In 1951, the syndicated television series Boston Blackie premiered, starring Kent Taylor. It ran until 1953. By this point, Blackie's long, twisted journey and transformation from east coast con to southern California private eye was complete, with him tooling around Los Angeles in a snazzy convertible with his best gal, Mary, and his faithful canine companion, Whitey, by his side. The adventures for this ex-crook with a heart of gold were just beginning; Helping people in trouble, cracking cases, always keeping one step ahead of Inspector Farraday.

First-Run Syndication Executive Producer Frederick W. Ziv. Produced by M. Unger. 58 30 minute episodes, 26 black and white and 32 in color. Starring Kent Taylor as Boston Blackie. Supporting cast: Lois Collier as Mary Wesley, Blackie's secretary, Frank Orth as Inspector Faraday and Whitey the dog.

One of the differences between the TV Blackie and the Movie Blackie is the moustache. The 50's TV Blackie has a moustache, a pencil thin moustache. Jimmmy Buffett's song "Pencil Thin Moustache" mentions Boston Blackie, as does The Coasters' song "Searchin'" and some versions of "The Wabash Cannonball."

1st Season 1951

  1      September  8 1951   Train Murder

  2      September 15 1951   Cop Killer

  3      September 22 1951   Oil Field Murder

  4      September 29 1951   Phone Booth Murder

  5      October    6 1951   Blind Beggar

  6      October   13 1951   Fortune Teller

  7      October   20 1951   Scar Hand

  8      October   27 1951   Faraday Murder Case

  9      November   3 1951   Beach Murder

 10      November  10 1951   Gang Murder

 11      November  17 1951   Toy Factory Murder

 12      November  24 1951   Roller Coaster Murder

 13      December   3 1951   High Voltage Murder

 14      December  10 1951   Waterfront Murder

 15      December  17 1951   Griffith Park Murder

 16      December  24 1951   The Devil's Daughters

 17      December  31 1951   The Crusader

 18      January    7 1952   Death by Dictation

 19      January   14 1952   The Lying Blackmailer

 20      January   21 1952   Delmark Diamond Case

 21      January   28 1952   Bad Time Charlie

 22      February   4 1952   Mother Wore Blinders

 23      February  11 1952   The Director's Dilemma

 24      February  18 1952   Red Hot Murder

 25      February  25 1952   Chinese Lottery

 26      March      3 1952   The Big H Murder

2nd Season 1952

    
Episode       Air Date          Title



  1      March     10 1952   Black Widow

  2      March     17 1952   Fall Guy

  3      March     24 1952   Death Trap

  4      March     31 1952   13th Dummy

  5      April      7 1952   Deep Six

  6      April     14 1952   Minuet for Murders

  7      April     21 1952   Timely Hour

  8      April     28 1952   Queen of Thieves

  9      May        5 1952   101 Blonde

 10      May       12 1952   Inside Crime

 11      May       19 1952   So Was Goliath

 12      May       26 1952   Death Does a Rhumba

 13      June       2 1952   The Gunman

 14      June       9 1952   Jack in the Box

 15      June      16 1952   Revenge

 16      June      23 1952   The Friendly Gesture

 17      June      30 1952   The Heist Job

 18      July       7 1952   Deadly Payoff

 19      July      14 1952   The Hot Gimmick

 20      July      21 1952   The Alibi

 21      July      28 1952   Keys to the Killer

 22      August     4 1952   Studio Murder

 23      August    11 1952   Hired Hand

 24      August    18 1952   Shoot the Works

 25      August    25 1952   The Motorcycle Kids

 26      September  1 1952   A Date with Romero

 27      September  8 1952   False Face

 28      September 15 1952   Crown Jewels

 29      September 22 1952   Pursuit

 30      September 29 1952   Grab Bag

 31      October    6 1952   Narcotic Ring

 32      October   13 1952   Big Tom's Clambake

Series Directed by

Eddie Davis    (19 episodes, 1951-1953) 
Paul Landres   (19 episodes, 1951-1952) 
Sobey Martin   (15 episodes, 1952-1953) 
George Cahan   (5 episodes, 1952) 

Series Writing credits

Herbert Purdom       (13 episodes, 1951-1953) 
Donn Mullally        (9 episodes, 1952) 
Warren Wilson        (8 episodes, 1951-1953) 
J. Benton Cheney     (6 episodes, 1951-1953) 
Irwin Lieberman      (4 episodes, 1952-1953) 
Robert Leslie Bellem (3 episodes, 1953) 
Howard Dimsdale      (3 episodes, 1953) 
Eddie Davis          (2 episodes, 1951-1953) 
Jack DeWitt          (2 episodes, 1951) 
Milton Raison        (2 episodes, 1952) 
Barney A. Sarecky    (2 episodes, 1953) 

Series Cast

 Kent Taylor .....  Boston Blackie (58 episodes, 1951-1953) 
 Lois Collier .......  Mary Wesley (58 episodes, 1951-1953) 
 Frank Orth ...  Inspector Faraday (58 episodes, 1951-1953) 
 Allen Jenkins        (3 episodes, 1952-1953) 
 John Kellogg         (3 episodes, 1952-1953) 
 Anne Kimbell         (3 episodes, 1952-1953) 
 Emory Parnell        (3 episodes, 1952-1953) 
 Charles Wagenheim    (3 episodes, 1952-1953) 
 Clark Howat          (3 episodes, 1952) 
 Peter Mamakos        (3 episodes, 1952) 
 Tracey Roberts       (3 episodes, 1952) 
 Lee Van Cleef        (3 episodes, 1952) 
 Wheaton Chambers     (2 episodes, 1951-1953) 
 John Merton          (2 episodes, 1951-1953) 
 Ben Welden           (2 episodes, 1951-1953) 
 Donald Kerr          (2 episodes, 1951-1952) 
 Tom Tyler            (2 episodes, 1951-1952) 
 Paul Bryar           (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Richard Crane        (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Karl 'Killer' Davis  (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Lester Dorr          (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Terry Frost          (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Bernadene Hayes      (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Frank Jenks          (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Tom Kennedy          (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Frank Mitchell       (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Jack Mulhall         (2 episodes, 1951) 
 George Pembroke      (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Marshall Reed        (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Thayer Roberts       (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Sam Scar             (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Fred Sherman         (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Michael Vallon       (2 episodes, 1951) 
 Don Dillaway         (2 episodes, 1952-1953) 
 John Indrisano       (2 episodes, 1952-1953) 
 Bill Blackwell       (2 episodes, 1952) 
 John Carson          (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Stephen Gregory      (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Bill Henry           (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Earle Hodgins        (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Reed Howes           (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Skelton Knaggs       (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Milburn Morante      (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Don Peters           (2 episodes, 1952) 
 John Pickard         (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Hugh Prosser         (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Jack Roper           (2 episodes, 1952) 
 Sheila Watson        (2 episodes, 1952)