Episode list

Boston Blackie

Black Widow

Thu, Oct 16, 1952
Blackie believes that a man accused of his partner's murder is innocent.
0 /10
Fall Guy

Thu, Oct 23, 1952
A mentally challenged man, who happens to be the brother of Blackie's maid, is accused of assaulting his foreman.
0 /10
The 13th Dummy

Thu, Nov 06, 1952
A fashion designer is angry because her nephew is in love with a model she disapproves of. After an intense argument between the three the young couple leaves. Then the designer is murdered.
0 /10
Deep Six

Thu, Nov 13, 1952
Middle-aged ship's bosun George is about to marry young and pretty Louella. Her former lover, Skip Clark, is jealous; when George turns up dead, Skip is the chief suspect. Blackie believes Skip is innocent; George was killed for his money.
6.5 /10
Minuet for Murders
Phantom Burglar steals Lenore Aldwin's important documents; she offers $500 reward for their return. Crooks want 10 to 20 times that amount of money. Boston Blackie is determined to find out what was so important in those stolen letters.
7 /10
Timely Hour

Thu, Nov 27, 1952
Blackie and Faraday are preparing to leave on a fishing vacation. Unfortunately an attempt on the life of movie director Lyndon Hayes interrupts the plans.
0 /10
Queen of Thieves
A small time pickpocket runs afoul of what looks like a sweet old lady in old fashioned clothes with a comically old automobile, but is in fact a ruthless head of a crime ring. He's shot and put into a coma. Blackie senses the lady, a known ex-con, is up to something as she and her mob plan an art museum heist.
6.7 /10
101 Blonde

Thu, Dec 11, 1952
Blackie aids a man accused of hit and run. The only clue to what really happened is a Hollywood designer dress.
7 /10
Inside Crime

Thu, Dec 18, 1952
The husband of a friend Mary's is accused of being the inside man on a bank robbery. Blackie seeks the truth
6.5 /10
So Was Goliath

Thu, Dec 25, 1952
Blackie tries to get a fighter out of the control of a man the fighter owes money to.
7 /10
The Gunman

Thu, Jan 08, 1953
A beautician asks Blackie to talk to her ex. She says he has too much money and carries a gun. The ex isn't happy with the interference and a fight ensues resulting in the shooting of a bystander.
7.4 /10
Jack in the Box
A blackmailer is killed by a poisoned needle when he opens a spring-loaded box sent to him through the mail. A local florist admits to the crime, but Boston Blackie doesn't believe it.
7 /10
The Friendly Gesture
Barney Stevens, an East Coast bank robber, escapes from prison and skips to LA with his partner, Dave Brubaker. However, he is recognized by a bank teller before committing a new robbery. Stevens is arrested, and Brubaker seeks revenge - by killing the teller. The teller's wife sees the shooting, and Brubaker determines to get her too. Luckily, she is a friend of Boston Blackie.
6.6 /10
The Heist Job

Thu, Feb 05, 1953
Blackie sees a robber jump into a taxi. After a car chase the robber gets away, leaving the taxi driver with a bullet in his arm. The taxi driver is an ex-convict, who Blackie once sent to jail. Blackie believes the taxi driver now to be an honest man and doesn't think he is mixed up in the robbery.
6.8 /10
The Deadly Payoff
Lily Grandow has been kidnapped. Blackie tries to keep her husband Julian from paying the ransom.
0 /10
The Hot Gimmick
A thief steals several bombs. He doesn't realize that one has been set and will detonate at 4:45.
6.8 /10
Studio Murder

Thu, Mar 12, 1953
Blackie investigates after a series of accidents, that may not be accidents, almost cause the death of an actress.
0 /10
Hired Hand

Thu, Mar 19, 1953
Blackie has his doubts when a hired farmhand, who was recently released from a mental hospital, is accused of attempting to murder a farm couple.
6.6 /10
Shoot the Works
Blackie is considered a material witness after a friend is murdered. The friend was a big winner in a Las Vegas casino and Blackie was the last person to speak to him.
7.4 /10
The Motorcycle Kid
Nick Vincent, an out-of-work youth, takes advantage of a grocery store owner who thinks he's an armed robber when the young man demands prompt service with one hand jammed in his jacket pocket. Seeing how easy it was to steal nearly two-hundred dollars accidentally, Nick purchases a gun and plans to enter a life of crime. At Nick's father's request, Boston Blackie attempts to reason with Nick he can begin his one man crime wave.
6.1 /10
A Date with Romero
A radio personality whose fantasy talk to women hides clandestine information for a hijacking gang. The gang becomes unhappy when the man makes a move to television which move will deprive the gang of a means to relay the messages.
6.3 /10
False Face

Thu, Apr 16, 1953
A banker is framed by a plastic surgeon in a $500,000 theft. It's up to Blackie to find the truth.
6.6 /10
Crown Jewels

Thu, Apr 23, 1953
The Crown Jewels of an unnamed country are stolen by a fake mind reader whose alibi is that he was on stage giving a performance at the time of the theft.
0 /10
Pursuit

Thu, Apr 30, 1953
Wildcat Cannon, an old time promoter asks Blackie to help him find $150,000 that was stolen from him ten years earlier.
0 /10
Grab Bag

Thu, May 07, 1953
Blackie is asked to find Uncle Edgar Franklin who disappeared 10 years previously. He has inherited half a million dollars and his family wants to get their hands on it.
6.9 /10
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