A friend to those who have no friends, an enemy to those who make him an enemy!
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. Click here to read more about Boston Blackie
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Please enjoy these 202 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06.23.1944 | the rockwell diamond |
+ Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. 10:00 P. M. The first show of the series. There are no story ... | |
| 06.30.1944 | fifty hunter street |
+ NBC net, WEAF, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. 10:00 P. M. Mr. Manleder's b... | |
| 07.14.1944 | star of the nile |
+ Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. A fabulous gem called "The Star Of The Nile" disappears from ... | |
| 07.21.1944 | black market |
+ NBC net, WEAF, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap, Bulova (local). A gang of bl... | |
| 07.28.1944 | caretaker of devon estate |
+NBC net, WEAF, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap, Bulova (local). Boston Blacki... | |
| 08.04.1944 | alice mainweather dead or alive |
+ Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy Soap. Alice Manletter meets Boston Blackie in a hotel lobby, then d... | |
| 08.11.1944 | missing string of pearls |
+ Sponsored by: Rinso, Lifebuoy. Valuable pearls have been stolen from a jewelry shop, shortly afte... | |
| 04.25.1945 | the wentworth diamonds |
+ Program #3. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. When the famous Wentworth Diamonds are stol... | |
| 05.02.1945 | the case of the unused shoes |
+ Program #4. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. A man is found murdered. Blackie discovers ... | |
| 05.09.1945 | cover up for mary |
When Mary goes round to John Richards house to break off their relationship, Richards won't accept t... | |
| 05.16.1945 | william blaine case |
+ Program #6. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Wealthy William Blaine forces Blackie to gu... | |
| 06.06.1945 | mrs boston blackie |
+ Richard Kollmar as Boston Blackie "enemy to those who make him their enemy, friend to those who h... | |
| 06.13.1945 | the oscar wolfe case |
+ Program #10. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. After Janice Larson almost kills herself, ... | |
| 06.18.1945 | the sam bellows case |
+ Staring Richard Kollmar. Boston Blackie arrives at police HQ to see inspector Faraday to confess t... | |
| 06.25.1945 | larry brown case |
+ Program #12. Mutual net origination, Ziv syndication. Larry Brown mysteriously returns the $100 ... | |
| 07.02.1945 | blackie jilts mary |
+ Blackie has been avoiding Mary but when she sees his mate Shorty and asks him about Blackie, Black... | |
| 07.09.1945 | the worthington pearls |
+ Inspector Faraday is rounding up all the bad guys in town, including Boston Blackie, because the W... | |
| 07.16.1945 | blackies car kills woman |
+ Blackie has taken his car to West Avenue garage to be repaired and the mechanic recognizes it as t... | |
| 07.23.1945 | blackies three way split |
+ Program #16. Mutual net, WOR, New York aircheck. Sponsored by: R & H Beer. Blackie has to find out... | |
| 07.30.1945 | the mary at sea |
+ It seems that no matter where Boston Blackie goes he finds a dead body. Blackie and Mary were goin... | |
| 08.06.1945 | hypnotic murder |
+ Inspector Faraday and an officer turned up at the house of Joan Thompson the cigarette girl at the... | |
| 08.13.1945 | evelyn jones murdered | ||
| 08.20.1945 | society charity bizarre racket |
+ Inspector Faraday is furious. Mary Wesley was on the sponsoring committee for the Charity Bizarre.... | |
| N/A | golf instructor carl grady | ||
| N/A | society charity bizarre racket |
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