Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie was a character introduced by Jack Boyle who was featured in a series of mystery films during the silent movie era and in the 1940s. The character appeared in stories in the Redbook and Cosmopolitan magazines. He first appeared in book form in Boston Blackie, published in 1919.

Character

Boston was described as a gentleman burglar who

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later became a reformed crook and a sleuth. His

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side-kick was a character named Runt, a dull-witted

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but well intentioned ex-jailbird. Boston was often

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aided by the wealthy Arthur Manleder, who usually

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proved more harm than good. In the later films

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his nemesis was the Inspector Farraday.

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