Summary: Boston Blackie - 1944-1948 Blackie was a tough, wisecracking private detective working in New York, billed as -enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.- His speciality was making fools of the police, a simple task with Inspector Farraday heading the official investigations. Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919. The silent film version of Boston Blackie lasted from 1919 until 1927. Over a decade later the screen rights were purchased by Columbia, and a new series ran from 1941 until 1949. In 1944 a Boston Blackie radio show was played by NBC as a replacement. Over 200 episodes were made between 1944 and 1950.
