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Next meeting Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM.
Plenty of seating at round tables.
Popcorn and soft drinks provided (or Bring Your Own).

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The Program:
"Boston Blackie"
Detective drama (1945-1950) "Enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend"
Horatio "Boston Blackie", a character created by Jack Boyle as a jewel thief and safecracker who later reformed into a detective. Boston Blackie is too good natured to be hard boiled, often accused by bungling cops, Boston Blackie is obligated to solve the case!
In the world of the hard boiled detective, Boston Blackie comes real close to fitting in, but not quite. The pretty girls can't resist a Hard Boiled Detective, even if they know he is bad for them. Chester Morris, playing the hard boiled detective, lives in the dark world of noir fiction. Boston Blackie's world seems pretty bright. Maybe it's because Blackie's original radio sponsor was Rinso.
The program has a definite formula; someone, usually a pretty girl, gets in trouble, and someone winds up dead, and Blackie gets framed for it. Blackie's friend and nemesis on the police force, Inspector Farraday, is only too happy to get Blackie into custody, but there is no way he can hold Blackie, a ex-safe-cracker. Then Blackie solves the mystery, turns the bad guys over to Inspector Farraday, and gets the girl if she has survived this long.

Chester Morris and the Radio Cast of Boston Blackie

• Opening Announcer: Dick Bigelow
• A Live Performance by the OTR Players:
  • "Boston Blackie"; Episode: “The Mink Coat Heist"
  • Performed by: “The Villages Old-Time Radio Players”:
    Announcer...................Jeff Varnum
    Blackie........................Howard Underwood
    Mary Wesley................Rebecca Zelanin
    Janet Corning..............Holly Bell
    Harry Barlow...............Tom Zelanin
    Inspector Faraday......Bernard Moran
    Officer.........................Jeff Varnum (again)
    Taxi Driver..................Jeff Varnum (again)
• Broadcast Trivia game, with Trivia Master Tom Zelanin.
• A Live Five Minute Mystery Performance by the OTR Players:
  • “Blood Brothers”
  • Performed by: “The Villages Old-Time Radio Players”:
    Announcer........................Roy Whitfield
    Dr. Grant...........................Dick Bigelow
    Nurse Gordon...................Barbara Quick
    Jones.................................Charlie Breitzke
    The Commercial Lady.....Barbara Quick
• Old Time Music Quiz.

Plenty of seating at tables is available. Come early; Bring Your Friends!

Popcorn, pretzels, & soda are provided, or BYO, and Lots of Fun!

There is a $2 donation request to cover cost of snacks and printing.