Kent Taylor (1907-1987)

"Boston Blackie" TV Series (1951-1953)

Lois Collier (1919-1999)

Boston Blackie "Enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend, Boston Blackie"— favorite detective I've watched on TV in the 1950s. Played by Kent Taylor, he had no powers like Superman, or sleuthful skills like Charlie Chan, but tuned to this show every week. Chase scenes on rooftops down crickety fire escapes to dark alleys— Bang! Bang! bullets ricochetting on trash cans. Thieves made their getaway and Blackie needs to find them again. Diamonds stolen from jeweler were pawned for cash. Suspense from these episodes was not what made me tune in, but Blackie's sidekick, Mary, played by Lois Collier with beret. She was in Jungle Woman movie, but in this TV series, Lois helped Blackie solve some of the crimes, better than sons of Charlie Chan.     — Peter Y. Chou         Mountain View, 5-22-2021