Blackstone The Magic Detective 

Last Edited: 22-Mar-2017
A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

US detective series on Mutual Broadcasting. There seem to be two series, 1944-1945 and 1948-1949. The recordings are from the latter.

Date Title Cast Parameters

1 The Ghost That Trapped a Killer

11:49, 2079, M

2 The Reluctant Buzz Saw

11:22, 1997, M

3 The Emerald in the Fish Bowl

11:45, 2067, M

4 The Maharajah's Gold

11:18, 1986, M

5 The Educated Dummy

12:37, 2958, M

6 The Riddle of the Talking Skull

12:47, 2998, M

7 The Whispering Buddah

12:57, 3025, M

8 The Organ Murder

12:42, 2976, M

9 The Ghost That Wasn't

12:58, 3038, M

10 The Icy Touch

13:05, 3067, M

11 The Underwater Death

13:06, 3072, M
clipping

12 The Coins of Confucius

13:15, 3106, M
clipping

13 Murder on Stage

13:01, 3052, M
clipping

14 The Midway Robberies

13:10, 2087, M

15 The Frozen Lady

13:01, 3053, M

16 The Hooded Rider

12:56, 3032, M
clipped

17 The Phantom Intermezzo

13:10, 3085, M
clipped

18 The Vanishing Pearls

13:27, 3151, M
clipped

19 The Curse of the Yogi

13:18, 3116, M
clipped

20 The Coin of Cleopatra

13:52, 3253, M
clipped

21 The Hand of Cagliostro

13:52, 3015, M

22 The Message from Nowhere

13:17, 3112, M

23 The Riddle of the Red Goose

13:13, 3098, M

24 The Aztec Fire God

13:19, 3121, M

25 The Missing Palmist

13:21, 3130, M

26 The Ladder of Wealth

13:22, 3135, M

27 The Locked Book

13:18, 3117, M

28 The Deathless Shot

13:08, 3079, M

29 The Riddle of the Other Eight Ball

12:32, 2937, M

30 The Cellini Statuette

12:48, 3001, M

31 The Curse of Kali

13:28, 3156, M

32 Footsteps In the Night

11:58, 2790, M

33 The Voodoo Treasure

12:42, 2979, M

34 Four Keys to Crime

12:19, 2887, M

35 The Knife from the Dark

11:56, 2799, M

36 Death in the Crystal

12:20, 2891, M

47 Death Defying Death

13:00, 3046, M

48 The Criminal Who Caught Himself
12:35, 2949, M

unknown Riding Boots

11:51, 2777, M

unknown Shark Island Story

12:53, 3021, M

Documentaries and Collateral Material
Date Title Cast Parameters
       

   
Y
38
   
Y
39
   
Y
40
   
Y
41
The Phantom Detective   
Y
42
The Riddle of the Seven Zombies   
Y
43
Crime in the Stars   
Y
44
The Devil's Cauldron   
Y
45
The Ghost in the Crypt   
Y
46
The Accusing Corpse   

49
The Vanishing Brooch   
Y
50
Crimes on a Merry-Go-Round   
Y
51
The Magic Writing   
Y
52
Two Men From Mecca   
Y
53
Title Unknown   
Y
54
The Mark of Crime   
Y
55
The Creeping Death   
Y
[ Truncated at 9:25; three minutes missing]

56
Title Unknown   
N
57
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58
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59
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60
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61
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62
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63
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64
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65
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66
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67
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68
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69
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70
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71
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72
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73
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74
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75
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76
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N
77
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N
78
The Gory Goldfish