Fred Allen's script writer Herman Wouk later wrote the bestsellers The Caine Mutniy and The Winds of War.
Broadcast History: 3 October 1948 to 3 April 1949
A usual episode of Blackstone, The Magic Detective would commence in Blackstone’s magic room with his good friends John and Rhoda and something usually some kind of artifact would lead Blackstone to recall one of his mystery cases which he would precede to tell. Right after the story Blackstone will explain tricks which you yourself can perform revealing the guarded secrets of “the worlds greatest living magician”.
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