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Boston Blackie Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

26 Episodes 1951 - 1952

Episode 1

Murder Train

Mon, Sep 10, 195130 mins

Boston Blackie is on a train when a gambling boss, who was hiding in a locked compartment and protected by a bodyguard, is murdered.

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Episode 2

Cop Killer

Mon, Sep 17, 195130 mins

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 only clue he has is that the the money was scorched by the bazooka's blast.

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Episode 3

Oil Field Murder

Mon, Sep 24, 195130 mins

Blackie helps a young woman who is caught up in a scheme by a crooked oilman to sell worthless land.

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Episode 4

Phone Booth Murder

Mon, Oct 1, 195130 mins

Blackie tries to clear an ex-convict who's charged with murdering a man in a restaurant phone booth. During his investigation he discovers that the restaurant is actually a front for a counterfeiting ring.

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Episode 5

Blind Beggar

Mon, Oct 8, 195130 mins

Blackie comes upon a "begging" racket, where people pretend to be blind or crippled in order to prey on the sympathies of the public and get money.

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Episode 6

Fortune Teller

Mon, Oct 15, 195130 mins

Blackie finds himself accused of murdering a gangster who was financing a phony fortune-telling racket.

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Episode 7

Scar Hand

Mon, Oct 22, 195130 mins

Blackie tries to help a man who is so desperate to get money for his child's medical bills that he's hired a hitman to kill him so the child will get the life insurance money.

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Episode 8

Faraday Murder Case

Mon, Oct 29, 195130 mins

Blackie helps Inspector Farraday try to find out who planted a bomb in his Dictaphone and took a shot at him. He soon finds that someone has planted a bomb in his own car.

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Episode 9

Beach Murder

Mon, Nov 5, 195130 mins

Two murders on the beach lead Blackie into a search for a "black dragon" and the discovery of human smugglers.

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Episode 10

Gang Murder

Mon, Nov 12, 195130 mins

Blackie comes to the aid of a young detective who doesn't think the police department has adequately investigated his crooked brother's murder.

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Episode 11

Toy Factory Murder

Mon, Nov 19, 195130 mins

Blackie investigates the murder of a draftsman who worked for a toy manufacturing company.

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Episode 12

Roller Coaster Murder

Mon, Nov 26, 195130 mins

The death of a man who fell from a roller coaster is ruled an accident, but Blackie suspects the man was actually murdered and sets out to prove it.

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Episode 13

High Voltage Murder

Mon, Dec 3, 195130 mins

When the plans for a new metal being developed by the government are stolen, Blackie and Inspector Farraday butt heads over the best way to recover them.

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Episode 14

Waterfront Murder

Mon, Dec 10, 195130 mins

Mary gets Blackie to help the husband of a friend. He turns out to be a man who was killed by a poisonous dart from a blowgun. After Blackie begins his investigation the wife is killed the same way.

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Episode 15

Griffith Park Murder

Mon, Dec 17, 195130 mins

When a wealthy man out riding his horse in the park dies of a heart attack, Blackie suspects that it may have actually been murder. His investigation uncovers evidence that points toward the man's gold-digging fiancée.

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Episode 16

The Devil's Daughters

Mon, Dec 24, 195130 mins

Two sisters stage a series of robberies and, with the help of their henchman, commit a couple of murders. Blackie is on their trail after they kidnap Mary.

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Episode 17

The Crusader

Mon, Dec 31, 195130 mins

Blackie suspects a wealthy newspaper publisher of committing murder with a high-powered rifle.

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Episode 18

Death by Dictation

Mon, Jan 7, 195230 mins

A businessman is murdered and his secretary finds out who the killer is. However, instead of turning him over to the authorities, she tries to blackmail him with an incriminating Dictaphone cylinder.

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Episode 19

The Lying Blackmailer

Mon, Jan 14, 195230 mins

A woman attempts to blackmail a young man's mother. A fight ensues and the older woman believes she has killed the blackmailer.

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Episode 20

Delmark Diamond Case

Mon, Jan 21, 195230 mins

An immigrant gem cutter is being blackmailed by diamond thieves who've tricked him into believing that he's responsible for a hit-and-run death.

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Episode 21

Bad Time Charlie

Mon, Jan 28, 195230 mins

The brother of a convicted cop killer takes a shot at Inspector Farraday, claiming that his brother is innocent and that Farraday framed him.

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Episode 22

Mother Wore Blinkers

Mon, Feb 4, 195230 mins

Boston Blackie intervenes when a young man commits a terrible crime behind the back of his loving mother.

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Episode 23

The Director's Dilemma

Mon, Feb 11, 195230 mins

A movie director confesses to shooting his wife but Blackie doesn't believe him. Is the man covering for someone?

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Episode 24

Red Hot Murder

Mon, Feb 18, 195230 mins

Blackie must fake a fiery death to expose an arson ring.

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Episode 25

Chinese Lottery

Mon, Feb 25, 195230 mins

Blackie goes to Chinatown where a crooked lottery leads him to the head of a syndicate.

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Episode 26

The Big H Murder

Mon, Mar 3, 195230 mins

Blackie and Mary pick up a hitchhiker and then learn he has a cache of stolen jewels.

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