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Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Ep.379 Boston Blackie: Star Of The Nile

Nostalgic Mystery Radio

Stevie K.

Detective, Fiction, Crime, Arts, Radio Show, Mystery, Tv & Film, Performing Arts, Drama, Old Time Radio

4.8588 Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In the the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes comes real close to fitting in, but he just doesn't quite. Of course Blackie isnt a detective or private eye, he is a reformed safe cracker and constantly good natured irritant to the cops! A real Hard Boiled Detective solves the mystery that the cops think he is guilty of, and manages to make the cops look foolish while he does it. So does Boston Blackie. Star Of The Nile: A fabulous gem called "The Star Of The Nile" ...

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0:00.0

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Nostologic Mystery Radio.

0:21.7

I'm your host Stevie Kay, and it's my honor to bring you the radio shows of yester.

0:26.9

For this episode, I bring you, Boston Blackie, episode titled Star of the Nile, originally aired July 14th, 1944, where a fabulous gym called The Star of the Nile

0:40.7

disappears from a train between Chicago and New York.

0:45.0

So sit back and relax, and I hope you enjoy this nostalgic mystery radio.

0:51.2

Thank you for listening.

1:35.2

RINZO, RINZO, R-I-N-R-I-N-S-O-B-E-R-I-N-S-O-B-E-R-I-N-S-E-O-B-E-R-I-N-S-B-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-N-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-R-E-N-S-O, Soapy Rich Rinso, presents Boston Blackie, starring Chester Morris. What are you reading, Chief, Little Abner?

1:37.3

No, listen to this, Matthews.

1:41.8

Special feature of the great gems exhibit at the famous Goday Jewelers will be the incomparable of the Nile Emerald Emerald. One of the most precious

1:46.0

gems in the world, so precious that

1:47.9

George Stevens, Vice President of Godes,

1:50.0

is personally bringing the star to Chicago

1:52.0

from Chicago to New York.

1:54.2

I don't get the joke, Chief.

1:56.1

Sure you don't, because you don't know

1:57.9

that Boston Blackie is on the same train with George

1:59.8

Stevens.

2:17.5

Chief, I don't get it. Well, if I know my Boston Blackie and to my great sorrow I do, he won't be able to resist a little gadget worth a cool 200 grand. I still don't see what's funny. Besides, Blackie hasn't gone after sparklers in a long time. I know that, but I also know one thing that sparkles that's right up Blackie's Alley.

2:18.9

Yeah, what's that?

2:19.6

Dames.

2:20.1

Sure, Chief of the Star of the Nilely, the Dame.

2:22.5

Yeah, but Helen Crewe is.

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