• The Great Detectives Present Boston Blackie (Old Time Radio)

  • By: Adam Graham
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The Great Detectives Present Boston Blackie (Old Time Radio)

By: Adam Graham
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  • Summary

  • Boston Blackie was created by writer Jack Boyle as a jewel thief and safecracker with a heart of gold. The character was featured in nine silent films. In 1941, Blackie returned to film in the era of talkies.

    Much like the Saint, the character reformed from a thief into a detective. Blackie was always Inspector Farraday’s prime suspect in any major crime. The films were very popular with fourteen films made starring Chester Morris.

    Morris brought Blackie to the radio in a summer replacement radio series for NBC in 1944. Then in 1945, first-run syndication king Frederick Ziv created a new series starring Broadway Actor Richard Kollmar as Blackie and featuring the best talent in New York radio.

    The series was the most successful first-run syndication program of its era, producing 288 episodes of which at least 190 are in circulation.Ziv took the series to television in 1951 for two syndicated series featuring Kent Taylor as Blackie.

    Throughout his many iterations in the 1940s, Blackie remained a clever crime-solver whose past gave him a slight edge and made him a bit of a lovable rogue who fought on the side of the angels. He was the type of guy you wanted in your corner when the chips were down. “Enemy to those who make him an enemy. Friend to those who have no friend.”

    Host Adam Graham presents every circulating old time radio episode of Boston Blackie with episodes starring Chester Morris and later Richard Kollmar.

    This was originally presented as part of the Great Detectives of Old TIme Radio podcast.
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Episodes
  • Boston Blackie: The Devon Caretaker Murder

    Boston Blackie: The Devon Caretaker Murder
    Dec 27 2024
    Original Release Date: April 28, 2016

    Boston Blackie is arrested coming out of a restaurant and accused of murdering a caretaker at an estate.

    Original Air Date: July 28, 1944

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

    Become one of our friends on Facebook.

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    37 mins
  • Boston Blackie: Black Market Blackie

    Boston Blackie: Black Market Blackie
    Dec 20 2024
    Original Release Date: April 21, 2016

    Boston Blackie helps out a woman who owns a ranch and cattle shipping company who is being coerced by black marketeers.

    Original Air Date: July 21, 1944

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

    Become one of our friends on Facebook.

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    33 mins
  • Boston Blackie: Star of the Nile

    Boston Blackie: Star of the Nile
    Dec 13 2024
    Original Release Date: April 14, 2016

    Boston Blackie is accused of stealing a jewel on a train. He’s cleared but quickly drawn into a web of intrigue.

    Original Air Date: July 14, 1944

    Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net

    Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.‘

    Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715

    Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net

    Give us a call 208-991-4783

    Become one of our friends on Facebook.

    Follow us on Twitter @radiodetectives

    Check out our social media at https://www.greatdetectives.net
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    33 mins

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