Boston Blackie | Old Time Radio

Boston Blackie | Old Time Radio brings you classic detective mystery and crime drama from the golden age of radio. Follow Boston Blackie, the clever former criminal turned investigator, as he takes on murder cases, thefts, dangerous criminals, and mysteries that often put him one step ahead of the police. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Known for fast-moving cases, sharp dialogue, and memorable characters, Boston Blackie remains a favorite of vintage detective radio. Rediscover classic old time radio detective stories, mystery, crime drama, private-eye adventures, noir, and vintage radio

Boston Blackie | Old Time Radio is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Boston Blackie - "The Backstage Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

  Aug 29, 202629 min

  Boston Blackie, “The Backstage Murder,” originally broadcast September 10, 1946, is episode 87 of the Richard Kollmar-led Ziv syndicated series. Kollmar stars as Blackie, with Jan Miner as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. Mary talks Blackie into appearing in a benefit rehearsal of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, but the backstage fun turns deadly when theater superintendent Roger Knowlton is found stabbed in an open trunk. Marked playing cards lead Blackie into a tangled mystery among the theater’s props, performers, and possible victims of Knowlton’s card cheating. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:44 Original Broadcast 28:31 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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  Boston Blackie - "Murder at the Movies" (Old Time Radio, 1945)

  Aug 28, 202628 min

  Boston Blackie, “Murder at the Movies,” originally broadcast December 13, 1945, is episode 48. Richard Kollmar stars as the resourceful Boston Blackie, with Jan Minor as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday. Blackie and Mary visit a movie studio where Blackie is advising on safe-cracking scenes—just as a murder on the set presents an apparently impossible mystery involving an actress, a trunk, and the studio’s props and personnel. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 27:36 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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  Boston Blackie - "Murder on the Trapeze" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

  Aug 27, 202628 min

  Boston Blackie, “Murder on the Trapeze,” originally broadcast April 2, 1946, is episode 64 of the syndicated detective series. Richard Kollmar stars as Boston Blackie, with Jan Miner as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday. When Mary Wesley’s childhood friend, now a trapeze artist, fears she is marked for murder, Blackie enters the dangerous world of aerial performance to investigate the threat. This circa-27-minute mystery brings the suave detective into a case where every high-wire moment may carry deadly stakes. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:40 Original Broadcast 28:07 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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  Boston Blackie - "Simmons Construction Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1945)

  Aug 26, 202629 min

  Boston Blackie, “Simmons Construction Murder,” originally broadcast November 29, 1945, is episode 46 of the classic crime-detective series. When construction foreman Bill Woods is shot at John Simmons’s high-rise project, Boston Blackie is laid up at home with severe laryngitis. With Inspector Faraday, Mary Wesley, and Shorty bringing the evidence to his bedside, Blackie must direct the investigation from afar—and suspects the first murder may not be the last. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:37 Original Broadcast 29:20 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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  Boston Blackie - "Murder in the Music Room" (Old Time Radio, 1945)

  Aug 25, 202627 min

  Boston Blackie presents “Murder in the Music Room,” episode 44, originally broadcast November 15, 1945. Richard Kollmar stars as the debonair detective, with Jan Miner as Mary Wesley and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Farraday. When Mary asks Blackie to help her cousin’s song reach music publisher Joe Hendricks, he enters the competitive world of Tin Pan Alley. A bitter songwriting partnership, a music-room killing, and a tangle of professional rivalries soon give Blackie and Inspector Farraday plenty to investigate. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:38 Original Broadcast 26:25 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

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