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In the golden age of radio, no other actor portrayed as convincing a "modern day Robin Hood" as Chester Morris who gave life to the character of Boston Blackie. This fictional character was created by author Jack Boyle and was originally a jewel thief. However, succeeding adaptations in both film and radio revamped the work of Boyle and Boston Blackie the detective was born.  This old time radio series began airing on June 23, 1944 and continued to run on NBC network until September of the same year.  Unlike other incarnations of the character, Blackie had a romantic interest in the form of Mary Wesley played by the lovely Lesley Woods.  On April 11, 1945 Boston Blackie began airing on Mutual and other networks as a syndicated serialization with Richard Kollman taking on the role of Blackie. The series continued to run until October 25, 1950 and spawned over 200 old radio shows. Blackie's many exploits and misadventures led to several run-ins with his arch-rival Police Inspector Farraday who often fell vicitm to Blackie's droll wit and sometimes appallingly flat humor.  This is probably the reason why in the beginning of the series, the Blackie and Farraday seemed to have a love-hate relationship. However, as Blackie managed to skillfully crack several cases, a grudging respect replaced Farraday's earlier animosity and he would often enlist Blackie's assistance in solving crimes.  

Boston-Blackie

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1944-06-23  1 Rockwell Diamond

NBC net. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. 10:00 P. M. The first show of the series. There are no story titles for this series, as no title was ever spoken by the announcer and no title ever appeared on a script. Blackie is arrested in Chicago. He's accused of taking $10,000 from a woman's grandfather. It's all the woman's plan to help her recover, "The Jonathan Diamond." The same script was subsequently used on "Boston Blackie" on August 27, 1946 (see cat. #90759). Chester Morris, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Richard Lane, Charles Cornell (organist), Jan Miner. 
 1944-06-30  2 Fifty Hunter Street

+ NBC net, WEAF, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. 10:00 P. M. Mr. Manleder's business note for $100,000 is due tomorrow. Only Boston Blackie can prevent his business failure. The frame around Blackie is for murder. Who was that masked man? Chester Morris, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Charles Cornell (organist), Richard Lane, Jan Miner. 
 1944-07-14  4 Star Of India

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. A fabulous gem called "The Star Of The Nile" disappears from a train between Chicago and New York. It's an emerald worth $200,000...or does it? The burglary is scheduled to take place at the jewelry store's vault at midnight. The story has one of the corniest conclusions ever broadcast! The organist jumps his cue at the end of the concluding public service announcement. Chester Morris, Shirley Mitchell, Richard Lane, Tony Barrett, Ralph Moody, Charles Cornell (organ), Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Jan Miner.
 1944-07-21  5 Black Market Meat Ring

+ NBC net, WEAF, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap, Bulova (local). A gang of black-market meat sellers wants Blackie to join the gang. When Blackie says, "No," Inspector Farraday is of no help. Chester Morris, Richard Lane, Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Charles Cornell (organ), Tony Barrett, Ray Barrett (local WEAF announcer), Jan Miner. 
 1944-07-28  6 Polly Morrison Gun Collect

+ NBC net, WEAF, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap, Bulova (local). Boston Blackie is accused of murdering the caretaker of the Devon estate. His blood-stained coat proves that he's guilty. Chester Morris, Richard Lane, Charles Cornell (organ), Harlow Wilcox (announcer), Tony Barrett, Jan Miner. 
 1944-08-04  7 Alice Manweather, Dead Or

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. Alice Manletter meets Boston Blackie in a hotel lobby, then disappears. But it wasn't really Blackie and Alice is soon found dead, killed by Blackie's gun! After escaping from police headquarters, Blackie tracks down the real killer and a Nazi named Adolf! Chester Morris, Richard Lane, Bea Benaderet (doubles), Charles Cornell (organist), Harlow Wilcox (announcer). 
 1944-08-11  8 Missing String Of Pearls

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy. Valuable pearls have been stolen from a jewelry shop, shortly after a visit by Blackie. Chester Morris, Richard Lane, Jan Miner, Harlow Wilcox (announcer). 
 1945-04-25  3 The Wentworth Diamonds

+ Program #3. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. When the famous Wentworth Diamonds are stolen, naturally Blackie is accused of the crime! The date listed are the date of network broadcast in New York over WOR. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Henry Sylvern (organist), Jeanne Harrison (director).
 1945-05-02  4 Case Of The Unused Shoes

+ Program #4. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A man is found murdered. Blackie discovers that the corpse's shoes have never been walked in. Blackie is of course accused of the crime! The date above is possibly the date of network broadcast as heard in New York. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Henry Sylvern (organist), Jeanne Harrison (director).
 1945-05-09  5 Cover Up For Mary
 1945-05-16  6 The William Blaine Case Devon E

+ Program #6. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Wealthy William Blaine forces Blackie to guard him from the murder threats from his three hated relatives. Blaine is shot while in a locked room, with a cop on either side of him! A good piece of detection! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Henry Sylvern (organist), Jeanne Harrison (director).
 1945-06-06  9 Mrs BB
 1945-06-13  0 The Oscar Wolfe Case

+ Program #10. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. After Janice Larson almost kills herself, Blackie threatens Oscar Wolfe. His threat is recorded on a dictating machine. When Wolfe is killed the next day, Blackie becomes a fugitive wanted for murder! Richard Kollmar, Frank Lovejoy, John Gibson, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Henry Sylvern (organist), Jeanne Harrison (director).
 1945-06-25  2 Larry Brown Case

+ Program #12. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Larry Brown mysteriously returns the $100 that he owes Boston Blackie. Stool Pigeon Pete Wilson picks up the money for Blackie, and a pair of cement overshoes too! Richard Kollmar, Frank Lovejoy, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Henry Sylvern (organist), Jeanne Harrison (director). 
 1945-07-23  6 The Case Of The Three Way Split

+ Program #16. Mutual net, WOR, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: R & H Beer. Blackie has to find out which of three ex-cons has been hiding $50,000 and is a murderer. Larry Elliott (announcer), Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Henry Sylvern (organist), Jeanne Harrison (director). 
 1945-07-30  7 Mary At Sea
 1945-11-22  2 Blackie Kidnapped

+ Program #32. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Richard Kollmar must have not been able to make the show, as Blackie is only heard grunting with a gag in his mouth or "croaking with a terrible cold." Blackie is kidnapped and a woman murdered in jail by a gang determined to recover the loot from a bank job. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1945-12-13  5 Murder At The Movies

+ Program #35. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). 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 Blackie programs in SOME of the areas in which the program was heard. There is no indication of which commercials were heard on which programs in which areas. The commercials were added to these programs at random. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1945-12-20  6 TV Poisoning

+ Program #36. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). 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! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1946-01-22  1 Disappearing Body

+ Program #41. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. 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! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-01-29  2 The Jim Williams Inheritance C

+ Program #42. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Inspector Faraday is accused of beating the witness at the murder trial of the killer of Mrs. Williams. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1946-02-05  3 The Brandon Jewel Robbery

+ Program #43. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie is framed for a jewelry store robbery and murder. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-02-12  4 The Marjorie Conden Kidnapping

+ Program #44. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie solves a kidnapping case with an airplane and a telephone. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-02-19  5 Harry Bensons Murders His Wife

+ Program #45. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Harry Benson murders his wife, but he's acquitted of the crime because he was several hundred miles away at the time of the murder. Richard Kollmar, Jackson Beck (doubles), Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-02-26  6 Vase Leads To Murder

+ Program #46. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie outbids a man wearing a green hat at an auction and wins a vase; murder follows. What's so valuable about that vase? Richard Kollmar, Jackson Beck, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1946-03-05  7 Tom Evers Murder With An Alibi

+ Program #47. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. 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! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-03-12  8 Color Blind Accomplice

+ Program #48. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A color-blind woman gets into the cab in which Blackie is riding. She warns him not to eat at Li Chow's restaurant. Sure enough, murder and a frame are on the menu. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-03-19  9 Worthington Ghost

+ Program #49. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie's friend Shorty, apparently just out of jail, meets an hysterical woman who claims to have seen a ghost. She's the maid of wealthy Mrs. Worthington, the former concert pianist. After the maid dies in a locked room, Mrs. Worthington then sees the ghost! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Tony Barrett. 
 1946-03-26  0 Pierre, The Designer

+ Program #50. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Pierre the designer is really a regular guy named, "Joe." Roger Olson's safe has been robbed, and it's obvious that Boston Blackie is the burglar. A $50,000 I.O.U. has also been stolen. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-04-16  3 The Baseball Player Murder

+ Program #53. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Murder takes place at the baseball game. Clem McCarthy is heard as the announcer broadcasting the game. Richard Kollmar, Maurice Tarplin, Clem McCarthy, Lesley Woods. 
 1946-04-23  4 Stolen Car Ring
 1946-05-07  6 Winthrope Jewel Robberies

+ Program #56. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A diamond a day is disappearing from a jewelry company and Blackie is asked to help stop the thefts. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1946-05-14  7 Merry Go Round Murder

+ Program #57. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie discovers John Van Doren, a famous sportsman shot dead on a wooden horse on a revolving merry-go-round at 2 A. M.! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-05-21  8 Blain Brothers Pawn Shop Murder

+ Program #58. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie tries to find the killer of Paul Blaine, the owner of a pawnshop. The main suspect, however, has a perfect alibi! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-06-11  1 The Disappearing Plane

+ Program #61. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Boston flies back from Boston with evidence about a murder case. The plane disappears. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-06-18  2 The Hooded Gang Protect

+ Program #62. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A masked society of extortioners has been formed, which Blackie tries to break up. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-07-02  4 Uncle Frank Murdered By Joe Parker
 1946-07-09  5 Skating Rink Murders

+ Program #65. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A girl is found murdered at a skating rink with a $50,000 diamond ring on her finger. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-07-16  6 The Murdered Truck Driver

+ Program #66. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A truck carrying no cargo load is mysteriously hijacked. One of the drivers has been killed and the other has vanished! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-07-23  7 Murdering Coo Coo Clock

+ Program #67. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie comes across a grandfather clock that cuckoos and kills. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-07-30  8 Mutiny Leads To Murder

+ Program #68. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A tale of mutiny and murder aboard the freighter, "Swan." Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-08-06  9 The Gardenia Case

+ Program #69. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie joins the Jerry Williams gang to break up a mob that covers its crimes by intimidating witnesses. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-08-13  0 Diamond Smugglers

+ Program #70. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Momma and Poppa Adams are in reality diamond smugglers and perhaps poisoners. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-08-20  1 Jealous Partners And Arson

+ Program #71. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A man burns down his own building, just after allowing the fire insurance to lapse! There's a woman behind the match! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-08-27  2 Rockwell Diamond

+ Program #72. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie is arrested in Chicago. He's accused of taking $10,000 from a woman's grandfather. The woman has a secret plan to recover the, "Rockwell Diamond." The script was previously used on Boston Blackie on June 23, 1944 (see cat. #85203). Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-09-03  3 Stolen Rare Book

+ Program #73. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A rare book has been stolen from a library vault, and the theft compounded by murder. Who took the book from the vault, and how? Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-09-10  4 Backstage Murder

+ Program #74. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie dons tights and grease-paint to perform in, "The Mikado." Murder takes a bow, with marked cards found on the corpse. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1946-09-17  5 The Apartment Swindlers

+ Program #75. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. The leader of a gang that is swindling people who are desperate to get an apartment, is found murdered. Don't believe the photograph on the desk! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-09-24  6 Abbott Painting

+ Program #76. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie promises to steal the valuable Abbott painting in just 5 hours. He plans to exchange it for a cigarette lighter that links Shorty to a murder. Henry Rice promptly double-crosses Blackie and calls the cops. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Tony Barrett. 
 1946-10-01  7 The Undersea Murder

+ Program #77. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Two deep-sea treasure hunters find their treasure and a double double-cross. Yet a third double-cross confuses the plot. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-10-08  8 Murdered Show Dog Owner

+ Program #78. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A wealthy woman is murdered shortly after her two dogs win "best in show" at the kennel club. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-11-25  5 Lenny Powell Murder

+ Program #85. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Lenny Powell hires a pilot to fly him to Branchville for $5000! The pilot's wife is unfaithful and Lenny has $25,000 in cash. After Lenny's murdered, the cash disappears. Richard Kollmar, Maurice Tarplin, Lesley Woods. 
 1946-12-03  6 Blackie Goes To Jail For Diamond Theft

+ Program #86. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie is arrested for stealing $100,000 worth of diamonds. He's found guilty after a trial and sentenced to 10-to-20 years in jail. An action-packed jail-break follows. Richard Kollmar, Maurice Tarplin, Lesley Woods. 
 1946-12-24  9 The Derailed Gold Train

+ Program #89. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A train carrying a cargo of gold hits a car on the tracks, and the gold doesn't disappear! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1946-12-31  0 Carl Browning Cleans Shop

+ Program #90. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Carl Brown is not only in poor physical condition, his wife is untrue and he's the victim of a protection racket. After his dead body is found, Blackie tries to figure out why his accurate watch is a half-hour slow. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-01-07  1 Jack Small Alias Bill Bigelow

+ Program #91. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Jack Small owes Shorty $500, and is also being sought by Inspector Farrady. He's using the name of Bill Bigelow...who has just been killed in a quarry accident. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin, Tony Barrett. 
 1947-01-14  2 Blackie And The Fur Thefts

+ Program #92. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Janet Corning and Harry Barlow are stealing fur coats...with the assistance of Boston Blackie! Richard Kollmar, Frank Lovejoy, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-01-21  3 Jim Gary Is Wanted

+ Program #93. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. The search for arsonist and murderer Jim Gary has been going on for 5 years. It's a good thing that Blackie loves fire engines. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-01-28  4 Willow Brand Diamonds

+ Program #94. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. The two Willowbrand diamonds have been stolen...all according to plan. The diamonds are stolen again...and again. Blackie solves the case by remote control! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-02-04  5 The Peters Mixup

+ Program #95. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Walter Peters' body is found in a lake, with Boston's Blackie's name on his corpse. Surprise! He was drowned in salt water and is still working for Bess on her tugboat! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-02-11  6 The Love Song Mystery

+ Program #96. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Two killers named Murdoch and Dawson are captured, arrested and promptly break out of jail. A crooner named Duke Collins is forced to write a song to give Murdoch and Dawson a signal by radio. Blackie sings! Richard Kollmar, Mel Blanc, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-02-25  8 Joe Deliver The Goods

+ Program #101. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. An amnesiac named Sam Fisher is accused of murder after he disappears. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-03-18  1 Sam Fishers Past

+ Program #101. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. An amnesiac named Sam Fisher is accused of murder after he disappears. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-03-25  2 Horseroom Thefts Of Boston Blac

+ Program #102. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie is robbed of $20,000 after being accused of robbing bookie parlors. Richard Kollmar. 
 1947-04-01  3 The Bus To Valley Junction

+ Program #103. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie travels to Valley Junction when the owner of the town's general store is found murdered. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-04-08  4 Aggie Rogers Murder

+ Program #104. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie and the cops find the body of one of the wealthy Rodgers sisters in their junk-filled house. The plot appears to be inspired by the Collyer brothers story. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-04-15  5 Phonograph Murder

+ Program #105. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. James Grant receives a phonograph record in the mail which contains an announcement that he will be killed before the record ends...and indeed he is killed! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-04-22  6 Milly Bromley Kidnapped

+ Program #106. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Millicent Bromley has been kidnapped, "The Professor" has been murdered, and a dog is the most important member of the gang. An interesting show in which Blackie never appears! Shorty solves the case with the help of telegrams and (unheard) phone calls from Blackie! Tony Barrett, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-04-29  7 Sammy Saunders

+ Program #107. ABC net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. The brother of a famous ball-player is in debt to a gambler for $50,000. An introduction to a lady and a murder add up to another case for Blackie. Sportscaster Bill Slater is cast as...a sportscaster! Richard Kollmar, Bill Slater, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-05-07  8 Mrs Petersons Insurance Policy

+ Program #108. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Mrs. Peterson has been shot, and Mr. Peterson is the prime suspect. Blackie proves that not every killer measures up! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-05-14  9 Joe Adams Drowned

+ Program #109. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Joe Adams is drowned in a bathtub by two gangsters. He soon is found floating in the sea lion pool at the zoo! Blackie smells something fishy! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-05-21  0 Blackie Breaks Into Prison

+ Program #110. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie breaks into prison to solve a murder and prevent a convict from being framed for it. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-05-28  1 Ghost Of Flo Newton

+ Program #111. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie has picked up a girl hitchhiker who's been dead for three years (hopefully, he leaves the car window open). Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-06-04  2 Man Following Eva

+ Program #112. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie gets on the trail of, "The "Stalker," an extortionist and murderer. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-06-11  3 Blackie Shoots A Watchman

+ Program #113. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Mary hires a private detective to follow Boston Blackie! Blackie shoots a watchman! Richard Kollmar, Frank Lovejoy, Mason Adams, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-06-18  4 Crooked Carter Brothers

+ Program #114. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A safe is robbed and two people are killed. Donald Carver is turned in to the police by his own mother! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-06-25  5 Pet Shop Gambling Joint

+ Program #115. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Joe Nelson, the owner of a pet shop, is found murdered in Blackie's apartment. Nelson said, "No" to a gambler who wanted to use the pet shop for a gambling headquarters. The program ends with the purchase of a black cocker spaniel. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-07-02  6 Johnny Burns Woolens

+ Program #116. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Johnny "Cash" Burns sells imported woolens, and he's all-business! He also uses a helicopter and post-hypnotic suggestions. Mary Wesley provides a perfect alibi. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-07-09  7 The Harmonica Man

+ Program #117. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Harmonica-player Henry Peterson is shot by his girlfriend and dies, but then walks into a police station, playing the harmonica! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-07-16  8 Randolph Construction Gang Bank

+ Program #118. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Investigating a street-crew making noise is the middle of the night, Blackie becomes involved in a bank robbery right across the street from his house! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-08-06  1 The Butcher Boy Gang

+ Program #121. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Blackie tackles the "Butcher Boys" gang. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-08-20  3 Murder Of John Austin

+ Program #123. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Jack Austin has been found murdered in the middle of an open field...an impossible killing! The solution: look to the skies! Richard Kollmar, Al Hodge (?), Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-08-27  4 Buckley Protection Agency And T

+ Program #124. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Mary is framed for murder, while the Buckley gang frames Blackie as the president of a protection gang! Blackie "coughs up" the solution to the real killer! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-09-03  5 Fifty Dollar Shoeshine

+ Program #125. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. "The Fifty Dollar Shoe Shine". Commercials added locally. Blackie tackles a counterfeiting gang making $100 bills that are perfect, and a shoe shine boy who charges $50 and gives $100 change! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-09-10  6 Lighthouse Ghost

+ Program #126. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. "The Ghost Lighthouse". Commercials added locally. A ship-owner loses four ships near the same lighthouse...for very mysterious reasons. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-09-17  7 The Exploding Car

+ Program #127. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A car-bomb goes off and murders the wrong man. Blackie uses a man's first name as his "initial" clue! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-09-24  8 Old 86 Is Missing

+ Program #128. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. In a plot stolen from Arthur Conan Doyle, a steam train named "Old 86" disappears along with a shipment of diamonds. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-10-01  9 Death Wish

+ Program #129. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Jim Wells seems to have a death wish; he doesn't care about the killers threatening him! Blackie's girlfriend has been kidnapped! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1947-10-08  0 Dead Aunt Sarah

+ Program #130. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Robert Williams hires a man to provide an alibi for him whenever his Aunt Sarah is killed. But his alibi is murdered too! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-10-15  1 Joe Crain, Hired Killer

+ Program #131. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Arnold Peterson hires a notorious killer named Joe Crain, with instructions to tie him up and kill his wife. Crain double-crosses Peterson, who is murdered by Bill Smith. Smith plans to use Blackie as an alibi. Richard Kollmar, Parker Fennelly, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1947-10-22  2 Mid Air Diamond Theft

+ Program #132. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Detective Jack Evans is murdered a mile up in the air; the pilot nearly crashes while landing, and Henry Wilson's million-dollar diamond has been stolen! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-01-28  6 The Record Collector

+ Program #146. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication, CFRA Ottawa aircheck. Sustaining. A gang is using disc jockey "Jack Lescoulie" to broadcast cues for their next job. An interesting story about radio and record collectors. Guest Guy Lombardo is "interviewed" in the radio studio by Blackie! The story is complete, but the final public service announcement and closing have been deleted. Richard Kollmar, Jack Lescoulie, Guy Lombardo, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-02-04  7 Blackie Loves Helen

+ Program #147. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication, CFRA Ottawa aircheck. Sustaining. Arnold Hathaway has been shot, right in the middle of a trotting race at Roosevelt Raceway. A "Romeo and Juliet" romance has been complicated. The story has about one minute missing from the middle, some public service announcements and the program closing has been deleted. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-02-11  8 Wind Blows West
 1948-02-18  9 Five Bullets In Don Anderson X

+ Program #149. Mutual net origination. Sustaining. Don Anderson has been shot and Blackie has been seen leaving the scene of the crime with a gun in his hand. Five bullets and a flat nail gives Blackie the needed clues. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-03-03  1 Cobbs Trucking Co

+ Program #151. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Trucking company owner Irwin Cobb has been killed. Johnny Vale, his partner, is accused of the crime after Cobb's body is found in the trunk of Vale's car. A mink coat-hungry girlfriend helps Blackie solve the crime. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-03-10  2 $50,000 For Blackie

+ Program #152. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Joe Saunders is carrying $50,000 and is on his way to visit Blackie. He's murdered by two gunmen before he can arrive. Roland Harvey is ruthlessly operating a transportation business, getting "hot" gangsters out of the country. Richard Kollmar, John Gibson, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-03-17  3 The William Larson Extortion Murder Case

+ Program #153. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. When William Larson refuses to pay further blackmail, he's found shot twice in the head. Larson's niece and nephew hated him, and so did the housekeeper. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-03-24  4 Tiny The Mountainous Wrestler

+ Program #154. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. "Big Tiny" Mountain has wrestled "Stretcher Lewis" and killed him. Blackie gets a hammer-lock on the clues and solves the murder. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-03-31  5 Tom Walton Escapes

+ Program #155. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Tom Walton, a killer on his way to the electric chair, escapes to kill Boston Blackie for revenge. Meanwhile, Henry Lewis, who hates Blackie's guts, is forced to kidnap Blackie to protect him! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-04-07  6 Clyde Winston Photographer

+ Program #156. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Photographer Clyde Winston has been murdered with a shotgun. The main suspect is Evelyn Anderson, a beautiful model. Model agency owner Harry Conover appears as an actor, playing himself. Richard Kollmar, Harry Conover, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-04-14  7 Murder At The Circus

+ Program #157. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. "Rondo The Magician" has been killed at the circus. The main suspect is Charlie Peterson, a knife thrower! Parker Fennelly is heard in the preview of next week's program. Richard Kollmar, Parker Fennelly, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-04-21  8 Auto Insurance Scam

+ Program #158. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. John Wilson and Harry Baldwin graduate from an auto insurance racket to dabbling in murder. Richard Kollmar, Parker Fennelly, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-04-28  9 A.bomb.kills.joe.engles

+ Program #159. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. Joe Ingalls has been killed by a bomb through his window. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-05-05  0 Jack Meer Prison Break

+ Program #160. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. The entire Bolo gang has broken out of prison. How did they set the time and the place for the escape? Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-06-23  7 Harry Walker Murdered

+ Program #167. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Harry Walker is murdered by a heavy man with a broken nose. Blackie gets on the trail. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-06-30  8 The Professor Beasley Case

+ Program #168. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Professor Beasley is murdered when Blackie and Mary return to their old alma mater. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-07-07  9 Kingston Diamond Case

+ Program #169. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Three diamond thieves rob the Kingston diamonds and knock out Blackie while doing it. One of the thieves named Danny Morris is found murdered the next day, but Mike Graves and Joey Sometimes have airtight alibis. They were at the ballgame at the time of the robbery. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-07-14  0 John Cummings Killing

+ Program #170. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie is framed for the Cummings murder and thrown in jail. His only alibi is then murdered! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-07-21  1 The Sweepstakes Case

+ Program #171. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A counterfeit sweepstakes racket and a movie star lead Blackie to murder. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-07-28  2 Richard Allistar Disappears In

+ Program #172. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A well-dressed man disappears in the middle of the vacant lot. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1948-08-04  3 Jack Davis Uses Blackie As An A

+ Program #173. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A racketeer commits a double-murder and uses Boston Blackie for an alibi. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-08-11  4 Bobby Rogers To Be Executed

+ Program #174. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie races the clock to help an innocent man doomed to be executed in just three hours! A good show. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-08-18  5 Trilling Maid Murdered

+ Program #175. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie breaks up a strange gang that murders the maids of rich women. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-08-25  6 Wife Poisoned Over Phone

+ Program #176. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A man manages to poison his wife by remote control! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-09-01  7 Reynolds And The Stolen Goods
 1948-09-08  8 Disappearing Office Building
 1948-09-29  1 Golf Instructor Carl Grady
 1948-10-06  2 One Dollar Bank Robbery
 1948-12-08  1 Killer Lightning

+ Program #191. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A scheming couple commit the "perfect murder" by using lightning to kill. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1948-12-22  3 Rings For Santa

+ Program #193. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). "Special Christmas Program." Blackie tries to solve a robbery on Christmas, and finds Santa Claus an unwilling accomplice. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-01-05  5 Dissapearing Fourth Floor

+ Program #195. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A crooked gambling casino has the ability to disappear at will. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-01-12  6 Broken Clock Murder

+ Program #196. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Commercials added locally. A dead man with $40,000 on his body is found in Blackie's apartment, and every clock in the place is broken. Dorothy Kilgallen, Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1949-01-19  7 A Boat The Viking Is On

+ Program #197. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A movie publicity stunt backfires when a body is found on a boat parked in the middle of town. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-01-26  8 John Frawley While In Africa

+ Program #198. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). John Frawley cannot prove his identity because everyone who can recognize him has been killed! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1949-02-02  9 Marys Cousins Song

+ Program #199. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Murder in Tin Pan Alley. Blackie sings along. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-02-09  0 50G In Bonds

+ Program #200. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A man disappears from the roof of a building and turns up dead in a ditch, miles away! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-02-16  1 Fred Palmers Dock Racket

+ Program #201. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie breaks up a waterfront racket and uncovers a murder. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-02-23  2 Archie Grants Club

+ Program #202. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie breaks up a gambling ring and discovers a murderer in the process. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-03-02  3 Fake Accident Report

+ Program #203. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie investigates the Polk Street mission which is a front for phoney accident racket. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-03-09  4 Dolly Preston Calls For Help

+ Program #204. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A woman who's been dead for several years had $600,000 stashed away. Blackie investigates. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-03-16  5 Kidnapped Murderer

+ Program #205. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie kidnaps a murderer from police headquarters and when the murderer is himself killed, Blackie has to solve the case from jail. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-03-23  6 Auction, Harry Slocum Antiques,

+ Program #206. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie breaks up a gang that has been using a phoney charity gambling racket. The recording is possibly a re-enactment. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-03-30  7 Amadon Pearls

+ Program #207. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A complex tale about the Amodon pearls. Three sets of crooks steal three duplicate sets of pearls. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-04-06  8 Duke Murders Jo Jo

+ Program #208. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Jo Jo Thomas is murdered by "The Duke," who is surprisingly still in jail! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-04-13  9 Jewelry Store Owner Is Killed F

+ Program #209. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie's watch and gun are found next to a corpse. It looks like one of Blackie's enemies is trying to frame him! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1949-04-20  0 Madame Zina, Fortune Teller

+ Program #210. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). When a carnival fortune teller peers into her crystal ball and sees death, it turns out to be her own! Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-04-27  1 Dynamite Thompson

+ Program #211. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Rival construction contractors erect a case of murder. Several cases in fact. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-05-04  2 Joe Gates Murdered

+ Program #212. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). A corpse named Joe Gates is found on a sightseeing bus by an elderly couple. Beazey Jones is the killer, and he's killed when he becomes too greedy. Richard Kollmar, Jane Morgan, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-05-11  3 Information On The Senator

+ Program #213. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie solves several murders arising from a gangland double-cross. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1949-05-18  4 Imperial Oil Company Racket

+ Program #214. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie is captured by a "femme fatale" who is working for an oil stock swindler. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-05-25  5 Canyon Dude Ranch

+ Program #215. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie brakes up a "Bluebeard" racket at a summer resort. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1949-06-01  6 Pudgy & The Stolen Tire Racket

+ Program #216. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). While trying to chase a tire thief named Pudgy, Blackie has an accident and winds up in the hospital. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.
 1949-06-08  7 Ma Vie Perfume

+ Program #217. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie breaks up a gang that specializes in a phoney perfume racket with a sideline of murder. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin. 
 1949-06-15  8 Professor & Rufus Rob The Bank

+ Program #218. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Sponsored by: Champagne Velvet Beer (of Indiana). Blackie battles "The Professor," a scientific genius who plans his crimes to the second. Richard Kollmar, Lesley Woods, Maurice Tarplin.

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The buzz-term for Old Time Radio is "OTR". OTR usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964.These shows from the pre-television age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from World War II. These programs feature the best talent of the day and were broadcast nearly as widely as cable programs today. And just like TV today, families would gather around their crystal radio sets to enjoy the entertainment together.