Blackstone, the Magic Detective was a 15-minute radio
series which aired Sunday afternoons at 2:45pm ET on the Mutual
Broadcasting System from October 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 an experience
from his past, and this mystery story was then 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.
The announcer for the series was Alan Kent, and the background
organ music was supplied by Bill Meeder. The scripts were written
by Walter B. Gibson, the ghostwriter of Blackstone's books.
This collection of Blackstone The Magic Detective
Greats includes 54 different shows and appearances for a total of
11+ hours of listening enjoyment.
This product is a DVD collection of Old Time Radio mp3s. It is
designed to be played on your computer DVD drive with standard mp3
software - like Windows media player or its equivalent on Macintosh
computers. The mp3 files on the DVDs can be copied onto CDs for
play in your car stereo, home entertainment center, etc so you can
take your favorite shows with you anywhere you go.
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