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Reformed jewel thief Boston Blackie was a debonair detective in his years on radio. Along with his girlfriend Mary Wesley and sidekick Shorty, Blackie used his underworld know-how to catch more unscrupulous thieves and scoundrels. Racing against Blackie to crack the case first was Inspector Farraday of the police, always unsure of Blackie\\u2019s conversion to the side of law and order. To celebrate the anniversary of his radio debut, we\\u2019ll hear him in a pair of radio mysteries: \\u201cThe Star of the Nile\\u201d starring Chester Morris (originally aired on NBC on July 14, 1944), and \\u201cBlackie Steals a Necklace for Charity,\\u201d a syndicated episode starring Richard Kollmar.