BOSTON BLACKIE Volume 2

Starring Richard Kollmar (12 half-hour episodes / 6 hours via digital download)

Created by author Jack Boyle, Boston Blackie was a master safecracker and hardened criminal who served time in a California prison. Rehabilitated, he decided to use his knowledge of the underworld to fight crime as an amateur detective.Known as “an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend” Boston Blackie’s exploits were adapted to films, radio, and television.Chester Morris, who had played Boston Blackie in a series of B-Movies for Columbia, originated the character on radio in 1944.By 1945, Richard Kollmar took over the title role in a radio series syndicated by Frederic W. Ziv. Over 200 radio episodes were produced between 1944 and 1950. While investigating the cases, Blackie would invariably encounter harebrained Police Inspector Faraday (Maurice Tarplin) and always solve the crime before Faraday could. Initially, friction surfaced in the relationship between Blackie and Faraday, but as the series continued, Faraday recognized Blackie's talents and occasionally even requested his assistance. Blackie dated Mary Wesley (Jan Miner & Lesley Woods), and for the first half of the series, his best pal Shorty (Tony Barrett) was on hand. Boston Blackie transitioned to TV in 1951 starring Kent Taylor as Blackie, Lois Collier as Mary and Frank Orth as Inspector Faraday.

12/10/46 Mary, Registered Nurse

12/17/46 Police Impersonator

12/24/46 The Derailed Gold Train

12/31/46 Carl Browning Cleaning Shop

1/21/47 The Search for Jim Gary

1/28/47 Jacque Pierre and the Diamonds

2/18/47 Seven Years Bad Luck for Florence Wells

2/25/47 Joe Delivers the Goods

3/4/47 Larry “The Kid” Vs Savinni

3/11/47 The 10^th Street Gym and the Stolen Car Ring

3/18/47 Sam Fisher’s Past

3/25/47 The Horseroom Thefts of Boston Blackie