle is down the
air twice a week on this samestation. Can solve the broadcast schedule in
your local newspapers, and don't forgetto listen in to the Blue Beetle m
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