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Review: Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture (1949)

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 25th 2015

No sooner has Horatio “Boston Blackie” Black (Chester Morris) dropped off a bundle of dirty clothes to his laundryman, Char

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 14th 2015

If we can suggest a word association exercise for the old-time radio devotees and classic movie fans who drop by the blog o

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 12th 2015

The Man of Steel made his comic book debut in Action Comics on April 18, 1938, and less than a year later (in January of 19

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 6th 2015

Habitual old-time radio listeners have no difficulty identifying their favorite actors and actresses; while some radio thes

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 29th 2015

One of the funniest men to ever walk this planet was born one hundred and thirty-five years ago on this date; his birth nam

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jan 24th 2015

The headline in the morning newspaper proves most distressing to reformed jewel thief Horatio “Boston Blackie” Black (Chest