BlackHat Mystery BookstoreRobert Leslie Bellem
[1902-1968]
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Robert Leslie Bellem [1902-68] wrote nearly 3,000 stories for the pulp magazines in their heyday
(1930 to 1950), and his most-successful tales were of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. After the pulps
were replaced by television, Bellem wrote for weekly TV shows such as "The Lone Ranger",
"Perry Mason", "Superman", "The F.B.I.", and "77 Sunset Strip".
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Robert L. Bellem entry at Wikipedia
Robert L. Bellem credits [1947-90] at Internet Movie Database
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Fiction by Robert L. Bellem
Also used pseudonyms Ellery Watson Calder, Harley L. Court, Jerome Severs Perry, John A. Saxon & Anthony Gordon
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"Blue Murder" novel [Phoenix Press, 1938]
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Murder-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/1440437319/
http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Murder-ebook/dp/B0066UPPE4/
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"Half-Past Mortem" novel [1947] by John A. Saxon (Robert Leslie Bellem)
Insurance claims expert Sam Welpton is called to investigate a road accident; there was indeed a dent on the car, and blood on the road, but no victim; soon Sam finds himself married to a woman he scarcely knows and spending his honeymoon in jail, a man's dead body is found in his bedroom, and an attempt is made on his own life.
http://www.amazon.com/Half-Past-Mortem-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/1440437343/
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"The Sex Ladder" [1964]
 | by Anthony Gordon (Robert Leslie Bellem) The love story of Janie and Gil, and of all the troubles that derive from Janie's attempts to lead Gil to the best job available for his talents – in packaging. CreateSpace 9x6 pb [7/2009] for $15.00 publisher website |
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"The Robert Leslie Bellem Reader" for Kindle [2008]
 | includes 9 stories: "Adventure's End" (1935), "Close Call", "Dead Man's Shakedown", "Dissolve Shot", "Enough Glory", "Falling Star", "Murderer's Bait", "Sleeping Dogs", and "Suicide Stunt" Kindle Edition from Oak Grove [4/2008] for $5.99 |
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"The Case Files of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective" [2009] by Robert L. Bellem CreateSpace 9½x7¼ pb [1/2009] 20 stories, 2 essays for $20.00 Volume 1, 1934-41: 9 pulp stories CreateSpace 9½x7¼ pb [11/2009] for $15.00 Volume 2, 1943: ? pulp stories CreateSpace 9x6 pb [11/2009] for $20.00 Volume 3, 1944: 9 pulp stories CreateSpace 9x6 pb [11/2009] for $20.00 Volume 4, 1944: ? pulp stories CreateSpace 9x6 pb [11/2009] for $20.00 Volume 5, 1945: 8 pulp stories CreateSpace 9x6 pb [11/2009] for $20.00 Volume 6, 1946: 11 pulp stories CreateSpace 9x6 pb [11/2009] for $20.00 Volume 7, 1950: 14 pulp stories CreateSpace 9x6 pb [10/2010] for $20.00 |
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"The Dr. Zeng Omnibus" [6/2011]
E. Hoffmann Price (Author), W. T. Ballard (Author), Robert Leslie Bellem (Author), Will Murray (Introduction),
Join Doctor Zeng Tse-Lin’s battle with crime and the Japanese menace in the mysterious world of San Francisco’s Chinatown. An American who posed as a Chinese scholar, Dr. Zeng’s stories have never been completely reprinted before... until now. Featuring all seven installments: "Fangs of Doom," "Blood Cargo," "Sinister House," "Camelback Kill," "Lion’s Loot," "Blackmail Clinic" and "Corpse Cargo." Includes an all-new introduction by Will Murray.
http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Zeng-Omnibus-Hoffmann-Price/dp/1618270001/r
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"The Cock Crows Murder and Other Tales from the Pulps by Robert Leslie Bellem (May 5, 2008)
http://www.amazon.com/Crows-Murder-Other-Tales-Pulps/dp/1434467929/
"The Robert Leslie Bellem Magazine" []
http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Leslie-Bellem-Magazine/dp/1449549632/
"Doctor of Lesbos" [Sept 2009] by Anthony Gordon (Robert Leslie Bellem)
http://www.amazon.com/Doctor-Lesbos-Anthony-Gordon/dp/1449501966/
"Limited Liability" [March 2009] by John A. Saxon (Robert Leslie Bellem)
http://www.amazon.com/Limited-Liability-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/1440437351/
"Robert Leslie Bellem's Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective [] by Robert Leslie Bellem and John Wooley (Dec 1983)
http://www.amazon.com/Robert-Leslie-Bellems-Hollywood-Detective/dp/0879722312/
"Roscoes In The Night by Robert Leslie Bellem and H. J. Ward (Aug 18, 2003)
http://www.amazon.com/Roscoes-Night-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/1886937605/
"The Vice Czar Murders by Franklin Charles, Robert Leslie Bellem and Cleve F. Adams (1941)
http://www.amazon.com/Vice-Czar-Murders-Franklin-Charles/dp/B0010LUMC4/
"The Color of Murder by Robert Leslie Bellem (Jun 7, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Color-of-Murder-ebook/dp/B0089Y32JU/
"Arrow From Nowhere by Robert Leslie Bellem (May 10, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/Arrow-From-Nowhere-ebook/dp/B0082GN4XE/
"The Window with the Sleeping Nude by Robert Leslie Bellem (Nov 11, 2011)
http://www.amazon.com/Window-Sleeping-Nude-ebook/dp/B0066U8MF8/
http://www.amazon.com/Window-Sleeping-Nude-Paperback/dp/B0085YP6MK/
"Broken Melody by Robert Leslie Bellem (May 14, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Melody-ebook/dp/B0083M1P42/
"Lust of the Lawless by Robert Leslie Bellem, Tom Roberts, James Reasoner and Allen Anderson (Apr 1, 2010)
http://www.amazon.com/Lust-Lawless-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/1928619940/
"No Modest Mayhem by Robert Leslie Bellem (Dec 5, 2010)
http://www.amazon.com/Modest-Mayhem-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/0983185700/
"Little Jack Horner by Robert Leslie Bellem (Nov 14, 2009)
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Horner-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/1449579302/
"The Surgeon of Souls: and other tales of terror by Robert Leslie Bellem, Tom Roberts and Alfred Jan (Apr 15, 2009)
http://www.amazon.com/Surgeon-Souls-other-tales-terror/dp/1928619843/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Surgeon-of-Souls-ebook/dp/B004KNWV7I/
"Deja Vue! I've Read That Before! by Robert Leslie Bellem (Oct 16, 2008)
http://www.amazon.com/Deja-Vue-Read-That-Before/dp/1440435375/
"Bullet From Nowhere by Robert Leslie Bellem (May 12, 2012)
http://www.amazon.com/Bullet-From-Nowhere-ebook/dp/B0082TWQGM/
"The Short-Wave Superman by Robert Leslie Bellem (Aug 21, 2010
http://www.amazon.com/The-Short-Wave-Superman-ebook/dp/B00408AXYG/
"Death's Detour by Robert Leslie Bellem (2002)
http://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Detour-Robert-Leslie-Bellem/dp/B002CK7HCA/
Other Works by Robert L. Bellem
"Street K" [April 2008]
"The Girl With The Donkey Tattoo: A Novella" [] by Lyndon Killer
written by H.L. Arledge; one of the 'Hardboiled Literary Mash-ups' series, this tale brings together
the ghost of Marilyn Monroe and Robert Leslie Bellem's Hollywood detective Dan Turner
http://www.amazon.com/The-Girl-Donkey-Tattoo-ebook/dp/B0043VDXQ0/
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Movies & TV by Robert L. Bellem
Robert L. Bellem credits [1947-90] at Internet Movie Database
"Blackmail" [Republic Pictures July 1947]
Directed by Lesley Selander; original story by Robert L. Bellem; starring William Marshall,
Adele Mara, Ricardo Cortez & Grant Withers •
full credits at IMDb
"Front Page Detective (TV series) 1951
Murder Rides The Night Train (1951) (teleplay)
"Gruen Guild Theater (TV series) 1952
Pattern In Algiers (1952) (teleplay)
"Dick Tracy (TV series) 1950-1953
"Boston Blackie (TV series) 1953
The Motorcycle Kid (1953) (original screenplay)
Keys To The Killer (1953) (writer)
The Deadly Payoff (1953) (writer)
"Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series) 1953
Hands Across The Border (1953) (writer)
Wagon Wheel Trail (1953) (writer)
"Schlitz Playhouse (TV series) 1953
Storm Swept (1953) (writer)
Knave of Hearts (1953) (teleplay)
"The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series) 1954
This Man For Hire (1954) (writer)
"Captain Midnight (TV series) 1955-1956
Million Dollar Diamond (1956) (written by)
Mountain of Fire (1955) (writer)
"General Electric Summer Originals (TV series) 1956
Blizzard Bound (1956) (writer)
"The Lone Ranger (TV series) 1956-1957
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"The Web (TV series) 1957
Kill and Run (1957) (writer)
"The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV series) 1957
A Hamlet In Flames (1957) (teleplay)
The Patient in Room 21 (1957) (writer)
"Broken Arrow (TV series) 1957-1958
5 episodes
"Adventures of Superman (color TV series) 1956-1958 starring George Reeves
See all 8 episodes »
"The Restless Gun (TV series) 1958
The Way Back (1958) (writer)
"Mackenzie's Raiders (TV series) 1958-1959
Death Road (1959) (writer)
The Poisoners (1959) (writer)
Deadly Mirror (1958) (writer)
"The Millionaire (TV series) 1957-1959
The William Courtney Story (1959) (writer)
The Roy Delbridge Story (1957) (writer)
"Behind Closed Doors (TV series) 1959
The Gamble (1959) (writer)
Mightier Than The Sword (1959) (writer)
"Man Without a Gun (TV series) 1958-1959
See all 9 episodes »
"Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series) 1959
Chain Gang (1959) (writer)
Reckless (1959) (writer)
"The Case of The Dangerous Robin (TV series) 1961
Tin Caper (1961) (writer)
"The Third Man (TV series) 1963
The Man In Power (1963) (writer)
"Temple Houston (TV series) 1963
Toll The Bell Slowly (1963) (writer)
"77 Sunset Strip (TV series) 1963-1964
Alimony League (1964) (writer)
Paper Chase (1963) (teleplay)
Bonus Baby (1963) (writer)
Deposit With Caution (1963) (writer)
"Perry Mason (TV series) 1961-1964
The Case of The Nautical Knot (1964) (written by)
The Case of The Stand-In Sister (1962) (written by)
The Case of The Counterfeit Crank (1962) (written by)
The Case of The Brazen Bequest (1961) (written by)
The Case of The Malicious Mariner (1961) (written by)
"Voyage To The Bottom of The Sea (TV series) 1964
No Way Out (1964) (story)
"Death Valley Days (TV series) 1965
Dry Water Sailors (1965) (writer)
A City Is Born (1965) (writer)
Fighting Sky Pilot (1965) (writer)
"The F.B.I." (TV series) [1965-66] story consultant - 25 episodes /tt0058801/
"The F.B.I. (TV series) 1965-1967
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"Iron Horse (TV series) 1967
Four Guns To Scalplock (1967) (writer)
"Superman" feature film [Warner Bros. Sept 1973]
as co-writer; four episodes from the George Reeves TV series edited down and
released as 104-minute color feature film
 | "Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective" video release [Fries Ent. Aug 1990] Filmed in Oklahoma; a studio chief hires an independent Hollywood detective to find out whether his actress girlfriend is being blackmailed; when Turner arrives on location in Northern California, he witnesses a murder and becomes the main suspect. Directed by Christopher Lewis; adaptation by John Wooley; starring Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins, Nicholas Worth, Arte Johnson, Paul Bartel, Eddie Deezen, Clu Gulager & Danny Kamin • full credits at IMDb released on video under the title "The Raven Red Kiss-Off" Delta Library Co. color VHS [7/91] out of prodn/used |
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wife Blanche Marie Washburn Bellem [] - married 1922, widowed 1968
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Robert L. Bellem entry at Wikipedia
Robert L. Bellem credits [1947-90] at Internet Movie Database
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