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Here are original broadcasts of the old-time radio show featuring amateur detective Boston Blackie

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.

While investigating cases, Blackie would invariably encounter harebrained Police Inspector Faraday 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, and for the first half of the series, his best pal Shorty was on hand.

Boston Blackie is played by Richard Kollmar in these twelve exciting episodes, which aired between December 1946 and March 1947:

Mary, Registered NursePolice ImpersonatorThe Derailed Gold TrainCarl Browning Cleaning ShopThe Search for Jim GaryJacques Pierre and the DiamondsSeven Years' Bad Luck for Florence WellsJoe Delivers the GoodsLarry 'The Kid' vs. SavinniThe Tenth Street Gym and the Stolen Car RingSam Fisher's PastThe Horseroom Thefts of Boston Blackie

Richard Kollmar (1910-1971) was an actor and Broadway producer. His 1955 production of Plain and Fancy, one of the first depictions of an Amish community in American pop culture, garnered Theatre World Awards for three of the actors.

Hollywood 360 is a syndicated radio show heard every Saturday evening on radio stations throughout the United States. Hollywood 360 showcases a wide variety of audio entertainment, from the golden age of Hollywood to today's most current headlines.