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Boston Blackie (Drama)

Brando Classic Old-Time Radio

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About Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (born before 1880; died circa 1928). Originally a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's novels, he became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television.

  • Telford, PA
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Mon, Feb 13

imperial oil company racket 05/18/1949

Blackie is captured by a femme fatale who is working for an oil stock swindler.
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Mon, Feb 13

canyon dude ranch 05/25/1949

Blackie brakes up a Bluebeard racket at a summer resort.
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Mon, Feb 6

joe gates murdered 05/04/1949

A corpse named Joe Gates is found on a sightseeing bus by an elderly couple.
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Mon, Feb 6

information on senator 05/11/1949

Blackie solves several murders arising from a gangland double cross.
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Mon, Jan 30

madame zina 04/20/1949

When a carnival fortune teller peers into her crystal ball and sees death, it turns out to be her own.
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Mon, Jan 30

dynamite thomson murdered 04/27/1949

Rival construction contractors erect a case of murder. Several cases in fact.
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Mon, Jan 23

duke murders jo jo 04/06/1949

Jo Jo Thomas is murdered by The Duke, who is surprisingly still in jail.
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Mon, Jan 23

amadon pearls 03/30/1949

A complex tale about the Amadon pearls.
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Mon, Jan 16

kidnapped murderer 03/16/1949

Blackie kidnaps a murderer from police headquarters and when the murderer is himself killed, Blackie has to solve the case from jail.
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Mon, Jan 16

fake accident racket 03/02/1949

Blackie investigates the Polk Street mission which is a front for phoney accident racket.
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Mon, Jan 9

dolly preston calls for help 03/09/1949

A woman who has been dead for several years had 600,000 dollars stashed away. Blackie investigates.
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Mon, Jan 9

archie grants club 02/23/1949

Blackie breaks up a gambling ring and discovers a murderer in the process.
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Mon, Jan 2

palmers dock racket 02/16/1949

Blackie breaks up a waterfront racket and uncovers a murder.
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Mon, Jan 2

fifty thousand dollars in bonds 02/09/1949

A man disappears from the roof of a building and turns up dead in a ditch, miles away.
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Mon, Dec 26 2011

marys cousins song 02/02/1949

Murder in Tin Pan Alley. Blackie sings along.
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Mon, Dec 26 2011

john frawley 01/26/1949

John Frawley cannot prove his identity because everyone who can recognize him has been killed.
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Mon, Dec 19 2011

broken clock murder 01/12/1949

A dead man with 40,000 dollars on his body is found in Blackies apartment, and every clock in the place is broken.
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Mon, Dec 19 2011

A boat the viking is one 01/19/1949

A movie publicity stunt backfires when a body is found on a boat parked in the middle of town.
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Mon, Dec 12 2011

mystery of the four floors 01/05/1949

A crooked gambling casino has the ability to disappear at will.
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Mon, Dec 12 2011

killer lightning 12/08/1948

A scheming couple commit the perfect murder by using lightning to kill.
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Mon, Dec 5 2011

kingstons office building 09/08/1948

Multimillionaire Charles Kingston one of Boston Blackies closest friend buys a fifteen story office block, which disappears overnight.
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Mon, Dec 5 2011

joe gatlings one dollar inheritance 10/06/1948

Joe Gatling offers to sell Bill Weaver a one dollar bill for 50,000 dollars. Weaver tries to take it by force. Fearing for his life Gatling pretends to put the bill in the bank. Weaver robs the bank for the bill finds that it is not there then later kills Gatling but still the bill is missing.
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Mon, Nov 28 2011

wife poisoned over phone 08/25/1948

A man manages to poison his wife by remote control.
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Mon, Nov 28 2011

trilling maid murdered 08/18/1948

Blackie breaks up a strange gang that murders the maids of rich women.
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Mon, Nov 21 2011

who killed davis 08/04/1948

A racketeer commits a double-murder and uses Boston Blackie for an alibi.
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Mon, Nov 21 2011

alistair disappears 07/28/1948

A well dressed man disappears in the middle of the vacant lot.
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Mon, Nov 14 2011

sweepstakes case 07/21/1948

A counterfeit sweepstakes racket and a movie star lead Blackie to murder.
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Mon, Nov 14 2011

john cummings case 07/14/1948

Blackie is framed for the Cummings murder and thrown in jail. His only alibi is then murdered.
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Mon, Nov 7 2011

professor beasley case 06/30/1948

Professor Beasley is murdered when Blackie and Mary return to their old alma mater.
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Mon, Nov 7 2011

kingston diamond robbery 07/07/1948

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.
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