Blackstone The Magic Detective - OTR - Old Time Radio




Blackstone, the Magic Detective was a 15-minute radio series which aired Sunday afternoons at 2:45pm ET on Mutual from Oct 3, 1948 until April 3, 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 one of his adventures, 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.

To listen to any of the 38 episodes of Blackstone The Magic Detective, click the links below. BEGIN
1949-01-02 - 0014 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Midway Robberies - 32-22 - 13m10s.mp3
1949-01-09 - 0015 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Frozen Lady - 32-22 - 13m01s.mp3
1949-01-16 - 0016 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Hooded Rider - 32-22 - 12m56s.mp3
1949-01-23 - 0017 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Phantom Intermezzo - 32-22 - 13m09s.mp3
1949-01-30 - 0018 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Vanishing Pearls - 32-22 - 13m26s.mp3
1949-02-06 - 0019 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Curse Of The Yogi - 32-22 - 13m17s.mp3
1949-02-13 - 0020 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Coin Of Cleopatra - 32-22 - 13m52s.mp3
1949-02-20 - 0021 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Hand Of Cagliostro - 32-22 - 12m51s.mp3
1949-02-27 - 0022 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Message From Nowhere - 32-22 - 13m16s.mp3
1949-03-06 - 0023 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Riddle Of The Red Goose - 32-22 - 13m13s.mp3
1949-03-20 - 0025 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Missing Palmist - 32-22 - 13m21s.mp3
1949-03-27 - 0026 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Ladder Of Wealth - 32-22 - 13m22s.mp3
1949-04-10 - 0028 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Deathless Shots - 32-22 - 13m08s.mp3
1949-04-17 - 0029 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Riddle Of The Eight Ball - 32-22 - 12m31s.mp3
1949-04-24 - 0030 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Cellini Statuette - 32-22 - 12m48s.mp3
1949-05-01 - 0031 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Curse Of Kali - 32-22 - 13m27s.mp3
1949-05-08 - 0032 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - Footsteps In The Night - 32-22 - 11m54s.mp3
1949-05-15 - 0033 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Voodoo Treasure Aka Shark Island Story - 32-22 - 12m42s.mp3
1949-05-22 - 0034 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - Four Keys To Crime - 32-22 - 12m18s.mp3
1949-05-29 - 0035 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Knife From The Dark - 32-22 - 11m56s.mp3
1949-06-05 - 0036 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - Death In The Crystal - 32-22 - 12m19s.mp3
1949-06-12 - 0037 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Hindu Sword Cabinet - 32-22 - 12m12s.mp3
1949-06-19 - 0038 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Face Of Death - 32-22 - 12m15s.mp3
1949-06-26 - 0039 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Voice From The Void - 32-22 - 12m05s.mp3
1949-07-03 - 0040 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Bird Of Doom - 32-22 - 12m06s.mp3
1949-07-10 - 0041 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Phantom Detective - 32-22 - 12m09s.mp3
1949-07-17 - 0042 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Riddle Of The Seven Zombies - 32-22 - 12m08s.mp3
1949-07-24 - 0043 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - Crime In The Stars - 32-22 - 12m10s.mp3
1949-07-31 - 0044 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Devil s Cauldron - 32-22 - 12m09s.mp3
1949-08-07 - 0045 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Ghost In The Crypt - 32-22 - 12m10s.mp3
1949-08-14 - 0046 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Accusing Corpse - 32-22 - 12m12s.mp3
1949-08-21 - 0047 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - Death Defying Death - 32-22 - 12m59s.mp3
1949-08-28 - 0048 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Criminal Who Caught Himself - 32-22 - 12m34s.mp3
1949-09-04 - 0049 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Vanishing Brooch - 32-22 - 12m19s.mp3
1949-09-11 - 0050 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - Crimes On A Merry-Go-Round - 32-22 - 12m07s.mp3
1949-09-18 - 0051 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Magic Writing - 32-22 - 11m59s.mp3
1949-10-09 - 0054 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Mark Of Crime - 32-22 - 11m46s.mp3
1949-10-16 - 0055 - Blackstone The Magic Detective - The Creeping Death - 32-22 - 9m27s.mp3