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Boston Blackie

193 episodes · 1944–1949 · Syndicated, NBC, Mutual · Detective

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Jack Boyle created Boston Blackie, a jewel thief, in 1914; on radio he was a reformed one, "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend." Chester Morris starred in the first series, an NBC summer replacement for Amos 'n' Andy from June 23 to September 15, 1944, with Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday. From April 1945 to October 1950 Richard Kollmar played Blackie in more than 200 half hours that Frederick Ziv syndicated to Mutual and other stations, with Jan Miner as his girlfriend, Mary.

Sources: Boston Blackie, Wikipedia

Episodes

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19447 episodes
  • The Jonathan Diamond June 23, 1944 · NBC · 30 min
    The first show. Blackie is arrested in Chicago, accused of taking $10,000 from a woman's grandfather, and it is all part of her plan to get back a famous diamond.
  • The Manletter Bank Case June 30, 1944 · NBC · 29 min
    Mr. Manleder's $100,000 note comes due tomorrow, and only Blackie can save his business. Then Blackie is framed for murder.
  • Star of the Nile July 14, 1944 · NBC · 28 min
    A $200,000 emerald, the Star of the Nile, vanishes from a train between Chicago and New York.
  • Black Market Blackie July 21, 1944 · NBC · 29 min
    A black-market meat gang wants Blackie in. He says no, and Inspector Faraday is no help at all.
  • The Devon Caretaker Murder July 28, 1944 · NBC · 30 min
    Blackie is charged with killing the caretaker of the Devon estate, and his bloodstained coat seems to prove it.
  • Spy Ring August 4, 1944 · NBC · 30 min
    A woman meets a man she takes for Blackie, then turns up dead, shot with Blackie's gun. He breaks out of headquarters to find the real killer, a wartime spy.
  • The Missing String of Pearls August 11, 1944 · NBC · 29 min
    Valuable pearls disappear from a jewelry shop just after Blackie's visit.
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  • The Wentworth Diamonds April 25, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    The famous Wentworth diamonds are stolen, and of course Blackie is the first suspect.
  • Murder of John Walters May 2, 1945 · Syndicated · 24 min
    A man is found dead in the park in shoes that have never been walked in, and Blackie is accused.
  • Cover-Up for Mary May 9, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    It looks as if Mary has shot a man, and with Blackie's gun.
  • Uncle Bill Blaine's Legacy May 16, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A rich man makes Blackie his bodyguard against three relatives who want him dead, then is shot in a locked room with police on both sides.
  • Mrs Boston Blackie June 6, 1945 · 27 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Oscar Wolfe, Troublemaker June 11, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Blackie's angry threat against Oscar Wolfe is caught on a dictating machine. The next day Wolfe is dead and Blackie is on the run.
  • Sam Bellows Is Dead June 18, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie walks into Inspector Faraday's office and confesses to the murder of Sam Bellows.
  • The Larry Brown Case June 25, 1945 · Syndicated · 25 min
    Larry Brown suddenly pays back the $100 he owes Blackie, and the stool pigeon who collects it ends up in trouble.
  • Blackie Jilts Mary July 2, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie drops by Mary's apartment and tells her it's over between them.
  • The Worthington Pearls July 9, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    The Worthington pearls are stolen, and for once they aren't found in Blackie's raincoat.
  • Blackie's Car Kills a Woman July 16, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Blackie leaves his car for servicing the day after it was used to kill a woman.
  • The Case of the Three-Way Split July 23, 1945 · Mutual · 26 min
    Three ex-cons, $50,000 in hidden loot, and one murderer. Blackie has to work out which is which.
  • Mary at Sea July 30, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    On a cruise, Mary's cabin mate turns up dead.
  • Hypnotic Murder August 6, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Mary's old friend confesses to a murder, but she may have been hypnotized, and she had Blackie's phone number.
  • Evelyn Jones Murder August 13, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Evelyn Jones comes to Blackie for protection, and he must deliver a mysterious package.
  • Blackie Steals Necklace for Charity August 20, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A society woman asks Blackie to rob her own safe and steal her diamond tiara.
  • Bill Crane, Attorney September 13, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A lawyer asks Blackie's help after losing the case of a client who was framed.
  • Blood on Blackie's Sleeve September 20, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie is nervous and has blood on his sleeve. A man who swore to kill him is just out of jail, and soon dead.
  • Kingston Unlucky at Cards October 4, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    While Blackie is holding the Westfield diamond, the switchboard operator in his building is murdered.
  • Copy of the Diamond Bracelet October 11, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A diamond is stolen from a fine jewelry store, and a week later a $25,000 bracelet turns out to be fake.
  • The Boxer's Murder Case October 18, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A gambling syndicate wants a champion boxer to take a dive in the sixth round.
  • The Richards Diamond Case October 25, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A $75,000 diamond is stolen, its owner killed and Blackie shot in the shoulder.
  • Mary Disappears November 1, 1945 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Mary takes a farm job to find the real culprit in a gas-station holdup, and disappears.
  • Amnesia Victim November 8, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man just over amnesia fears he may have committed a murder, and a Southern beauty confesses to it.
  • Murder in the Music Room November 15, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A songwriting team splits up, and one partner is found murdered.
  • Blackie Kidnapped November 22, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Blackie is kidnapped by a gang after the loot from a bank job. Richard Kollmar is barely heard; Blackie spends the show gagged or hoarse.
  • Simmons Construction Murder November 29, 1945 · Syndicated · 29 min
    A construction foreman is shot dead on the twentieth floor. Kollmar is missing for a second week, and Blackie is sick in bed.
  • Atkins, Jewel Thief December 6, 1945 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A well-known jewel thief admits he stole Mrs. Williams' pearls, and swears no one will ever find them.
  • Murder at the Movies December 13, 1945 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A movie star is shot inside a trunk, yet no bullet went through it.
  • TV Poisoning December 20, 1945 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A man about to expose a criminal on television is poisoned by a glass of water that three others drank safely.
  • The Masters Diamond December 27, 1945 · Syndicated · 24 min
    The Masters diamond disappears at a dinner party, and Mrs. Masters is murdered.
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  • The Murdered Sword Swallower January 3, 1946 · Syndicated · 23 min
    A sword swallower is murdered on the carnival midway, and the inspector's suspect turns up dead next.
  • The Disappearing Body January 22, 1946 · Syndicated · 24 min
    A body in Blackie's apartment disappears while he's lured away, and stolen pearls turn up in his safe.
  • The Jim Williams Inheritance Case January 29, 1946 · Syndicated · 24 min
    Inspector Faraday is accused of beating a witness in a murder trial.
  • The Brandon Jewel Robbery February 5, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie is framed for a jewelry-store robbery and murder.
  • The Condon Ransom February 12, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A young woman is held for ransom, and Blackie solves it with an airplane and a telephone.
  • Harry Benson Murders His Wife February 19, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Harry Benson kills his wife and is acquitted, since he was hundreds of miles away at the time.
  • A Vase Leads to Murder February 26, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie outbids a man in a green hat for a vase at auction, and murder follows.
  • Tom Evers Murder with an Alibi March 5, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man kills just as he told Blackie he would, and has a perfect alibi.
  • Lee Chow Murdered March 12, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A woman in Blackie's cab warns him not to eat at Lee Chow's restaurant. Murder and a frame-up follow.
  • The Worthington Ghost March 19, 1946 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A wealthy former pianist's maid sees a ghost and then dies in a locked room. Then the mistress sees it too.
  • Pierre the Designer March 26, 1946 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A safe is robbed of a $50,000 I.O.U., and Blackie looks like the burglar.
  • Murder on the Trapeze April 2, 1946 · 27 min
    The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on April 2, 1946, the date used here.
  • Murder on Cedar Street April 9, 1946 · 26 min
    The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on April 9, 1946, the date used here.
  • The Baseball Player Murder April 16, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Murder at the ballpark, with Clem McCarthy as the play-by-play announcer.
  • The Stolen Car Ring April 23, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A garage is the center of a stolen-car insurance racket, and they made the mistake of stealing Blackie's car.
  • The Frances Fielding Murder April 30, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie sets out to clear a psychiatrist framed for murder.
  • The Winthrop Jewel Robberies May 7, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A diamond a day is vanishing from a jewelry company.
  • The Merry-Go-Round Murder May 14, 1946 · Syndicated · 26 min
    At two in the morning, Blackie finds a famous sportsman shot dead on a wooden horse, still going round on the merry-go-round.
  • The Blaine Brothers Pawn Shop Murder May 21, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Blackie hunts the killer of a pawnshop partner, and the main suspect has a perfect alibi.
  • The Escaped Prisoner May 28, 1946 · Syndicated · 29 min
    An escaped convict ends up in Blackie's apartment.
  • Old Man Graham's Wife June 4, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    An old man's death looks natural, then three people die within five hours, all by the same knife.
  • The Disappearing Plane June 11, 1946 · 26 min
    The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on June 11, 1946, the date used here.
  • The Hooded Gang Protection Racket June 18, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Blackie goes after a hooded gang of extortionists.
  • Gambler Joe Garland Killed June 25, 1946 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Blackie goes to pay a friend's gambling debt, and the gambler is killed while Blackie is locked in the next room.
  • Uncle Frank Murdered by Joe Parker July 2, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man kills his uncle for his money and thinks he's planned the perfect crime.
  • The Skating Rink Murders July 9, 1946 · Syndicated · 30 min
    A girl is found murdered at a skating rink, a $50,000 diamond still on her finger.
  • The Murdered Truck Driver July 16, 1946 · Syndicated · 30 min
    An empty truck is hijacked, one driver killed and the other missing.
  • The Murdering Cuckoo Clock July 23, 1946 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A clock that cuckoos, and kills.
  • Mutiny Lead to Murder Aboard the Swan July 30, 1946 · 25 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case August 6, 1946 · Syndicated · 29 min
    Blackie joins a gang to break a mob that intimidates witnesses.
  • The Diamond Smugglers August 13, 1946 · Syndicated · 29 min
    A sweet old couple who are really diamond smugglers, and maybe poisoners.
  • Jealous Partners and Arson August 20, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A man burns down his own building just after letting the insurance lapse, with a woman behind it.
  • The Rockwell Diamond August 27, 1946 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Blackie is arrested in Chicago, and a woman has a plan to get back the Rockwell diamond.
  • The Stolen Rare Book September 3, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A rare book is stolen from a library vault, and the theft ends in murder.
  • The Backstage Murder September 10, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Blackie goes onstage in The Mikado, and murder takes a bow.
  • The Apartment Swindler September 17, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    The head of a gang swindling apartment hunters is found dead.
  • The Abbott Painting September 24, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie promises to steal a valuable painting in five hours to trade for evidence against Shorty, and gets double-crossed.
  • The Undersea Murder October 1, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Two deep-sea treasure hunters find their treasure, and a double double-cross.
  • Murdered Show Dog Owner October 8, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A wealthy woman is murdered just after her dogs win best in show.
  • Murder at the Rodeo October 15, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Two feuding women at the rodeo, and one is thrown from a bronco.
  • Faraday Shot October 22, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Inspector Faraday ignores a gang's threats and is machine-gunned in the street.
  • Granny's Witchcraft October 29, 1946 · Syndicated · 26 min
    At a Halloween costume party, an old woman dressed as a witch warns Blackie that death is near, in a big blue car.
  • A New Face for Joe Harvey November 5, 1946 · Syndicated · 25 min
    A fugitive's plastic surgery gives him a new face, one that belongs to a cop killer.
  • Only One Way Out for Me November 12, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A man deep in debt is found dead beside a suicide note that the experts say is genuine.
  • The $50,000 Necklace November 19, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A husband hires two crooks to steal his wife's $50,000 necklace.
  • The Lenny Powell Murder November 26, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A man carrying $25,000 hires a pilot to fly him out of town, and ends up dead and robbed.
  • Blackie Goes to Jail for Diamond Theft December 3, 1946 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie is convicted of a $100,000 diamond theft and sent to prison, and a jailbreak follows.
  • Mary, Registered Nurse December 10, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Mary, a registered nurse, takes an all-night case in a private house for a doctor who isn't what he seems.
  • Voice Impersonator December 17, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A man who can imitate Blackie's voice puts him in a jam.
  • The Derailed Gold Train December 24, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A train carrying gold hits a car on the tracks, and the gold does not disappear.
  • Carl Browning's Cleaning Shop December 31, 1946 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A dry cleaner's body is found, and his reliable watch is half an hour slow.
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  • Jack Small, Alias Bill Bigelow January 7, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man who owes Shorty money has been using another name, and that man was just killed in a quarry.
  • Blackie and the Fur Thefts January 14, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A pair of fur thieves have help from Blackie.
  • The Search for Jim Gary January 21, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    The hunt for an arsonist and killer has gone on for five years. Luckily, Blackie loves fire engines.
  • Jacques Pierre and the Diamonds January 28, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A pair of diamonds is stolen again and again, and Blackie solves the case by remote control.
  • The Peters Mix-Up February 4, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A drowned man with Blackie's name on him, and salt water in his lungs.
  • Jailbirds Murdoch and Dawson February 11, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Two escaped killers force a crooner to send them a signal over the radio, and Blackie sings.
  • Seven Years' Bad Luck for Florence Wells February 18, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A musical-comedy star fears for her life after her dressing-room mirror breaks. A locked-room mystery.
  • Joe Delivers the Goods February 25, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A gas-station owner supplies stolen gems to two fences.
  • Larry the Kid vs. Savinni March 4, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A young boxer is offered $10,000 to throw a fight.
  • 10th Street Gym and Stolen Car Ring March 11, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A neighborhood gym for kids is empty, and the reason seems to be a stolen-car ring.
  • Sam Fisher's Past March 18, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man with amnesia disappears and is accused of murder.
  • Horseroom Thefts March 25, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Blackie is accused of robbing bookie parlors, then robbed of $20,000 himself.
  • The Bus to Valley Junction April 1, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Blackie travels to a small town after the general-store owner is murdered.
  • Aggie Rogers Murder April 8, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    One of two wealthy sisters is found dead in their junk-filled house, a story apparently inspired by the Collyer brothers.
  • Phonograph Murder April 15, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A man gets a phonograph record announcing he'll be dead before it ends, and he is.
  • Millicent Bromley Kidnapped April 22, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A kidnapping, a murdered professor and a dog at the center of it. Blackie is never heard; Shorty solves the case.
  • Baseball and Gambling April 29, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A ballplayer's brother owes a gambler $50,000. Bill Slater plays a sportscaster. The last show on ABC.
  • Mrs. Peterson's Insurance Policy May 7, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Mrs. Peterson is shot, and her husband is the obvious suspect.
  • Joe Adams Drowned May 14, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man drowned in a bathtub turns up in the sea-lion pool at the zoo.
  • Blackie Breaks into Prison May 21, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie breaks into prison to keep a convict from being framed for murder.
  • The Ghost of Florence Newton May 28, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Blackie picks up a girl hitchhiker who has been dead for three years.
  • Eva Cronin Is Stalked June 4, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Blackie trails the Stalker, an extortionist and killer.
  • Blackie Shoots a Watchman June 11, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Mary hires a detective to follow Blackie, and Blackie shoots a watchman.
  • Crooked Carver Brother June 18, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A safe robbery leaves two dead, and the suspect's own mother turns him in.
  • Joe Nelson's Pet Shop Gambling Scheme June 25, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A pet-shop owner who refused to let gamblers use his store is found murdered in Blackie's apartment.
  • Johnny Burns' Imported Wool July 2, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    An importer of woolens with a helicopter and a gift for hypnotic suggestion.
  • Death Comes to the Harmonica Man July 9, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A harmonica player is shot dead by his girlfriend, then walks into a police station playing.
  • The Randolph Construction Gang Bank Robbery July 16, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A street crew working in the middle of the night, and a bank robbery across from Blackie's place.
  • Blackie's Body in Wax July 23, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A trucking company delivers a very large package: Blackie's body, in wax.
  • Poetry in My Soul July 30, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A gunman on a rooftop across from City Hall recites his own poetry, then shoots the mayor.
  • The Butcher Boy Gang August 6, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Blackie takes on the Butcher Boys gang.
  • Burning His House Behind Him August 13, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A woman helps a man bury his wife in the basement, then fears she'll be next.
  • Murder of John Austin August 20, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man is found murdered in the middle of an open field, an impossible crime.
  • Buckley Protection Agency August 27, 1947 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Mary is framed for murder and Blackie for running a protection racket.
  • Fifty Dollar Shoeshine September 3, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A counterfeiting gang makes perfect $100 bills, and a shoeshine boy charges $50.
  • Lighthouse Ghost September 10, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A shipowner loses four ships near the same lighthouse.
  • Case of the Exploding Car September 17, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A car bomb kills the wrong man.
  • Old 86 Is Missing September 24, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A steam locomotive called Old 86 disappears with a shipment of diamonds.
  • Death Wish October 1, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A man threatened by killers doesn't seem to care, and Blackie's girl is kidnapped.
  • Dead Aunt Sarah October 8, 1947 · Syndicated · 24 min
    A man hires someone to give him an alibi for when his aunt is killed, and the alibi is murdered too.
  • Joe Crain, Hired Killer October 15, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A man hires a killer to murder his wife, and the plan goes wrong in every direction.
  • Mid-Air Diamond Theft October 22, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A detective is murdered aboard a plane a mile up, and a million-dollar diamond is gone.
  • Framed by a Film October 29, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A warehouse robbery and murder, and the inspector has film of Blackie doing it.
  • The Old Shoe Clue November 5, 1947 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A messenger pays Blackie $1,000 to take a package to Inspector Faraday. Inside is an old shoe.
  • Murder Incorporated November 12, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A company holds a sales meeting, and its business is murder.
  • The Armored Car Murder Case November 19, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    An armored truck with $100,000 is lured off the road on a foggy night, and Blackie is blamed.
  • The Murdock Gang Strikes November 26, 1947 · Syndicated · 23 min
    Blackie tries to stop a safe robbery and save the man set up to take the blame.
  • Open Season on Henry Williams December 3, 1947 · Syndicated · 23 min
    A man answers his door and is shot dead, and he shares his name with a gang boss.
  • Steal or Be Killed December 17, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    On the way to Christmas dinner, Blackie, Mary and the inspector catch a jewel thief, but the rings aren't on him.
  • Where, Oh Where Has My Mary Gone December 24, 1947 · Syndicated · 26 min
    The doorman doesn't know Blackie, and Mary's apartment looks as if she never lived there.
  • The Valuable Door Buzzer December 31, 1947 · Syndicated · 25 min
    A man in Paris is given money, passage to America and a door buzzer that will make him rich.
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  • Riding Stable January 7, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A stable owner is found dead outside the stall of a horse named Blackie.
  • An Invention Worth Killing For January 14, 1948 · Syndicated · 22 min
    An inventor waiting to show Blackie his plans is shot in his hotel room.
  • The Kid's Killing January 21, 1948 · Syndicated · 24 min
    A young boxer refuses to fix a fight, and is killed in the ring.
  • The Record Collector January 28, 1948 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A gang uses a disc jockey's show to send signals for its next job. Guy Lombardo appears as himself.
  • Blackie Loves Helen February 4, 1948 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A man is shot during a harness race, and Mary catches Blackie romancing another woman.
  • Wind Blows West February 11, 1948 · Syndicated · 26 min
    Two men were murdered while reading the same book, and a third asks for it at a bookstore.
  • Five Bullets in Don Anderson February 18, 1948 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A man is shot and Blackie is seen leaving with a gun in his hand.
  • The Twin Murders February 25, 1948 · Syndicated · 24 min
    A man kills his wife and someone else with the same gun at the same moment.
  • Cobbs Trucking Company March 3, 1948 · 23 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • $50,000 for Blackie March 10, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man bringing Blackie $50,000 is gunned down on the way.
  • The William Larson Extortion Murder Case March 17, 1948 · Syndicated · 25 min
    A man who refused to pay more blackmail is found shot, and everyone in his house hated him.
  • Wrestling Ring Murder March 24, 1948 · Syndicated · 25 min
    A wrestler kills his opponent in the ring.
  • Tom Walton Escapes March 31, 1948 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A killer headed for the electric chair escapes, out to get Blackie.
  • Clyde Winston, Photographer April 7, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A photographer is killed with a shotgun, and a model is the main suspect. Model-agency head Harry Conover plays himself.
  • Murder at the Circus April 14, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A circus magician is murdered, and the knife thrower is the main suspect.
  • Insurance and Wrecked Cars April 21, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Two men in an auto-insurance racket move up to murder.
  • The Bombing of Joe Ingalls April 28, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man is killed by a bomb thrown through his window.
  • Jackie Meers' Prison Break May 5, 1948 · Syndicated · 26 min
    A whole gang breaks out of prison. How did they set the time and place?
  • Harry Walker Murdered June 23, 1948 · Syndicated · 29 min
    A heavy man with a broken nose commits a murder, and Blackie takes up the trail.
  • Professor Beasley Is Murdered June 30, 1948 · Syndicated · 29 min
    Blackie and Mary visit their old college, and a professor is murdered.
  • Diamonds Stolen from Kingston July 7, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    Diamond thieves knock Blackie out, and one of them is found dead the next day.
  • Blackie Framed for Killing John Cummings July 14, 1948 · Syndicated · 28 min
    Blackie is jailed for murder, and his only alibi is killed.
  • Counterfeit Sweepstakes Racket July 21, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A phony sweepstakes and a movie star lead Blackie to murder.
  • Jack Davis Kills 2-blackie Used as Alibi August 4, 1948 · 27 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Bobby Rogers to Be Executed August 11, 1948 · Syndicated · 29 min
    Blackie has three hours to save an innocent man from execution.
  • Mrs. George Trilling's Maid Is Murdered August 18, 1948 · Syndicated · 30 min
    A gang that murders the maids of rich women.
  • Robertson Poisons His Wife over the Telephone August 25, 1948 · Syndicated · 30 min
    A man poisons his wife by remote control.
  • Reynolds and the Stolen Goods September 1, 1948 · Syndicated · 23 min
    Shopping for Mary, Blackie is offered a $10,000 necklace for ten cents.
  • Kingston and the Disappearing Office Building September 8, 1948 · Syndicated · 24 min
    A friend buys a fifteen-story office building for a million dollars, and the next day it's gone.
  • Marked Money October 6, 1948 · Syndicated · 27 min
    A man will pay $50,000 for one dollar bill, and then a bank is robbed of one dollar.
  • Killer Lightning December 8, 1948 · 25 min
    Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
  • Stolen Rings at Christmas December 22, 1948 · Syndicated · 28 min
    A Christmas show: Blackie works a holiday robbery in which Santa Claus is an unwilling accomplice.
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