Created by author Jack Boyle, Boston Blackie was a master
safecracker and hardened criminal who served time in a California
prison. Rehabilitated, he decided to use his knowledge of the
underworld to fight crime as an amateur detective. Known as an
enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no
friend, Boston Blackie s exploits were adapted to film, radio, and
television. Chester Morris, who had played Boston Blackie in a
series of B movies for Columbia, originated the character on radio
in 1944. By 1945 Richard Kollmar had taken over the title role in a
radio series syndicated by Frederic W. Ziv. Over two hundred radio
episodes were produced between 1944 and 1950. While investigating
the cases, Blackie would invariably encounter harebrained Police
Inspector Faraday (Maurice Tarplin) and always solve the crime
before Faraday could. The initial friction between Blackie and
Faraday gave way as the series continued and Faraday came to
recognize Blackie s talents, occasionally even requesting his
assistance. Blackie dated Mary Wesley (Jan Miner), and for the
first half of the series, his best pal Shorty (Tony Barrett) was on
hand. "Boston Blackie" transitioned to television in 1951.
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