Blackstone, the Magic Detective is a 15-minute radio series which aired on Sunday afternoons on the Mutual Broadcasting System from October 1948 until 1949.
The series, starring Ed Jerome as "the world's greatest living magician," was based on real-life magician Harry Blackstone Sr. Storylines usually opened with Blackstone (Jerome) telling his friends John (Ted Osborne) and Rhoda (Fran Carlon) about an experience from his past, and this mystery story was then dramatized in a flashback. At the end, Blackstone challenged the audience to find a solution to the magical mystery. Each show concluded with Blackstone outlining a trick that listeners could perform for the amusement of their friends.
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1948-10-03 The Ghost that Trapped a Killer
1948-10-10 The Reluctant Buzzsaw
1948-10-17 The Emerald in the Fishbowl
1948-10-24 Maharaja's Gold
1948-10-31 Educated Dummy
1948-11-07 Riddle of the Talking Skull
1948-11-14 Whispering Budda
1948-11-21 Organ Murder
1948-11-28 Ghost That Wasn't
1948-12-05 The Icy Touch
1948-12-12 Underwater Death
1948-12-19 Coins of Confucius
1948-12-26 Murder on Stage
1949-01-02 Midway Robberies
1949-01-09 Frozen Lady
1949-01-16 Hooded Rider
1949-01-23 Phantom Intermezzo
1949-01-30 Vanishing Pearls
1949-02-06 Curse of The Yogi
1949-02-13 Coins of Cleopatra
1949-02-20 Hand o Caloused Row
1949-02-27 Message From Nowhere
1949-03-06 Riddle of the Red Rose
1949-03-13 Aztec Fire God
1949-03-20 Missing Palmist
1949-03-27 Ladder of Wealth
1949-04-03 Locked Book
1949-04-10 Deathless Shot
1949-04-17 The Riddle of the Other Eight Ball
1949-04-24 The Cailini Statue
1949-05-01 The Curse of Kali
1949-05-15 The Voodoo Treasure
1949-05-22 Four Keys to Crime
1949-05-29 The Knife from the Dark
1949-06-05 Death in the Crystal
1949-08-21 Death Defying Death
1949-08-28 The Criminal Who Caught Himself
19xx-xx-xx Haunted Boots
19xx-xx-xx Shark Island Story
For more information about Blackstone, the Magic Detective see OTR Site's Episode Log
