Boston Blackie

Episode 1

Black Widow

Fri, Oct 17, 1952 30 mins

Blackie believes that a man accused of his partner's murder is innocent.

Episode 2

Fall Guy

Fri, Oct 24, 1952 30 mins

A mentally challenged man, who happens to be the brother of Blackie's maid, is accused of assaulting his foreman.

Episode 3

Death Trap

Fri, Oct 31, 1952 30 mins

Witnesses against a murderer are being killed off.

Episode 4

The 13th Dummy

Fri, Nov 7, 1952 30 mins

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.

Episode 5

Deep Six

Fri, Nov 14, 1952 30 mins

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.

Episode 6

Minuet for Murders

Fri, Nov 21, 1952 30 mins

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.

Episode 7

Timely Hour

Fri, Nov 28, 1952 30 mins

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.

Episode 8

Queen of Thieves

Fri, Dec 5, 1952 30 mins

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.

Episode 9

101 Blonde

Fri, Dec 12, 1952 30 mins

Blackie aids a man accused of hit and run. The only clue to what really happened is a Hollywood designer dress.

Episode 10

Inside Crime

Fri, Dec 19, 1952 30 mins

The husband of a friend Mary's is accused of being the inside man on a bank robbery. Blackie seeks the truth

Episode 11

So Was Goliath

Fri, Dec 26, 1952 30 mins

Blackie tries to get a fighter out of the control of a man the fighter owes money to.

Episode 12

Death Does a Rumba

Fri, Jan 2, 1953 30 mins

Blackie accidentally stumbles onto a murderous diamond smuggling gang.

Episode 13

The Gunman

Fri, Jan 9, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 14

Jack in the Box

Fri, Jan 16, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 15

Revenge

Fri, Jan 23, 1953 30 mins

Blackie is stalked by a crazed killer.

Episode 16

The Friendly Gesture

Fri, Jan 30, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 17

The Heist Job

Fri, Feb 6, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 18

The Deadly Payoff

Fri, Feb 13, 1953 30 mins

Lily Grandow has been kidnapped. Blackie tries to keep her husband Julian from paying the ransom.

Episode 19

The Hot Gimmick

Fri, Feb 20, 1953 30 mins

A thief steals several bombs. He doesn't realize that one has been set and will detonate at 4:45.

Episode 20

The Alibi

Fri, Feb 27, 1953 30 mins

A gangster tries to use Blackie as an alibi to a murder.

Episode 21

Keys to the Killer

Fri, Mar 6, 1953 30 mins

Blackie gets in the middle of a feud between two murderous brothers.

Episode 22

Studio Murder

Fri, Mar 13, 1953 30 mins

Blackie investigates after a series of accidents, that may not be accidents, almost cause the death of an actress.

Episode 23

Hired Hand

Fri, Mar 20, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 24

Shoot the Works

Fri, Mar 27, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 25

The Motorcycle Kid

Fri, Apr 3, 1953 26 mins

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.

Episode 26

A Date with Romero

Fri, Apr 10, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 27

False Face

Fri, Apr 17, 1953 30 mins

A banker is framed by a plastic surgeon in a $500,000 theft. It's up to Blackie to find the truth.

Episode 28

Crown Jewels

Fri, Apr 24, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 29

Pursuit

Fri, May 1, 1953 30 mins

Wildcat Cannon, an old time promoter asks Blackie to help him find $150,000 that was stolen from him ten years earlier.

Episode 30

Grab Bag

Fri, May 8, 1953 30 mins

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.

Episode 31

Narcotic Ring

Fri, May 15, 1953 30 mins

Episode 32

Big Tom's Clambake

Fri, May 22, 1953 30 mins