The Classic TV Archive - US Crime Series
Boston Blackie
Episode Guide - November 2007
(Eps. #2.17)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
John King, New York [JK] / Sal Crisanti [SC] , Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
Ziv Television Programs, Inc
for
First-Run Syndication
Executive Producer Frederick W. Ziv
Producer - Maurice Unger aka Babe Unger
US Crime Adventure series 1951-53 58 episodes x 30 min (26bw / 32 color)
starring
Kent Taylor
as Boston Blackie
supporting cast:
Lois Collier as Mary Wesley, Blackie's secretary
Frank Orth as Inspector Faraday
Also starring
Whitey as the dog
Premise:
Underworld adventures of a crook with a heart of gold.
Set in Los Angeles
Directors include:
Paul Landres, Eddie Davis, Sobey Martin, George M. Cahan
Lambert Hillyer, Lew Landers.
Writers include:
Herbert Purdum, Warren Wilson, J. Benton Cheney
"Boston Blacke" based upon a character created by Jack Boyle for short
stories which appeared in Cosmopolitan and Redbook magazines
in the 1900s; the character also appeared in a feature film
series produced by Columbia Pictures 1942 - 1949; and on NBC
radio in 1944, and on Mutual radio in 1945.
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26 black & white episodes
Episodes Listed in ZIV Release no. order
1.01 [--] Boston Blackie : TRAIN MURDER (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Murder Train")
ZIV Release no. 1001 / Prod. no. 1B (10Sep51)
Original Screenplay bu J. Benton Cheney
Directed by Paul Landres
Guest Cast:
Frank Richards, Douglas Evans, John Berkes, Ben Weldon,
Paul Maxey, Edward Clark, Billy Nelson
Recurring Support Cast: Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1:
A gambling czar is murdered in his train compartment, the door to
which is locked from the inside and every other means of entrance is
sealed. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Blackie is on a train bound for Los Angeles. A famous gambler is
also on board and is murdered in his compartment. Blackie's only
suspect is the deadman's body guard. [SC]
1.02 [--] Boston Blackie: COP KILLER (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Hot Money")
ZIV Release no. 1002 / Prod. no. 6B (17Sep51)
Original Screenplay by Warren Wilson
Directed by Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Frank Mitchell, Richard Crane, George Pembroke, Sam Scar,
Hart E. Wayne, Troy Melton, Bill Catching,
Jack Mulhall (to be verified)
Recurring Support Cast: Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1:
Boston Blackie trails three men who have robbed an armored car and
escaped in a black sedan. The only clue to their identity is a
package of money which has been charred on one side. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
BLACKIE INVESTIGATES AN ARMORED CAR ROBBERY AND THE MURDER
OF A ROOKIE COP FRIEND. BLACKIE'S SUSPECTS ARE THREE MEN WHO
WORK AT A GRAVEL QUARRY. [SC]
1.03 [--] Boston Blackie: OIL FIELD MURDER(S) (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1003 / Prod. no. 4B (24Sep51)
Original Screenplay by Herbert Purdom
Directed by Paul Landres
Director of Photography Kenneth Peach
Guest Cast:
Thayer Roberts, Lester Dorr, Tom Kennedy, Frank Hagney, Jean Willes,
Pamela Blake, John Diehl, Bill Catching (uncredited).
Recurring Support Cast:
Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1:
Blackie comes to the aid of a girl who has become mixed up in a
fraudulent scheme involving some worthless land. [JK]
Synopsis:
A woman wanted by police for oil land fraud is murdered in Blackie's
appartment. His investigation leeds to an oil field foreman and the
woman's boy friend. [SC]
1.04 [--] Boston Blackie: PHONE BOOTH MURDER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1004 / Prod. no. 2B (1Oct51)
W: Warren Wilson
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Marshall Reed, Fred Sherman, William Haade, Frank Jaquet,
William Lester, John Merton, Carlo Schipa, Mary Ellen Popel
Blackie investigates a restaurant he believes is a cover-up for a
counterfeiting ring. [JK]
1.05 [--] Boston Blackie: BLIND BEGGAR (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1005 / Prod. no. 5B (8Oct51)
W: Jack DeWitt
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Thayer Roberts, Lester Dorr, Tom Kennedy, Sondra Rogers,
John Clifford Brooke, Joseph J. Greene [JK]
********* no synopsis available *********
1.06 [--] Boston Blackie: FORTUNE TELLER (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Mystic Murder")
ZIV Release no. 1006 / Prod. no. 9B (15Oct51)
W: Herbert Purdum
D: Paul Landress
Boston Blackie finds himself accused of the murder of Jerry "The Rose"
Kjaden, who has been mixed up in a phony medium racket. [JK]
1.07 [--] Boston Blackie: SCAR HAND (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1007 / Prod. no. 11B (22Oct51)
W: Herbert Purdum
D: Paul Landres
********* no guest cast details *********
A man, desperate for money for his boy's operation, hires someone
to kill him so the child will inherit his insurance money. [JK]
1.08 [--] Boston Blackie: FARADAY MURDER CASE (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1008 / Prod. no. 7B (29Oct51)
W: Warren Wilson
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Frank Mitchell, George Pembroke, Richard Crane, Sam Scar,
Arthur Reeves, Lorna Thayer, Frank Stanlow, George Milan,
Troy Melton, Bill Catching [JK]
********* no synopsis available *********
1.09 [--] Boston Blackie: BEACH MURDER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1009 / Prod. no. 12B (5Nov51)
Directed by Eddie Davis
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BY HERBERT PURDUM.
GUEST CAST:
MICHAEL VALLON, FRANK JENKS, KARL DAVIS, BERNADENE HAYES,
DAVID ORMONT, ALICE ROLPH, DONALD KERR, BRUCE CAMERON. [SC]
Synopsis:
Blackie discovers empty beach houses are being used to land aliens
smuggled into the United States. [JK]
1.10 [--] Boston Blackie: GANG MURDER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1010 / Prod. no. 8B (12Nov51)
W: Herbert Purdum
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
John Sebastian, Robert Forrest, Louise Arthur, Tom Neal, Gene Roth,
Larry Hudson, Charles Sullivan
Blackie is called in when a young detective on the force feels his
brother's murder is not being investigated thoroughly. [JK]
1.11 [--] Boston Blackie: TOY FACTORY MURDER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1011 / Prod. no. 3B (19Nov51)
W: Herbert Purdum
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Christine Larson, Mary Kent, Karen Randle, Marshall Reed, Fred Sherman,
Wheaton Chambers, Eugene Jackson
Boston Blackie goes after the murderer of a draftsman in a toy factory
filling a war-contract. [JK]
1.12 [--] Boston Blackie: ROLLER COASTER MURDER (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a "Death on a Roller Coaster")
ZIV Release no. 1012 / Prod. no. 14B (26Nov51)
DIRECTED BY PAUL LANDRES.
ORIGINAL STORY BY WARREN WILSON.
SCREENPLAY BY J. BENTON CHENEY.
GUEST CAST:
TERRY FROST, PAUL BRYER, GREGG MARTELL, PHIL ARNOLD, TOM TYLER. [SC]
Synopsis:
Boston Blackie is certain that the man who supposedly fell from a
speeding roller coaster didn't die accidentally. [JK]
1.13 [--] Boston Blackie: HIGH VOLTAGE MURDER (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Death in a Power Plant")
ZIV Release no. 1013 / Prod. no. 10B (3Dec51)
Original Screenplay by Warren Wilson
Directed by Paul Landres
Director of Photography Kenneth Peach
Guest Cast:
Michael Whalen, John Eldredge, Russ Conway, Ted Stanhope, Ernie Venneri,
John Merrick, Jack Mulhall Mary Jane Saunders
Recurring Support Cast:
Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis:
Blackie must find the location of top secret documents that were stolen
by a criminal who was recently released from prison. Blackie's trail
takes him to a power plant. [SC]
1.14 [--] Boston Blackie: WATERFRONT MURDER (b-w) (ZIV title)
(possible a.k.a. "Blow Gun Murders")
ZIV Release no. 1014 / Prod. no. 13B (10Dec51)
Original Story by Jack Dewitt / Screenplay by J. Benton Cheney
Directed by Eddie Davis
Director of Photography Kenneth Peach
Guest Cast:
Michael Vallon, Frank Jenks, Aram Katcher, Karl Davis, Bernadene Hayes.
Recurring Support Cast:
Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1 ("Blow Gun Murders"):
A man is killed by some unknown poison. His wife asks Blackie for help.
Then the wife is murdered the same way. Blackie investigates. His
leeds are a boat, perfume, and a blow gun. [SC]
1.15 [--] Boston Blackie: GRIFFITH PARK MURDER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1015 / Prod. no. 15B (17Dec51)
W: H. Purdum
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Maris Wrixon, Terry Frost, Paul Bryar, Luther Crockett, Tony Jochim,
Alan Harris, Roland Varno
Blackie investigates the murder of a dealer in rare books, whose body
was found lying on a deserted bridle path. [JK]
1.16 [--] Boston Blackie: THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTERS (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1016 / Prod. no. 16B (24Dec51)
Screenplay by Eddie Davis
From an Original Story by J. Benton Cheney
Directed by Eddie Davis
Guest Cast:
Christine McIntyre, Tris Coffin, Margaret Hedin, Keith Richards,
Bill Catching, Troy Melton.
Recurring Support Cast:
Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1:
Boston Blackie tries to pin a series of hold-ups on two teen-aged
girls. Mary has been taken prisoner by them. [JK]
Synopsis 2 :
A restaurant owner friend of Blackie's suspects that his wife is
involved with a series of supermarket robberies. [SC]
1.17 [--] Boston Blackie: THE CRUSADER (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Big Game Murders")
ZIV Release no. 1017 / Prod. no. 19B (31Dec51)
W: H. Purdum
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Robert Spencer, James Guilfoyle, Wendy Waldron, Lucile B. Curtis,
George Douglas, Norval Mitchell
Boston Blackie investigates a murder in which the victim was killed
by a high powered hunting rifle. [JK]
1.18 [--] Boston Blackie: DEATH BY DICTATION (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1018 / Prod. no. 20B (7Jan52)
W: B. Ederer, R.A. White
D: Paul Landres
[ No story available][JK]
1.19 [--] Boston Blackie: THE LYING BLACKMAILER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1019 / Prod. no. 17B (14Jan52)
W: H. Purdum
D: Paul Landres
[No story available][JK]
1.20 [--] Boston Blackie: DELMARK DIAMOND CASE (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Diamond Cutter")
ZIV Release no. 1020 / Prod. no. 18B (21Jan52)
W: Milton M. Raison
D: Paul Landres
A diamond cutter is framed for a hit and run murder. [JK]
1.21 [--] Boston Blackie: BAD TIME CHRLIE (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a A Brother's Revenge")
ZIV Release no. 1021 / Prod. no. 21B (28Jan52)
Original Screenplay by Donn Mullally
Directed by Paul Landres
Guest Cast:
Valerie Vernon, Stephen Chase, Stuart Whitman (Cimarron Strip),
Paul Purcell, Dean Henson, Paul Kerst, Walter McGrail, Bill Catching
Recurring Support Cast: Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis:
The brother of a convicted killer believes he's innocent. Blackie
has the same idea and investigates. [SC]
1.22 [--] Boston Blackie : MOTHER WORE BLINKERS (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Brass Knuckle Killer")
ZIV Release no. 1022 / Prod. no. 22B (4Feb52)
Original Screenplay by Herbert Purdum
Directed by Eddie Davis
Guest Cast:
Joseph Turkel, Frank Marlowe, Mirna McKinney, Gloria Saunders,
Richard Bartel, Donald Kerr, Richard Grant
Recurring Support Cast: Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis:
The son of a night club piano player is leading a double life of
crime and murder. She suspects something and asks Blackie for help.
[SC]
1.23 [--] Boston Blackie: THE DIRECTOR'S DILEMMA (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1023 / Prod. no. 25B (11Feb52)
W: D. Mullally
D: Sobey Martin
Guest Stars:
Hugh Prosser, Bill Henry, Jack Roper, John Sheehan, Ruth Perrott [JK]
1.24 [--] Boston Blackie: RED HOT MURDER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1024 / Prod. no. 23B (18Feb52)
W: Raison & Cheney
D: Eddie Davis
[No story available]
1.25 [--] Boston Blackie: CHINESE LOTTERY (ZIV title) (b-w)
(a.k.a. "Fireworks in Chinatown")
ZIV Release no. 1025 / Prod. no. 26B (25Feb52)
W. Wilson
D: Paul Landres
Guest Stars:
Bill Hamel, Rudy McCool, Wen Ti Chang, Michael Dale, Gearge Lee,
Robert W. Lee, Barbara Jean Wong, William Yip, Bill Catching,
Troy Melton [JK]
1.26 [--] Boston Blackie: THE BIG H MURDER (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1026 / Prod. no. 24B (3Mar52)
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY BY BERNARD EDERER & ROBERT A. WHITE.
DIRECTED BY SOBEY MARTIN
Guest Stars:
Kay Morley, Hugh Prosser, Bill Henry, Tom Tyler,
Jack Roper, June Kenney, Bill Catching
RECURRING SUPPORT CAST: LOIS COLLIER, FRANK ORTH.
Synopsis #1:
An actor turns against his agent who is behind jewel burglaries in
Hollywood. Blackie tries to help the actor turn in the gang. [JK]
SYNOPSIS #2:
BLACKIE AND MARY INVESTIGATE A HOLLYWOOD ACTOR, A MOVIE AGENT, THE
MURDER OF A WOMAN, AND THE LOCATION OF STOLEN JEWELS HIDDEN SOMEWHERE
IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS. [SC]
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32 Color Episodes
WABD Ch 5 Fri 9:30 pm
Episodes Listed in ZIV Release no. order
2.01 [27] Boston Blackie: BLACK WIDOW (color)
ZIV Release no. 1027 / Prod. no. 28B (17Oct52)
Screenplay by Don Mullally
Directed by Eddie Davis
Guest Cast:
Sheila Watson, John Pickard, Stephen Gregory,
John Marshak (or Marshall?), Pierre Watkin, Joe McGuinn.
Recurring Support Cast:
Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1
Blackie and Faraday clash over the methods Blackie uses to track
down government plans for a new type of metal, which have been
stolen. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
The wife of a company president plots to have him murdered and blame it
on a close friend that she's having an affair with. Blackie suspects
the wife and tries to make her confess. [SC]
2.02 [28] Boston Blackie: FALL GUY (color)
ZIV Release no. 1028 / Prod. no. 29B (24Oct52)
W: D. Mullally, D. Cooper
D: G. M. Cahan
Boston Blackie's maid asks him to help in clearing her brother who
has been accused of assault. [JK]
2.03 [29] Boston Blackie: DEATH TRAP (color)
ZIV Release no. 1029 / Prod. no. 27B (31Oct52)
W: D. Mullally, H. Purdum
D: Eddie Davis
Guest Stars:
Sheila Watson, John Pickard, Stephen Gregory, John Marshall,
Allen O'Locklin, Scott Douglas, Troy Melton, Bill Catching
Blackie runs a race against time to identify a murderer who is
systematically killing off everyone who could convict him. [JK]
2.04 [30] Boston Blackie: 13th DUMMY (ZIV title) (color)
(a.k.a. "Silver Sequins")
ZIV Release no. 1030 / Prod. no. 30B (7Nov52)
W: James Gruen, D. Mullally
D: G. M. Cahan
The life of a famous dress designer is threatened when her husband
decides to take over her huge business. Blackie is too late to save
her. [JK]
2.05 [31] Boston Blackie: DEEP SIX (color)
ZIV Release no. 1031 / Prod. no. 33B (14Nov52)
W: Roy Hamilton, D. Mullally
D: G. M. Cahan
Guest Stars:
Clark Howat, William Blackwell, Peter Mamakos, Tracey Roberts,
Lee Van Cleef, Hugh Sanders, Troy Melton, Bill Catching
Blackie and Mary attend an engagement party and wind up in the middle
of the murder of the prospective groom. The wrong man is almost
convicted.[JK]
2.06 [32] Boston Blackie: MINUET FOR MURDERS (ZIV title) (color)
(a.k.a. "Phantom Burglar")
ZIV Release no. 1032 / Prod. no. 32B (21Nov52)
Original Screenplay by Robert C. Dennis
Directed by George M. Cahan
Director of Photography Kenneth Peach
Guest Cast:
Skelton Knaggs, Don Peters, Evelynne Eaten, Reed Howes,
John Carson, Earl Hodgins, Bill Catching,
John Cason (uncredited), Troy Melton (uncredited)
Recurring Support Cast:
Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1:
A woman asks Boston Blackie's help in recovering some valuable papers
she claims were stolen from her. In his search, Blackie uncovers a
blackmail scheme. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
Blackie is hired by a woman being blackmailed. She wants him to recover
a package containing indiscreet letters about her. His investigation
leeds him to a burglar, a shady lawyer, and a bus terminal. [SC]
2.07 [33] Boston Blackie: TIMELY HOUR (color)
ZIV Release no. 1033 / Prod. no. 35B (28Nov52)
W: L. J. Lund, D. Mullally
D: Sobey Martin
An actor believes his career is being hampered by a television director,
when an attempt is made on the director's life Blackie finds his
vacation plans interrupted. [JK]
2.08 [34] Boston Blackie: QUEEN OF THIEVES (color)
ZIV Release no. 1034 / Prod. no. 31B (5Dec52)
W; I. Lieberman, H. Purdum
D: G. M. Cahan
Guest stars:
Mary Young, Skelton Knaggs, John Carson, Don Peters, Earl Hodgins,
Reed Howes, Troy Melton
"Archie the Dip" is shot when he attempts to tell Blackie about his
troubles. Blackie learns the secret of the little crooks curious
activities when he traces a kindly old lady. [JK]
2.09 [35] Boston Blackie: 101 BLONDE (color)
ZIV Release no. 1035 / Prod. no. 36B (12Dec52)
W: Robert Dennis
D: Sobey Martin
Guest Stars:
Marjorie Weaver, John Crawford, Ted Hecht, Barry Bernard, Walter Kelly
Blackie's efforts to clear a man of a hit-and-run charge lead him into
a complicated case of murder. The trail starts with an evening dress and
ends on the set of a Western. [JK]
2.10 [36] Boston Blackie: INSIDE CRIME (ZIV title)(color)
ZIV Release no. 1036 / Prod. no. 34B (19Dec52)
W: B. Angell, D. Mullally
D: Eddie Davis
Guest Stars:
Clark Howat, William Blakewell, Peter Mamakos, Tracey Roberts,
Lee Van Cleef, Milt Morante,Troy Melton, Bill Catching.
Mary is held hostage by a holdup gang. It's members have learned that
Blackie knows their identities. They want to prevent Blackie from
going to the police. [JK]
2.11 [37] Boston Blackie: SO WAS GOLIATH (ZIV title)(color)
ZIV Release no. 1037 / Prod. no. 37B (26Dec52)
W: Oliver Crawford
D: Eddie Davis
Guest Stars: (same cast as no. 1039/38B)
John Kellogg, Ann Kimbell, Emory Parnell, Allen Jenks, Johnny Indrisano,
Charles Wagenheim, Don Dillaway
Blackie becomes friends with a college-boy prizefighter, whose
ambitions to gain fame in the ring are offset by his college work. [JK]
2.12 [38] Boston Blackie: DEATH DOES A RHUMBA (ZIV title)(color)
(a.k.a. "Expensive Maracas")
ZIV Release no. 1038 / Prod. no. 39B (2Jan53)
W: Burt Sims
D: Sobey Martin
Guest Stars;
Vicki Bakken, Leonard Penn, Maurice Jara, Dick Reeves, Felipe Turich
Blackie tries to convince a friend on the run to give himself up. [JK]
2.13 [39] Boston Blackie: THE GUNMAN (ZIV title) (color)
(a.k.a. "Back from the Dead")
ZIV Release no. 1039 / Prod. no. 38B (9Jan53)
Original Screenplay by David Heath
[Written or Story by H. Dimsdale - on ZIV credits -hard copy)
Directed by Eddie Davis
Guest Cast:
(same cast as no. 1037/37B)
John Kellogg, Ann Kimbell, Emory Parnell, Allen Jenkins,
John Indrisano, Charles Wagenheim, Don Dillaway
Recurring Support Cast: Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1:
Blackie tries to convince a friend on the wrong side of the law that he
should leave the "protection " racket and return to legitimate pursuits.
Soon after receiving Blackie's counsel the man is killed. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
The ex-husband of a friend of Mary's is murdered. Blackie uses
an exact double of the deadman to bring the killer to justice.[SC]
2.14 [40] Boston Blackie: JACK IN THE BOX (color)
ZIV Release no. 1040 / Prod. no. 40B (16Jan53)
W: I. Lieberman
D: Sobey Martin
Blackie almost loses his life when he tangles with industrial-diamond
smugglers operating between the United States and Mexico. [JK]
2.15 [41] Boston Blackie: REVENGE (color)
ZIV Release no. 1041 / Prod. no. 41B (23Jan53)
W: H. Dimsdale
D: Sobey Martin
Guest Stars:
Peter Brocco, John V. Close, Wm. "Bill" Phillips, Larry Stewart,
Alex Sharp, Allan Roy
Blackie is jailed as protection against a mobster who threatened his
life. [JK]
2.16 [42] Boston Blackie: THE FRIENDLY GESTURE (ZIV title) (color)
(a.k.a. "Trailer Park Showdown")
ZIV Release no. 1042 / Prod. no. 42B (30Jan53)
Original Screenplay Dennis Cooper
Directed by Sobey Martin
Guest Cast:
Ben Cameron (as Barney Stevens), Ben Welden, Robert Keys,
Arthur Gilmore, Edgar Dearing,
TED MAPES, TROY MELTON, BILL CATCHING,
Irene Vernon (to be verified)
Recurring Support Cast: Lois Collier, Frank Orth
Synopsis 1:
A bank teller is gunned down by the accomplice of a bank robber.
Blackie attempts to save the life of the teller's wife. [JK]
Synopsis 2:
A FAMOUS BANK ROBBER NAMED BARNEY STEVENS ESCAPES FROM PRISON
AND HEADS FOR LOS ANGELES TO ROB A BANK. HE'S IDENTIFIED BY A BANK
TELLER AND CAPTURED. THE BANK TELLER IS SHOT AND KILLED BY ONE OF
BARNEY'S THUGS. BLACKIE TRACKS HIM TO A TRAILER PARK AND CAPTURES
HIM AFTER FIERCE FIGHT. [SC]
2.17 [43] Boston Blackie: THE HEIST JOB (color) [verified - RF]
ZIV Release no. 1043 / Prod. no. 43B (6-Feb-1953)
Written by John Loring
Directed by Eddie Davis
Director of photography Curt Fetters
Editor Martin G. Cohn
Story Editor Donn Mullally
Starring: Kent Taylor (as Boston Blackie)
Guest cast:
Billy Halop ......... Johnny Evans (Cab Driver)
Peter Leeds ......... Harry Webb
Jane Bryant ......... Marge Evans
Frank Orth .......... Inspector Faraday
Cosmo Sardo ......... Fishing Boat Captain
Clarence Straight ... Policeman
Enid Baine .......... Nurse
Synopsis:
Boston Blackie tries to vindicate an ex-convict who is suspected of robbery,
everyone but Blackie is convinced of his guilt. Ironically it was Blackie
who sent the man to jail on his first offense. [JK]
Note:
Impressive stunt work at the end at the fishing docks. It was filmed outside,
not on a studio back lot, which made it realistic and exciting. [RF]