Arthur Burke woke up this morning in a strange office with a lump on his head and he has no idea where he's been for the last three weeks. Burke has read the story of the murder of George Digby in the morning paper and is afraid that he had something to do with it. Burke calls Blackie to help him find out. Original release date: 11/08/1945 Total running time: 26:41:00 Author bio:... [click here for more]
Peggy Williams' pearl necklace has gone missing from her safe and Boston Blackie was at the scene of the crime, so of course in Faraday's book he's the prime suspect. But the insurance company thinks it may be staged for a false insurance claim. Original release date: 12/06/1945 Total running time: 27:57:00 Author bio: Jack Boyle is best-known for the creation of the Boston Blackie... [click here for more]
Blackie visits Joe Garland to pays a friend's gambling debt. Joe is murdered while Blackie is locked in an adjacent room. Original release date: 06/25/1946 Total running time: 27:57:00 Author bio: Jack Boyle is best-known for the creation of the Boston Blackie stories. These stories went on to become both radio and television shows as well as a few feature films. He based his stories... [click here for more]
Shorty's been arrested by Inspector Friday for sticking up a gas station and even though he told them it was a guy named Donald Bolton Shorty has ended up in Jail. Inspector Friday informs Mary to tell Blackie that Shorty's guilty and he's to keep his nose out of this case. Original release date: 11/01/1945 Total running time: 26:41:00 Author bio: Jack Boyle is best-known for the... [click here for more]
A movie star is shot while in a trunk, but no bullet went through the trunk and the bullet wasn't inside the trunk either. The commercials for Champagne Velver beer heard on this program and the others following were not part of the original network broadcast, nor even an integral part of the Ziv syndication discs. The commercials were found on separate discs, intended for use during SOME of the Boston... [click here for more]
John Blake seems to have committed the perfect crime. He has killed Thomas Evers, just as he told Blackie that he would. Blake also has a perfect alibi and seems to be making a fool out of Blackie! John Blake, a student of crime has come urgently to see Blackie. He wants to know why a murderer is always caught? Blackie replies “that's easy because they always make a mistake.” John Blake would like... [click here for more]
At a construction site, Bill Woods, the foreman, is shot dead while he's on the 20th floor. For the second week, Richard Kollmar is not heard during the program. Blackie does manage to croak a few words while sick in bed (possibly voiced by Jackson Beck). Original release date: 11/29/1945 Total running time: 28:45:00 Author bio: Jack Boyle is best-known for the creation of the... [click here for more]
There's a dead body in Blackie's apartment. After Blackie is lured out with a decoy telephone call, the body disappears. Then, stolen pearls find their way into Blackie's safe! Mary and Blackie return home early from the pictures to find a corpse in the dining room. While Blackie tries to explain to Mary that he knows nothing about the body, Charlie Kingston phones to say he needs to see Blackie urgently... [click here for more]
At a swank dinner party, the Masters diamond disappears, and Mrs. Masters has been murdered. Original release date: 12/27/1945 Total running time: 24:07:00 Author bio: Jack Boyle is best-known for the creation of the Boston Blackie stories. These stories went on to become both radio and television shows as well as a few feature films. He based his stories off of his real life interactions... [click here for more]
A man about to expose a criminal on Television is poisoned by a glass of water. Three other people, however, drank the water without ill effects! Boston Blackie and Mary Wesley seem to be settling in to watch a TV show with Inspector Faraday. As the set warms up they see Inspector Faraday and three other men seated around a table. Mary comments that the Inspector seems a little nervous as he keeps... [click here for more]
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