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Starring Kent Taylor
Season 1 (Syndicated) (1951-52) (b&w)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
John King, New York  [JK] / Sal Crisanti [SC] , Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)

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26 black & white episodes
Episodes Listed in ZIV Release no. order
Boston Blackie 1951

1.01 [--] Boston Blackie : TRAIN MURDER (ZIV title) (b-w)
ZIV Release no. 1001 / Prod. no. 1B
10-Sep-1951 NYT [Premiere] 10:30pm WNBT -TV
Original Screenplay by J. Benton Cheney / Directed by Paul Landres
Starring: Kent Taylor (as Boston Blackie)
Guest Cast:
Frank Richards ....... Muscles Malloy
Douglas Evans ........ Steve Crane
Ben Welden ........... Slugs
John Berkes .......... Smokey
Paul Maxey ........... Tony Warren
Edward Clark ......... Conductor
Billy Nelson ......... Louie Gordon
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.
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) [Verified on Film - RF]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGWFotruKf8
ZIV Release no. 1005 / ZIV Prod. no. 5B (08-Oct-1951)
Written by Jack DeWitt / Directed by Paul Landres
starring Kent Taylor as Blackie
with Frank Orth (as Faraday) and Lois Collier (as Mary)
Guest Stars:
Thayer Roberts
Lester Dorr
Tom Kennedy
Sondra Rogers ............. Lucy the newspaper vendor
John Clifford Brooke
Joseph J. Greene
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Director of photography ..... Kenneth Peach
Assistant Director .... Eddie Davis
Film Editor .... Ace Clark
Sound .... Garry Harris
Property Master .... Lou Hafley
Makeup Artist .... George Gray
Synopsis:
Blind man gets hit by a taxi and is rushed to the hospital by ambulance. After arriving the ambulance
driver opens the door to find that the patient is missing and the attendant is dead. [RF]

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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