Overview of a close call for boston blackie, 1946, directed by lew landers, with chester morris, lynn merrick, richard lane, at turner classic movies. When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in new york, the trail leads to coney island and a spy ring. Carleton, but retains his services as a book expert. In the original, a falsely accused convict larry parks escapes while blackie. Once again, blackie is suspected of committing a crime, in this instance of helping a prisoner escape. Boston blackie listen to free radio stations accuradio. Cookies websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. After a car chase the robber gets away, leaving the taxi driver with a bullet in his arm.
A sequel to the graphic novel was published years later. Boston blackie s restaurant was a bar and grill with locations in chicago and deerfield, illinois. In this film, blackie helps out a former girlfriend whose husband is recently out of prison. I suspect that this was done in order to run the book in serial form in magazines such as the saturday evening post which was commonly done at.
Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Watch boston blackie season 2, episode 23 hired hand. His character is largely made sympathetic by way of his love for mary, his wife, and his fondness for children. Maybe it is because of blackie s original radio sponsor, rinso. The taxi driver is an exconvict, who blackie once sent to jail. In 1951, the syndicated television series boston blackie premiered, starring kent taylor. As originally created by author jack boyle, he was a safecracker a hardened criminal who had served time in a california prison. Kent taylor boston blackie, lois collier mary wesley, frank orth inspector. Boston blackie and smothers did not play together on the record. Thanks for participating in the 2019 season of sharing.
Benjamin joe bennie houston november 6, 1943 july 11, 1993, known by his stage name of boston blackie, was an american chicago blues guitarist, singer, and bandleader houston was born in panola, sumter county, alabama in the black belt. A former safecracker and confidence man, blackie eventually reformed and became an enemy to those who make him an enemy, a friend to those who have no friend. The ninth of eleven children, he grew up in the farmhouse built by his father, a farmer, barber, carpenter, and bricklayer. There was also a boston blackie radio show that aired for five years from 1944 to 1949. Meet boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The boston blackie character first appeared in the american magazine in 1914, well before the hard boiled crowd took over the pages of the. Boston blackie trivia before getting the starring role on the boston blackie tv show, kent tayor had starred in more than a dozen b movies from the 1940s.
The boston blackie series is far superior to many others which seem to have less humor and move a lot more slowly. Alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in a series of columbia pictures b movies starring chester morris as boston blackie. Blackie believes the taxi driver now to be an honest man and doesnt think he is mixed up in the robbery. Boston blackie millicent bromley, kidnapped april 22, 1947 by a room with a view. A close call for boston blackie 1946 full synopsis. Blackie out to help his pal, runt, recover some jewels, finds himself involved in the homicides, and also finds himself as the prime suspect, and now has to find the real culprit in. The definitive boston blackie radio log with chester. Boston blackie, in the 11th film of the columbia series, indulges in some wittrading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult. Boston blackie is the novelization of a group of pulp short stories by.
The boston blackie radio series, starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for the amos n andy show. Dec 19, 2017 boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle. Audio and video on the dvd make the most of the limited quality of originals from that era. The videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. Reformed criminal boston blackie and his pal the runt obey the films title and head for tinseltown. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. Kent taylor as boston blackie, frank orth as inspector faraday, lois collier as. Watch boston blackie episodes online season 1 tv guide. Get more information about boston blackie season 2 on tmdb. With chester morris, rochelle hudson, richard lane, charles wagenheim. In an odd turn of events, an excon turned cabbie, whom blackie was responsible for helping send to jail, is now suspect. It was preceded by meet boston blackie, confessions of boston blackie and followed by boston blackie goes hollywood.
Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Boston blackie goes after the murderer of a draftsman in a toy factory filling a warcontract. When a farmhand who was recently released from a mental institution is suspected of trying to murder a farm couple, blac. Please let them know how much we appreciate them by commenting on their videos and subscribing to their channels. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 rotten tomatoes. The red network adopted the character and the series as a summer replacement for amos n andy. Boston blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. With chester morris, harriet nelson, richard lane, george e. Boston blackie is a highly respected member of that group and recognized as its titular head. Boston blackie started in silent movies, then a series of at best b movies, starting with meet boston blackie in 1941, from there he moved to.
Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle. Boston blackie gang murder season 1, episode 10 by yourtvsite. The complete boston blackie in search of jack boyle. Boston blackie had a limited cast of regular characters. Websites use cookies that have been placed on this site by its operator. Boston blackies restaurant was a bar and grill with locations in chicago and deerfield, illinois. It was only later, in film, radio, and eventually television, that he morphed into a private eye.
Prowling the underworld as a detective in adaptations for films, radio, and television, the detective boston blackie was an enemy to. Boston blackie comes to the aid of his former sweetheart gerry peyton when gerry begs him to protect her and her baby from her recently paroled husband john. A close call for boston blackie a reformed thief fights to. A close call for boston blackie 1946 directed by lew. A new incarnation of the boston blackie radio series aired april 11, 1945 october 25, 1950. This book collects seven stories published in magazines from 1914 on. Watch boston blackie season 2, episode 17 the heist job. Boston blackies chester morris wealthy friend, arthur manleder lloyd corrigan, purchases an upscale bookstore from aged wilfred kittredge george m. This twelfth entry in columbias boston blackie series is essentially a remake of 1942s alias boston blackie. Blackie changed his ways and became a private investigator though the local police still suspected him of being a bad guy. Its available for download from online sources such as munseys, and used hard copies show up in various places. Volume 2, dvd, manufactured on demand, tv crime, 644827409822. Unlike the concurrent films, blackie had a steady romantic interest in the radio show lesley woods appeared as blackie s girlfriend.
A man fell from a roller coaster and blackie s sure it was no accident. Sponsored by rinso, the series continued until september 15 of that year. I cannot say blackie is a robin hood simply because his motivations for stealing are selfish either. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. However, when kittredge becomes ill just before an important auction he was to conduct, blackie proves that he can impersonate him, fooling everyone, including police inspector. Maybe it is because of blackies original radio sponsor, rinso. It is an excellent name for a bad guy turned good guy. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series boston blackie. Blackie, who was created by novelist jack boyle, was originally a jewel thief, safe cracker, and confidence man. A man fell from a roller coaster and blackies sure it was no accident. Amos n andy season 2, episode 23 full episode sapphires sister duration. Ziv producer maurice unger aka babe unger us crime adventure series 195153 58 episodes x 30 min 26bw 32 color starring.
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket. Stay in touch with boston blackie next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in boyles stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television. In this film, blackie helps out a former girlfriend whose husband is recently out of prison shes afraid hes going to kill her and their baby. The boston blackie franchise began with author jack boyles first story about his modern robin hoodlike character, horatio black, known to friend and foe as boston blackie. The heist job, season 2, episode 17, aired 6 february 1953. Peyton, the son of millionaire cyrus peyton, had been jailed several years earlier for. Your tv show guide to countdown boston blackie season 1 air dates. Boston blackie, as written by jack boyle, is an unrepentant criminal who lives by a strict honor among thieves moral code. With kent taylor, lois collier, frank orth, bill catching. The falcon mystery movie collection, volume 1 3 discs by. There are several different story lines in the book almost as if it were a collection of short stories. In a 1967 episode of bewitched samanthas thanksgiving to remember, season 4, episode 12, boston blackie is mentioned in fond remembrance by aunt clara marion lorne, who confuses him as attending the first thanksgiving with famous pilgrims. There is the goofy side kick, the lovely girlfriend, and the suspicious inspector.