Star of books, radio, & movies, Jack Boyle's Boston Blackie transitioned to television in 1951, with Kent Taylor in the lead role. Blackie, nee Horatio Black, is a reformed jewel thief who now is a private eye, but, much like Jim Rockford 2 decades later, often finds his criminal past comes back to work against him on some cases.
58 episodes were produced by Ziv over two years (1951-3), and some have found their way to DVD via public domain, like this one, "101 Blonde":
Boston Blackie has found new life, albeit in comic books, in recent years. Moonstone Publishing has released a pair of graphic novels, reintroducing Blackie to a new generation.
2 comments:
Didn't know Blackie made it to the comics - great!
My dad bought all the available big screen adaptations of his adventures but I didn't know it was on TV too - I will have to check it out.
I heartily recommend it.
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