Boston Blackie, Volume 4 |
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ISBN: | 978-1-61081-095-1 |
Publication Date: | May 2009 |
Publisher: | Radio Archives LLC
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Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $29.98 |
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Broadway leading man Richard Kollmar initially seemed an odd choice to star as safecracker turned crime fighter Boston Blackie. But he soon made the role of the "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend" his own with a breezy portrayal that made the series a long-running favorite. Beginning in 1945, Kollmar starred in a series of 220 episodes of this popular series, costarring Maurice Tarplin and Jan Minor. Always a breath of fresh air in the tough and...
More DescriptionBroadway leading man Richard Kollmar initially seemed an odd choice to star as safecracker turned crime fighter Boston Blackie. But he soon made the role of the "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend" his own with a breezy portrayal that made the series a long-running favorite. Beginning in 1945, Kollmar starred in a series of 220 episodes of this popular series, costarring Maurice Tarplin and Jan Minor. Always a breath of fresh air in the tough and gritty world of hard-boiled gumshoes, "Boston Blackie" remains a delight, offering listeners nothing more than good old-fashioned crime solving fun. You'll enjoy the sparkling sound of twenty more restored episodes in this fourth Radio Archives collection, offering ten full hours of lighthearted action and adventure, transferred from the original transcription recordings for outstanding audio fidelity.Programs include: The Ghost of Florence Newton - May 28, 1947 / A Man Following Eva - June 4, 1947 / Blackie Shoots a Watchman - June 11, 1947 / The Crooked Carver Brother - June 18, 1947 / Joe Nelson's Pet Shop Gambling Scheme - June 25, 1947 / Johnny Burns' Imported Woolens - July 2, 1947 / Death Comes to the Harmonica Man - July 9, 1947 / The Randolph Construction Gang Bank Robbery - July 16, 1947 / Blackie's Body in Wax - July 23, 1947 / The Poetic Assassin - July 30, 1947 / The Butcher Boy Gang - August 6, 1947 / Burning His House Behind Him - August 13, 1947 / The Murder of John Austin - August 20, 1947 / The Buckley Protection Agency and the Murder of Harry Dale - August 27, 1947 / Murder Incorporated - November 12, 1947 / The Armored Car Murder Case - November 19, 1947 / Stolen Rings for Santa - December 22, 1948 / Carl Grady, Golf Instructor - September 29, 1948 / Joe Gatling's One Dollar Inheritance - October 6, 1948 / Fred Palmer's Dock Racket - February 16, 1949