Although Blackie's background was that he was a criminal with a heart of gold; the movies and radio made him a reformed criminal. Despite his good nature, Blackie was perpetually accused of being involved in whatever crime was most recently committed, thanks to the easily-befuddled Inspector Faraday, easily the dumbest of all dumb radio cops.
The episode referred to as "Stolen Rings at Christmas" (December 22, 1948) concerns a criminal who hides some stolen rings inside a street corner Santa Claus' donation pot. To get the rings back, Blackie poses as Santa himself and has to sing 'Jingle Bells' to save his life! It's not radio at it's best but it's a diverting yarn.
Another Christmas radio program tomorrow!
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