Boston Blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. As originally created by author Jack Boyle, he was a safecracker -- a hardened criminal who had served time in a California prison.Meet Boston Blackie is a 1941 crime film starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking. With Kent Taylor, Lois Collier, Frank Orth, Bill Catching. Blackie and gal pal Mary, and their dog Whitey, solve lots of Los Angeles crimes before the cops can do it. Detective radio program, Boston Blackie: 'Enemy to those who make him an enemy. Friend to those who have no friend.'. Listen to Classic Boston Blackie Radio Shows in MP3 format for free. All the shows are listed down by Episodes. We offer other Old Time Detective and Investigator Radio Shows. Sturon Nursery Wholesale Plants. Miami, FL 33170 T: 305.232.9005 800.207.5928 F: 305.233.7060. Http:// brings to you Boston Blackie a Crime drama from 1951. Blackie goes after a gang that used a bazooka to rob an armored car, and then killed a cop who was a friend of Blackie's during the getaway. Boston Blackie, the suave crook-turned-detective created by pulp writer Jack Boyle, had been popping up sporadically in films for nearly two decades by the time Columbia launched its 'Boston Blackie' series in 1941. Boston Blackie (TV Series 1. I remember fondly the old movies starring Chester Morris, but this series starring Kent Taylor has a particularly warm spot in my heart. The few episodes I've seen since the show's syndicated run (I saw them years after the original run on television in the late '5. In fact, the very first videotapes I got when I had my first VCR were duplications of other VHS tapes of old TV series. I still get a kick out of the announcer appearing at a little newsstand when Boston Blackie walks by not even noticing this booming voice character narrating about our intrepid hero. There was the usual shtick of the detective being a wiseguy to the frustrated police inspector (played with exasperated skill by Frank Orth) and his little dog Whitey who replaced his sidekick in the books and movies. There was inevitably a great chase scene at the end of every half hour (Yes, kiddies. They actually made half hour adventure series back then.) And the most exciting was a top a roller coaster. They just do make detective shows like that anymore, and that's a shame. ACTION! FRIEND TO THOSE WHO HAVE NO FRIENDS. ENEMY TO THOSE WHO MAKE HIM AN ENEMY. The old shows still give me chills with their great introductions.
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