Boston Blackie - Single Episodes
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BOSTON BLACKIE
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. Prowling the underworld as a detective in adaptations for films, radio, and television, the detective Boston Blackie was "an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend". The Boston Blackie radio series, starring Chester Morris, began June 23, 1944, on NBC as a summer replacement for The Amos 'n' Andy Show. Sponsored by Rinso, the series continued until September 15 of that year. Unlike the concurrent films, Blackie had a steady romantic interest in the radio show -- Lesley Woods appeared as Blackie's girlfriend Mary Wesley. Harlow Wilcox was the show's announcer. On April 11, 1945, Richard Kollmar took over the title role in a radio series syndicated by Frederic W. Ziv to Mutual and other network outlets. Over 200 episodes of this series were produced between 1944 and October 25, 1950. Other sponsors included Lifebuoy Soap, Champagne Velvet beer, and R&H beer. While investigating mysteries, Blackie invaribly encountered harebrained Police Inspector Farraday (Maurice Tarplin) and always solved the mystery to Farraday's amazement. Initially, friction surfaced in the relationship between Blackie and Farraday, but as the series continued, Farraday recognized Blackie's talents and requested assistance. Blackie dated Mary Wesley (Jan Miner), and for the first half of the series, his best pal Shorty was always on hand. The humorless Farraday was on the receiving end of Blackie's bad puns and word play.NOTE: Updated with Version 3.2 Files on 26-May-2012. NOTE: Updated with Version 3 Files on 18-Nov-2009.
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Great show!
RinoRino
(5 Sterne)
This is my favorite radio show hands down. The exchanges between Blackie and Faraday are great and timeless. Thank you to Max Reiner for answering a question I had about an actor that is in a few of the episodes! He mentioned an actor named Ralph Bell. Ralph Bell has (in my opinion) the best gangster voice ever. Check out "Jerry Williams Fixed Court Case" to hear him at his finest. Bell voices Jerry Williams, a gardenia-loving gangster... a classic line he brings to radio when he's about to kill Blackie..."Ya know, I always sniff a gardenia before I kill a guy...". "The Abbott Painting" is another classic of Bell's...playing Henry Rice... a sort of art collector. Of course, Blackie's voice (as voiced by Dick Kollmar) is just wonderful also. The back and forth between Blackie and Faraday is one of the show's greatest attributes. Enjoy! Note to Internet Archive: Episode 073 "Old Man Graham's Wife" should be corrected to "Old Man Graham's Will" as his wife never appears nor is mentioned. The episode is about his Will (or 2 Wills).
A memorable show
Justine Dean
(5 Sterne)
This show has one of the best ensemble cast, Dick Kollmar is funny, witty, smart and sharp. He adds a charm to the show I have heard Chester Morris version but Kollmar is better he keeps it light and refreshing. Maurice tarplin is brilliant as inspector Faraday his voice is so different from other radio shows .. His insults to blackie and blackie's reponse are a highlight.... Love them... Jan Miner is also good as Mary I didn't mind the music but have a feeling it's given by same person who gave it in Philo Vance
Great fun
Blacksmith
(5 Sterne)
Boston's lock-picking and his nice gangster-catching ideas and attitudes together with everything else like his getting away from the police always and the endless arguments with Faraday make some of the greatest OTRR fun! Thanks!
great show!
(5 Sterne)
rich detail, fast paced. great for passive listening (while sleeping)
Some of Boston Blackie Radio Show Voice Actors
Max Reiner
(5 Sterne)
Here's a bit about BB that has always fascinated me about some of the voice actors. Although Chester Morris was the first Boston Blackie, I'm most familiar with Dick Kollmar. He was also a Broadway actor and "Dick" of WOR, New York's "Dorothy and Dick" radio show. Dorothy was newspaper columnist & "What's My Line" TV panelist Dorothy Kilgallen. Faraday was Maurice Tarplin, aka "The Mysterious Traveler." Other voices I recognize were Jackson Beck, who played a movie director in one episode I recall. He was Superman's announcer among many voice roles. He was Bluto in the Popeye cartoons. And I recognized Ralph Bell, who was in many radio shows and in a TV soap opera. I heard Frank Lovejoy in a BB episode today. Whew enough for now. Anyone else for voice actor trivia? :) One of my favorite hobbies.
As always
RebelElli1
(5 Sterne)
Otrr has yet again supplied. I search in and out of all sorts of OTR databases for entertaining shows and episodes, but with this group I find the majority of episodes though o come across an occasional episode missing from their collections. Also it would be nice if they covered the Canadian shows. Vanishing Point, Midnight Cab, and Nightfall aren't in their database. I've just scrounged up the complete Midnight Cab collection and am readying it for upload.
One of the more entertaining detective series
LeGrande
(5 Sterne)
The well-written back-and-forth bickering between Blackie and Inspector Farriday helps propel this series beyond more mundane "solve the crime" shows. Blackie also has to solve his cases without the help (and often with direct opposition) from the police, which adds a nice twist. And rather than Mary just being a female friend, she's really Blackie's girl, which makes things just a tad more believable. It's a very listenable show, even after repeated listenings.
Why, Farraday, what an unpleasant surprise!
prewarbooksfallout
(5 Sterne)
I started listening to this show after finishing another great show on here, "Box 13", and this one is just as good! I love the banter between Blackie & Inspector Farraday and how Blackie wiggles out of the hairiest predicaments! The writing is intelligent, the sound quality of these files is solid and I am certainly enjoying it! Thanks to all who helped preserve it! Rinso white, Rinso bright!