Boston Blackie| Great Detectives of Old Time Radio Mystery Dramas
Episodes
Boston Blackie: The Tiny Philip Murders
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 5, 2019A short man shoots and kills a jewelry store owner to steal Boston Blackie’s watch. Original Air Date: April ...
Boston Blackie: The Harry Clark Mob Murders
28 Nov 2019
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Original Release Date: November 28, 2019A crook comes to Blackie for protection and is then murder. Original Air Date: April 6, 1949Support the show m...
Boston Blackie: The Amadon Pearl Murders
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 21, 2019Blackie matches wits with two different sets of jewel thieves to steal the million dollar Amadon Pearls. Origi...
Boston Blackie: The Charity Ring Murders
14 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 14, 2019Blackie investigates when a charity casino fundraiser Mary signed a letter for turns out to be a fraud. Origin...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Kidnaps a Murderer
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 7, 2019Blackie kidnaps a suspect from police custody to get a confession and things go wrong. Original Air Date: March...
Boston Blackie: The Dolly Preston Murder
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 31, 2019The police and Blackie are called to a house by a woman. They arrive to find no one in the house listed, and a ...
Boston Blackie: The Fake Accident Racket
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 24, 2019A reporter receives threats after he writes a story that drops a hint about a phony accident racket. Original A...
Boston Blackie: Archie Grant's Club 77
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 17, 2019A man hits the jackpot on a crooked slot machine setting off a string of mysteries. Original Air Date: February...
Boston Blackie: The Fred Palmer Waterfront Racket
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 10, 2019Blackie tries to bust a waterfront racket as murders accumulate. Original Air Date: February 16, 1949Support th...
Boston Blackie: The Paul Martin Murders
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 3, 2019A series of murders breaks out over $50,000 in bonds that were purchased with stolen money. Original Air Date: F...
Boston Blackie: The Five-Note Murder Clue
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 26, 2019A composer in a songwriting team is murdered while Blackie’s nearby. Original Air Date: February 2, 1949Sup...
Boston Blackie: The John Frawley Imposter Murder
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 19, 2019A man comes to Blackie asking for help claiming to be a man who was declared dead while in Africa. Original A...
Boston Blackie: The ‘High and Dry' Murder
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 12, 2019A dead body is found on a boat in the middle of the city five miles from water. Original Air Date: January 19...
Boston Blackie: The Broken Clocks Murder
05 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 5, 2019A man pays Blackie $5,000 to stay the night. In the morning, the man unable to determine the time, as all the ...
Boston Blackie: Charlie Kingston and The Vanishing 4th Floor
29 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 29, 2019Charlie Kingston is taken for $20,000 at a crooked gambling den. When Blackie comes to get Charlie’s money the...
Boston Blackie: The ‘Killer Lightning' Murders
22 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 22, 2019A woman and her scientist lover murder her husband by lightning. Original Air Date: December 8, 1948Support the...
Boston Blackie: Joe Gatling Murdered Over Marked Money
15 Aug 2019
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Original Release Date: August 15, 2019A man’s father dies and he expects to collect a fortune from a wealthy gangster in exchange for a dollar bill....
Boston Blackie: Carl Grady, Golf Instructor
08 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 8, 2019A racketeer sends one of his henchmen to kill his wife’s golf teacher because he’s jealous. The henchman is k...
Boston Blackie: Charlie Kingston and the Vanishing Office Building
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 1, 2019Charlie Kingston is conned to handing over a million dollars to buy a building, only to find the property is a va...
Boston Blackie: Jeweler John Reynolds Is Murdered
25 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: July 25, 2019A jeweler offers Blackie a $10,000 necklace for ten cents and is found murdered. Original Air Date September 1, 19...
Boston Blackie: Tom Robertson Poisons His Wife Over the Phone
18 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: July 18, 2019A man poisons his wife’s medicine and established his alibi by being on the other side of town. Original Air Dat...
Boston Blackie: Mrs. Trilling's Maid is Murdered in Her Place
11 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: July 11, 2019A maid is murdered after a door-to-door salesman shows up at her employer’s apartment Original Air Date: August ...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Tries to Save Bobby Rogers from Execution
04 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: July 4, 2019Blackie has three hours to find evidence to clear a man on death row. Original Air Date: August 11, 1948Support the...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Gives a Killer a Perfect Alibi
27 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: June 27, 2019A man insults Mary and Blackie belts him, giving the man an alibi for murder. Original Air Date: August 4, 1948Sup...
Boston Blackie: Richard Allistar Disappears in a Vacant Lot
20 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: June 20, 2019A man leaves a cab, walks into a vacant lot, and disappears into thin air. Blackie thinks the incident may have be...
Boston Blackie: The Counterfeit Sweepstakes Ticket Racket
06 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: June 6, 2019Blackie believes a double murder of a couple and the killing of a cheap hood are connected. Original Air Date: Jul...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed for Killing John Cummings
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 30, 2019Blackie is framed for murder and is locked up when he can’t prove he was out of town. Original Air Date: July 14,...
Boston Blackie: Diamonds Stolen from Blackie and Charlie
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 23, 2019Blackie’s friend Charlie is held up while Blackie is visiting and the thieves claim to have an alibi that Blacki...
Boston Blackie: The Professor Beasley Murder
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 16, 2019A professor with many enemies at Blackie’s alma mater. Original Air Date: June 30, 1948Support the show monthly a...
Blackie: The Harry Walker Killing
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 9, 2019Blackie tries to find who killed a man close to his home, while the killer tries to track down the man’s wife, wh...
Boston Blackie: John Davis Is Murdered . . . Twice
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 2, 2019A man who an escaped killer promised to kill is murdered, but Blackie doesn’t think the killer murdered the man. O...
Boston Blackie: The Bolo Prison Break
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: April 25, 2019Blackie has to figure out how a gang of criminals broke out of prison even though they were barred from speaking ...
Boston Blackie: The Joe Ingalls Bombing Murder
18 Apr 2019
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Original Release Date: April 18, 2019Blackie tries to catch two killers who used a bomb to kill a rival. Original Air Date: April 28, 1948Support the ...
Boston Blackie: The Junk Cars Insurance Scam Murder
11 Apr 2019
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Original Release Date: April 11, 2019Blackie tries to solve the murder of a man who refused to go along with a car insurance racket. Original Air Date...
Boston Blackie: A Murder at the Circus
04 Apr 2019
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Original Release Date: April 4, 2019Blackie investigates the murder of a circus magician. Original Air Date: April 14, 1948Support the show monthly at...
Boston Blackie: Photographer Clyde Winston Murdered
28 Mar 2019
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Original Release Date: March 28, 2019Blackie looks into the murder of a photographer. Original Air Date: April 7, 1948Support the show monthly at pat...
Boston Blackie: Tom Walton Escapes to Kill Blackie
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 21, 2019A killer escapes prison, promising to kill Blackie. An enemy of Blackie’s who has been threatened kidnaps Black...
Boston Blackie: The Stretcher Lewis Manslaughter
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 14, 2019A rookie wrestler is charged with manslaughter when his opponent dies in the ring, but Blackie suspected someone ...
Boston Blackie: The William Larson Extortion Murder Case
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 7, 2019A wealthy man who provides for his niece, nephew, and late father’s elderly servant (and lords it over them) is ...
Boston Blackie: The Joe Saunders Murder
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: February 28, 2019A man who works for Blackie’s friend Charlie Kingston is murdered en route to delivering $50,000 for Blackie...
Boston Blackie: The Cobb and Vale Trucking Murder
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: February 14, 2019A man turns to Blackie for help when the dead body of his business partner is found in the back of his car. Or...
Boston Blackie: The Twin Midnight Murders
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: February 7, 2019Blackie has to find out how a man committed two murders in two different places at Midnight while one of Blacki...
Boston Blackie: Black Loves Helen Carver
31 Jan 2019
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Original Release Date: January 31, 2019Blackie appears to have thrown Mary over for a woman he just met. Original Air Date: February 4, 1948Support th...
Boston Blackie: Five Bullets for Don Anderson
24 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: January 24, 2019Blackie finds body, leaves the scene, and runs right into a policeman. Original Air Date: February 18, 1948Supp...
Boston Blackie: Three ‘The Wind Blows West Murders'
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: January 17, 2019Three men are murdered while reading copies of the newest best-selling novel. Original Air Date: February 11, 1...
Boston Blackie: The Song Request Thefts
10 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: January 10, 2019A disk jockey is suspicious that a man calling in song requests is tied to a series of robberies. Original Air ...
Boston Blackie: Who Killed the Kid
03 Jan 2019
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Original Release Date: January 3, 2019A boxer is shot to death in the ring. Original Air Date: January 21, 1948Support the show monthly at patreon.gr...
Boston Blackie: Invention Worth Killing For
27 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 27, 2018An inventor is killed in his hotel room. Original Air Date: January 14, 1948Support the show monthly at patre...
Boston Blackie: Blackie, Santa Claus and The Stolen Rings
20 Dec 2018
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Original Release Date: December 20, 2018Boston Blackies chases a thief who fled from a jewelry store with valuable rings, but when he catches him, the...
Boston Blackie: The Riding Stable Murder
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 13, 2018It looks like the owner of a riding stable was kicked in the head but Blackie thinks its murder Original Air D...
Boston Blackie: Pierre L'escale's Door Buzzer
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 6, 2018A man in Paris sends a friend to America with a door buzzer that he says will make them both rich. Original Ai...
Boston Blackie: Where Oh Where Has My Mary Gone
29 Nov 2018
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Original Release Date: November 29, 2018Blackie goes to Mary’s apartment after sending her to spy on a gangster and finds another woman living there...
Boston Blackie: The Wrong Henry Williams Killed
22 Nov 2018
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Original Release Date: November 22, 2018A philanthropist named Henry Williams is killed and a gangster named Henry Williams suspects that he was the a...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Breaks Up the Murdoch Gang
15 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 15, 2018With Farraday out of town and an ambitious replacement in charge, Blackie sets out to single-handedly break up...
Boston Blackie: Armored Car Murder Case
08 Nov 2018
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Original Release Date: November 8, 2018An Armored Car carrying cash is robbed and its drivers killed. Original Air Date: November 19, 1947Support the...
Boston Blackie: Murder, Incorporated
01 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: November 1, 2018Blackie has to take down a murder gang that operates like a business and leaves no bodies behind. Original Air ...
Boston Blackie: The Mysterious Old Shoe
25 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 25, 2018Blackie receives a shoe, $1,000, and instructions to deliver the shoe to the police. Original Air Date: Novembe...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed On Film
18 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 18, 2018A film is found showing Blackie committing robbery and murder. Farraday and Mary don’t believe it, but Blacki...
Boston Blackie: The Million Dollar Mid-Air Diamond Theft
11 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 11, 2018A private detective is killed in mid-air and a diamond disappears in the middle of a flight on a small three-pe...
Boston Blackie: Joe Crane, Hired Killer
04 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: October 4, 2018A killer is hired to tie a man up and then murder the man’s wife giving the man an alibi but decides to leave ...
Boston Blackie: Aunt Sarah's Murder
27 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 27, 2018A man hires another man to act as his alibi in the event his wealthy Aunt Sarah is murdered. Original Air Dat...
Boston Blackie: Jim Wells' Death Wish
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 20, 2018Boston Blackie is able to find a man who is targeted for death in time to save his life, but the man doesn’...
Boston Blackie: The Old ‘Eight-Six' Disappears
13 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: September 13, 2018A train disappears and its crew is found murdered. Original Air Date: September 24, 1947Support the show mon...
Boston Blackie: The Car Bomb Murder
06 Sep 2018
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Original Release Date: September 6, 2018After the owner of a munitions factory threatens to murder a business rival, the rival’s friend is killed w...
Boston Blackie: The Ghost of Rocky Island Lighthouse
30 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 30, 2018Four of Charlie Kingston’s ships crash near a lighthouse. He calls in Boston Blackie to investigate. Original ...
Boston Blackie: The Fifty Dollar Shoeshine Murder
23 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 23, 2018To solve a gang murder, Blackie has to unravel a counterfeiting case Original Air Date: September 3, 1947 Supp...
Boston Blackie:The Buckley Shakedown Racket
16 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 16, 2018A new protection racket is in town and they threaten that if Blackie exposes them, they’ll accuse Mary of kill...
Boston Blackie: The John Austin Murder
09 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: August 9, 2018A wealthy man is murdered in an open field with no apparent clue has to how anyone could have committed the murde...
Boston Blackie The Sally Lang Murder
02 Aug 2018
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Original Release Date: August 2, 2018A woman comes to Blackie after helping her fiancé hide his late wife’s body, afraid that she will be next. Ori...
Boston Blackie: The Butcher Mob
26 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: July 26, 2018Blackie sends an underworld figure to Farraday to provide a tip on the activities of the butcher mob. The figure i...
Boston Blackie: Mayor Bob Rogers Assassinated
19 Jul 2018
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Original Release Date: July 19, 2018Blackie and Farraday try to find out who murdered the mayor. Original Air Date: July 30, 1947Support the show mont...
Boston Blackie: Boston Blackie In Wax
12 Jul 2018
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Original Release Date: July 12, 2018An artist makes a perfect wax statue of Boston Blackie, which plays into a plot of two local mobsters to protect t...
Boston Blackie: The Construction Gang Bank Robbery
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: July 5, 2018Blackie wakes up to the sound of drilling outside of his apartment and finds out that it’s a cover for a bank rob...
Boston Blackie: The Harmonica Man Murder
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: June 28, 2018A harmonica-playing man tries to leave his girlfriend. She shoots him and he stumbles all the way to the house of ...
Boston Blackie: Johnny ‘Cash' Burns' Imported Wool
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: June 21, 2018A smuggler kills his business partner and tells Blackie that even if he gives his name, the police won’t be able...
Boston Blackie: The Joe Nelson Murder
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: June 14, 2018An ex-con owner of a pet shop is murdered in Blackie’s apartment while he’s on a date with Mary. Original Air ...
Boston Blackie: The Donald Carver Frame-Up
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: June 7, 2018A widow finds a smoking gun in the drawer of her ne’er do well son. The gun is tied to a robbery/murder that occu...
Boston Blackie: Blackie's Framed for Killing A Watchman
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 31, 2018Mary hires another private eye to follow Blackie, as Blackie tries to infiltrate a gang. Original Air Date: June 11...
Boston Blackie: The Stalking Killer
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 24, 2018A friend of Mary’s who’s being stalked by a blackmailing killer comes to Blackie for help. Original Air Date: J...
Boston Blackie: The Ghost of Florence Newton
17 May 2018
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Original Release Date: May 17, 2018Boston Blackie picks up a hitchhiker who disappears and is told that it’s a dead ringer for the ghost of a local ...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Breaks Into Langley Penitentiary
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 10, 2018Blackie breaks into prison into prison to warm a young convict with a chip on his shoulder and finds himself a susp...
Boston Blackie: The Joe Adams Drowning Murder
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: May 3, 2018A body is found in the sea lions’ pool at the zoo. Original Air Date: May 14, 1947Support the show monthly at pat...
Boston Blackie: The Hilda Petersen Murder
26 Apr 2018
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Original Release Date: April 26, 2018Mary calls in Blackie because her next door neighbor believes her husband is going to kill her. Original Air Dat...
Boston Blackie: Slamming Sammy Saunders
19 Apr 2018
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Original Release Date: April 19, 2018A man with thousands of dollars in gambling debts agrees to introduce a woman to his baseball player brother. Ori...
Boston Blackie: The Millicent Bromley Ransom
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: April 12, 2018With Blackie out of town, Farraday tries to recover a kidnapped woman. Original Air Date: April 22, 1947Support t...
Boston Blackie: The Phonograph Record Murder
05 Apr 2018
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Original Release Date: April 5, 2018A man receives a record saying he’s going to be murdered and then he’s killed while listening to it. Original ...
Boston Blackie: The Aggie Rogers Murder
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 29, 2018A wealthy eccentric woman who lived in a clutter-filled house, is murdered. Original Air Date: April 8, 1947Suppo...
Boston Blackie: The Cy Gardner Murder
22 Mar 2018
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Original Release Date: March 22, 2018A man calls Blackie for help and tells him to take a bus to the country. On the bus, a woman with a gun forces Bl...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed for Horse Room Thefts
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 15, 2018A man decides to commit a series of robberies of horse racing betting rooms and frame Boston Blackie for it. Orig...
Boston Blackie: The ‘Sam Fisher' Murder
08 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 8, 2018One of the city’s best-dressed men doesn’t remember his past and then turns to Blackie for help. He takes a ca...
Boston Blackie: The Joe Easton Car Theft Ring
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: March 1, 2018Blackie is worried that boys are abandoning the local gym to curry favor with a mobster who was just released from...
Boston Blackie: The Fight-Fixing Ring
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: February 22, 2018A boxer is threatened if he doesn’t fix a fight and turns to Blackie for help. Original Air Date: March 4, 1...
Boston Blackie: The Joe Barton Murder
15 Feb 2018
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Original Release Date: February 15, 2018A couple in rural New York ask Blackie to look for their missing son. Original Air Date: February 25, 1947Su...
Boston Blackie: The Florence Wells Murder
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: February 8, 2018An actress calls Blackie, asking for his help. She makes him wait outside of her dressing room, and the next t...
Boston Blackie: The Duke Collins Murder
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: February 1, 2018Two mobsters break jail and one of their thugs is determined to intimidate a radio player. Original Air Date: F...
Boston Blackie:The Walter Peters Murder Mix-Up
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: January 25, 2018A man is found dead with a note advising to contact Boston Blackie in case of emergency but Blackie has no ide...
Boston Blackie: The Willibrand Diamonds
18 Jan 2018
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Original Release Date: January 18, 2018Blackie tries to recover stolen jewels. Original Air Date: January 28, 1947Support the show monthly at patreon...
Boston Blackie: The Copycat Firebug
11 Jan 2018
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Original Release Date: January 11, 2018An insurance investigator wants Blackie’s help finding a murderer/robber, but an arson that destroys the inve...
Boston Blackie: Blackie Framed for Fur Thefts
04 Jan 2018
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Original Release Date: January 4, 2018Two fur thieves try and use Blackie as a patsy for their crimes. Original Air Date: January 14, 1947Support the ...
Boston Blackie: The Candy Store Murders
28 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Original Release Date: December 28, 2017Blackie goes to collect money for Shorty from someone Inspector Farraday’s about to arrest. They’re both d...