Overview of a close call for boston blackie, 1946, directed by lew landers, with chester morris, lynn merrick, richard lane, at turner classic movies. Get more information about boston blackie season 2 on tmdb. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon. After a car chase the robber gets away, leaving the taxi driver with a bullet in his arm. Boston blackie 100 mp3 downloads available the boston blackie radio series, also starring morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for the amos n andy show. Boston blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. Then there were all the ones that are on todaythe picture quality was as good as it could possibly for 65 year old film. A close call for boston blackie 1946 full synopsis. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in the american magazine, july 1914, in a.
Kent taylor boston blackie, frank orth inspector faraday, lois collier mary wesley, clark howat skip clark, william bakewell lang, peter mamakos hayes, tracey roberts louella,lee van cleff captain jansen, hugh sanders george mittner, troy melton and bill catching. Until today, when a woman who was wanted for an oil land scam is found murdered in blackies apartment. Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Boston blackie, as written by jack boyle, is an unrepentant criminal who lives by a strict honor among thieves moral code. The only clue he has is that the the money was scorched by the bazookas blast. It was about a former crook who used his knowledge of crime and criminal minds to solve the cases that the cops werent able to crack. Boston blackie had a limited cast of regular characters. It is an excellent name for a bad guy turned good guy. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Boston blackies restaurant was a bar and grill with locations in chicago and deerfield, illinois.
We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Ziv producer maurice unger aka babe unger us crime adventure series 195153 58 episodes x 30 min 26bw 32 color starring. He will not snitch on anyone, even if it means it goes poorly for himself. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show boston blackie anytime, anywhere. This is a very enjoyable read, and it made me look up some of the old movie and tv series from long ago about the famous boston blackie. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific list. Sponsored by rinso, the series continued until september 15 of that year. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. The videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. Blackie, who was created by novelist jack boyle, was originally a jewel thief, safe cracker, and confidence man. In a 1967 episode of bewitched samanthas thanksgiving to remember, season 4, episode 12, boston blackie is mentioned in fond remembrance by aunt clara marion lorne, who confuses him as attending the first thanksgiving with famous pilgrims. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. There is the goofy side kick, the lovely girlfriend, and the suspicious inspector.
A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series boston blackie. A former safecracker and confidence man, blackie eventually reformed and became an enemy to those who make him an enemy, a friend to those who have no friend. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Read the full synopsis of a close call for boston blackie, 1946, directed by lew landers, with chester morris, lynn merrick, richard lane, at turner classic movies. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Kent taylor boston blackie, lois collier mary wesley, frank orth inspector faraday, don dillaway, john indrisano vic, allen jenkins gregory phillips, john kellogg barry morgan, anne kimbell anne morgan, emory parnell ed miller and charles wagenheim. Stay in touch with boston blackie next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Boston blackie and the law is the twelfth of fourteen columbia pictures films starring chester morris as reformed crook boston blackie. After listening to the oldtime radio adventures of boston blackie, and being a fan of the old pulps, i decided to give the source material a read. When boston blackie performs magic tricks at a thanksgiving day party for the inmates of a womens prison, dinah moran constance dowling volunteers to enter a booth. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic.
Your tv show guide to countdown boston blackie season 1 air dates. Boston blackie was the forerunner of all the detective shows dragnet with sgt joe friday portrayed by jack webb and sidekick the harry morgan. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Meet boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Until today, when a woman who was wanted for an oil land scam is found murdered in blackie s apartment. Prowling the underworld as a detective in adaptations for films, radio, and television, the detective boston blackie was an enemy to. Boston blackie private detective movies\tv show youtube. See the full list of boston blackie goes hollywood cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Boston blackie tv listings, tv schedule and episode guide. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in. Instead of downloading multiple mp3 files, you can now just listen to the original audio book for free and legally. Watch boston blackie episodes online season 1 tv guide. 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. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows.
Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Watch all 26 boston blackie episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Blackie believes the taxi driver now to be an honest man and doesnt think he is mixed up in the robbery. Find out when and where you can watch boston blackie episodes with tvguides full tv listings youll never miss another moment from your favorite show. Boston blackie scar hand season 1, episode 7 by yourtvsite. Boston blackie s restaurant was a bar and grill with locations in chicago and deerfield, illinois. Watch confessions of boston blackie online stream full. As originally created by author jack boyle, he was a safecracker a hardened criminal who had served time in a california prison.
The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. The taxi driver is an exconvict, who blackie once sent to jail. The boston blackie tv show was a 30 minute crime drama series that aired in syndication. The boston blackie franchise began with author jack boyles first story about his modern robin hoodlike character, horatio black, known to friend and foe as boston blackie. Watch boston blackie episodes online season 2 tv guide. A down and out oil man asks for blackie s help in order to recover the proceeds of a ten year old robbery. The return of boston blackie full movie strongheart. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. Blackie changed his ways and became a private investigator though the local police still suspected him of being a bad guy. Boston blackie, played by kent taylor on television, was originally the hero of more than a dozen 1940s b movies, and the lead protagonist in this memorable tv show that aired in syndication. We screened the next boston blackie episode in sequence, queen of thieves, originally aired december 5, 1952 as part of the shows second season, directed by george cahan from a script by herbert purdom and irwin lieberman and, peculiarly, frank orth is still credited in the cast list as inspector faraday even though it was quite obviously another actor filling in for that weeks. Never too far from his past as a criminal, horatio boston blackie black, walks the thin line every day just ahead of the police. Reformed thief blackie chester morris solves the case of a womans harriet hilliard missing statue of augustus caesar.