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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

  1. 1h ago

    Boston Blackie - "Murder of John Walters" (Old Time Radio, 1945)

    Boston Blackie presents “Murder of John Walters,” originally broadcast May 2, 1945. Episode 17 of the Richard Kollmar-era syndicated series finds Blackie and his sidekick Shorty drawn into a troubling discovery at a public park pond. When John Walters is found floating in the water, an apparently unused pair of shoes raises questions that do not fit the obvious explanation. With Inspector Faraday and Mary also in the familiar Boston Blackie world, the case follows the peculiar footwear clue toward an insurance-related mystery. Richard Kollmar stars as Boston Blackie, with Tony Barrett as Shorty and Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. 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 00:43 Original Broadcast 25:04 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Boston Blackie - "Murder of John Walters" (Old Time Radio, 1945)

  2. 1d ago

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

    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

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

  3. 2d ago

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

    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

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

  4. 3d ago

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

    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

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

  5. 4d ago

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

    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

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

  6. 5d ago

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

    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

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

  7. 6d ago

    Boston Blackie - "Mrs George Trilling's Maid Is Murdered" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Boston Blackie, “Mrs George Trilling’s Maid Is Murdered,” originally broadcast August 18, 1948, is episode 188 of the long-running detective series. This Richard Kollmar-era installment also features Maurice Tarplin and Lesley Woods. When a wary maid at Mrs. George Trilling’s apartment becomes entangled in a threatening door-to-door delivery, Boston Blackie follows the trail into a dangerous scheme targeting the household staffs of wealthy women. Inspector Farraday joins the investigation as Blackie probes the mystery behind a salesman, a package, and a mounting threat. 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 00:47 Original Broadcast 30:34 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Boston Blackie - "Mrs George Trilling's Maid Is Murdered" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

  8. Aug 23

    Boston Blackie - "Wrestling Ring Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Boston Blackie presents “Wrestling Ring Murder,” originally broadcast March 24, 1948. Episode 167 stars Richard Kollmar as Boston Blackie, with Maurice Tarplin as Inspector Faraday. Rookie wrestler Tiny “Mountain” Culpepper faces Stretcher Lewis in a bout that turns into a criminal investigation. When Tiny is accused of manslaughter, Blackie looks beyond the apparent ring tragedy and into the hard-edged world of professional wrestling and its backstage management. Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:39 Original Broadcast 25:28 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

    Boston Blackie - "Wrestling Ring Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
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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

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