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Harry Blackstone

Harry Blackstone, Sr. This series is totally not based on him

“Blackstone the world's greatest living magician” related his stories of magic and derring do to his assistant Rhoda and his friend John. Who knew that that life of a magician could be so fraught? Each show begins with Blackstone narrating, but then the story morphs into present “real time” action. At the end of each episode Blackstone would tell the audience how to do a magic trick that anyone can do using simple household materials. (For example, in “The Reluctant Buzzsaw” he does not tell little kids how to saw someone in half, but tells them how to trick their friends with coins. A wise choice on behalf of the show producers I think.)

Ed Jerome played Blackstone. The show was created by Walter Gibson, who also wrote the 1941 comic book, Blackstone the Magician Detective. Both the comic and this radio show were unofficially based on Harry Blackstone, Sr., a stage magician. Gibson was a friend of Blackstone the magician. Harry was a very popular magician, passing away in 1965, but his hometown of Colon, Michigan renamed its main street after him, and he donated some of his materials to the Smithsonian.

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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

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