🥊 “Everybody loves a sure thing—especially when there isn’t one.”
Harry Lime has a new identity, a new scheme, and a new arena for his criminal genius. Posing as a wealthy financier and sportsman, he enters the lucrative world of professional boxing, where fortunes change hands long before the opening bell.
His plan seems foolproof: convince a wealthy American businessman that a championship fight has been fixed, entice him into placing an enormous wager, and disappear with the winnings before anyone realizes they’ve been conned.
But Harry Lime knows something his victims never do: the only thing more dangerous than a crooked boxer is a greedy gambler convinced he can’t lose.
Filled with razor-sharp dialogue, double-crosses, colorful underworld characters, and Orson Welles’ incomparable performance as history’s most charming rogue, “It’s a Knockout” is another superb installment of one of radio’s greatest adventure series. As always, Harry begins with one of his deliciously cynical reflections on human nature before leading listeners into a world where appearances deceive, trust is a liability, and every “sure thing” comes with an invisible price.
If you enjoy sophisticated crime stories, clever confidence schemes, noir atmosphere, and the unforgettable wit of Orson Welles, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.
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