Boston Blackie
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Sep 14, 2026
Mary WesleyVOICE_ACTOR
Come in.
Georgia AikenVOICE_ACTOR
Uh, Mr. Boston Blackie?
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Yes?
Mary WesleyVOICE_ACTOR
Oh, Blackie, she's so beautiful.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Won't you sit down?
Georgia AikenVOICE_ACTOR
Oh, you're so kind, but no.
Georgia AikenVOICE_ACTOR
I just dropped in because I wanted to meet the wonderful Boston Blackie.
Georgia AikenVOICE_ACTOR
I've heard so much about you, and...
speaker_1ADVERTISER
Please enjoy responsibly.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
During a thunderstorm, a man is found dead in a meadow, apparently struck by lightning, but his doctor believes the death was no accident, and Boston Blackie is called into the case.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From December 8th, 1948, this is Boston Blackie, episode 204, "Killer Lightning." Richard Kalmar stars as Blackie, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday, as their investigation follows clues tied to scientist Martin Carson, Hester Archer, and a missing lightning rod from a laboratory.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
It is a case that carries Blackie and Faraday from storm-swept evidence to the questions surrounding Carson's work.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Settle in now for another visit with one of radio's familiar detective partnerships.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
And now, the original broadcast.
Martin CarsonVOICE_ACTOR
That was the crack of doom.
Martin CarsonVOICE_ACTOR
[dramatic music]
TexVOICE_ACTOR
[instrumental music]
Dick CalmerNARRATOR
And now on to Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friends.
Dick CalmerNARRATOR
[instrumental music]
TexVOICE_ACTOR
[sucks teeth] Emily.
JoeVOICE_ACTOR
You're too sure of yourself, Tex.
JoeVOICE_ACTOR
We'll call the cops, all right, but I'm gonna do something else, too.
JoeVOICE_ACTOR
I'm gonna see Boston Blackie.
JoeVOICE_ACTOR
If the cops don't find out anything, I got news for you.
Emil BarnesVOICE_ACTOR
[instrumental music]
speaker_3NARRATOR
And now back to Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friends.
speaker_3NARRATOR
[instrumental music]
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Barnes, you think there is a mystery I can't solve?
16 MINS LATER
Inspector FaradayVOICE_ACTOR
Blackie, what are you doing here?
speaker_3NARRATOR
Blackie.
Inspector FaradayVOICE_ACTOR
Boston Blackie?
speaker_0VOICE_ACTOR
Well, I'll be-
Adam GrahamHOST
All right, well, that'll actually do it for today.
Adam GrahamHOST
Join us back here tomorrow for Boston Blackie.
Adam GrahamHOST
And then next Wednesday, it's another episode of Richard Diamond.
Adam GrahamHOST
In the meantime, send your comments, box13 at greatdetectives.net.
speaker_2ADVERTISER
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Victor SterlingNARRATOR
A gangster-run organization has made murder its business, and Boston Blackie moves to expose it.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
But when the outfit turns its attention toward Blackie himself, the case becomes a fight to shut down the operation and stay alive.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
From November 12, 1947, this is Boston Blackie, Episode 148, Murder Incorporated.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Richard Colmar stars as Blackie, with Jan Minor as Mary Wesley, and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday in the Ziv syndicated series carried by Mutual.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
We now take you back to the original broadcast.
speaker_4VOICE_ACTOR
Gentlemen, Mr. Jeffers.
speaker_5VOICE_ACTOR
Therefore, the character, the reliability, the motives, and the credit rating of our prospective clients must be given careful scrutiny.
FaradayVOICE_ACTOR
I don't get the joke, Chief.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Sure you don't, because you don't know that Boston Blackie is on the same train with George Stevens.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Chief, I don't get it.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Well, if I know my boss in Blackie, and to my great sorrow I do, he won't be able to resist a little gadget worth a cool 200 grand.
Helen CarewVOICE_ACTOR
Well, I'm no isolationist.
Helen CarewVOICE_ACTOR
But to make it proper, my name is Helen Carew.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Oh, and mine is Boston Blackie.
Helen CarewVOICE_ACTOR
Oh, I've heard that name somewhere.
Adam GrahamHOST
And I received an email from David who says, "Hello Mr. Graham, my name is David, uh, and I'm a big fan of your Great Detectives podcast.
Adam GrahamHOST
I found a show called Boston Blackie.
Adam GrahamHOST
I don't know if you've ever heard of it.
Adam GrahamHOST
I thought it'd be something your listeners would like.
Adam GrahamHOST
It is about a detective named Boston Blackie who can do extraordinary things like pick lock- locks and opening safes, uh, by somehow figuring out the combinations.
Adam GrahamHOST
Uh, and he sent along an episode.
Adam GrahamHOST
I don't know what, uh, order the show goes in though.
Adam GrahamHOST
I hope you like it." Well, thanks so much.
speaker_3VOICE_ACTOR
May 21st,
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
1946, brings us Boston Blackie, Episode 71, The Blaine Brothers Pawn Shop Murder.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
This is a Richard Colmar-era Ziv syndicated production, with Jan Miner as Mary Wesley and Maurice Toplin as Inspector Faraday.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
At the Blaine Brothers pawn shop, Paul Blaine asks Blackie to handle a $1,000 loan involving a diamond that may be stolen.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
Shortly afterward, Blaine is shot, and an anonymous tip puts Blackie at the scene.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
As Faraday follows another lead involving a recently released ex-convict, Blackie and Mary face a case involving a photographic alibi.
Victor SterlingNARRATOR
And now, our story begins.
speaker_3VOICE_ACTOR
I don't see what you're complaining
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Why have they stopped coming here all of a sudden? Now, why? Why?
Dick CalmerNARRATOR
And now back to Dick Calmer as Boston Blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friends.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
I can't understand why the boys have stopped coming here, Allison.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
The gym was built especially for them, and they seem to appreciate it.
7 MINS LATER
Joe EastonVOICE_ACTOR
Come in.
Boston BlackieVOICE_ACTOR
Hello, Easton.
Joe EastonVOICE_ACTOR
Well, Boston Blackie.
JohnsonVOICE_ACTOR
Come in,
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