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Stage, Screen and Airwaves Sexton Blake was featured in short films from the very start of the movie business and continued to do so throughout the silent era. By the mid-1930s he made the jump to sound, and though far fewer (but far longer) Blake movies were produced, at least their quality improved. The great detective also inspired countless stage productions, a number of radio serials and, in the 1970s, two television series. Sexton Blake was portrayed by a great many actors over the years but none ever became 'the definitive Blake', which perhaps explains why the detective's career on stage, screen and the airwaves is largely forgotten today. |
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Sexton Blake Radio Shows MP3 files Listen to Sexton Blake radio shows now! SEXTON BLAKE AND THE TIME KILLER plus William Franklyn episodes from the 1960s. This page is hosted on the Lycos server and will open in a new window. Listen to the shows >> |
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Sexton Blake Filmography by Mark Hodder Blakiana 2005 From short and silent 'fillers' through to colour sound productions, Sexton Blake has featured in a great many movies. They are listed here. Read >> |
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The Story of the Dramatisation of "Sexton Blake" by John East from The Collectors' Digest Vol.19 no.217, January 1965 The story of a stage production of "Sexton Blake" dating from the earliest years of the 20th Century. Read >> |
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"Where's Sexton Blake?" transcribed by Mark Hodder from a radio interview given in 1965 Reginald Sackville-West was a famous British stage actor in the early 1900s. Here he tells how he began his celebrated career in the theatre thanks to Sexton Blake. Read >> |
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Sexton Blake on the Films
part 1: The Silent Days by Walter Webb from The Collectors' Digest Vol.8 no.96, December 1954 An overview of the many silent Sexton Blake films produced during the early days of the cinema. All of them dreadful! Read >> |
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Sexton Blake on the Films
Part 2: On the Sound Track by Walter Webb from The Collectors' Digest Vol.9 no.97, January 1955 With the move to the 'talkies' there came a slight increase in quality for Sexton Blake films. But were any of his cinematic outings really any good? Read >> |
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The Living Image by Derek Hinrich Blakiana 2005 A look at various actors who have taken the role of Sexton Blake on the silver screen, including Geoffrey Toone, George Curzon and David Farrar. Read >> |
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The Films of the Books — Or Vice-Versa by Derek Hinrich Blakiana 2005 An examination of the books upon which various Sexton Blake films were based and the differences that arose in the translation from one medium to the other. Read >> |
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Sexton Blake: Theatre Programme 1930 compiled by Mark Hodder (PDF file) Blakiana 2005 Blake author Donald Stuart wrote and produced the play Sexton Blake: A Detective Story. This is is programme. Take your seats! Read >> |
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Film and TV-related Magazine and Newspaper Clippings compiled by Mark Hodder (PDF file) Blakiana 2005 A compilation of articles concerning Sexton Blake's various incarnations on the big and small screens. Read >> |