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Director:
Lew Landers
Writers:
Paul Yawitz (screenplay)
Jack Boyle (character)
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Release Date:
2 April 1942 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
Blackie's got an eye-full of alibi... but cops don't believe in looks!
Plot:
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show. | full synopsis
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User Comments:
Fast moving caper with Chester Morris in his signature role... more (7 total)

Cast

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Chester Morris ... Boston Blackie
Adele Mara ... Eve Sanders
Richard Lane ... Inspector Farraday
George E. Stone ... The Runt
Lloyd Corrigan ... Arthur Manleder
Walter Sande ... Detective Mathews
Larry Parks ... Joe Trilby
George McKay ... Roggi McKay
Cy Kendall ... Jumbo Madigan
Paul Fix ... Steve Caveroni
Ben Taggart ... Warden
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Runtime:
67 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8069) | USA:TV-PG (TV rating)
Company:
Columbia Pictures Corporation more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Fast moving caper with Chester Morris in his signature role..., 23 January 2007
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Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

These BOSTON BLACKIE movies are the kind that demand your attention never strays from the screen lest you are unable to follow the convoluted plot. They tell their tales in a brisk, no-nonsense way and seldom run ten minutes over an hour.

ALIAS BOSTON BLACKIE has Blackie finding himself implicated in the escape of a convict from a prison magic show at a Christmas celebration. LARRY PARKS (before he played Jolson in THE JOLSON STORY) is among the supporting players as the escaped convict. ADELE MARA is his worried sister who knows he wants to break out in order to seek revenge on two pals who put him there.

Blackie has to evade the detective work of Inspector Farraday (RICHARD LANE) and track down the escaped convict who becomes implicated in two murders. Along the way, he's constantly outwitting the inspector with a bag of tricks that leave him being hotly pursued by the police.

It's an entertaining enough entry in the Boston Blackie series, but nothing special.

Trivia note: Watch for an uncredited LLOYD BRIDGES as driver of the bus headed for prison. He hasn't a word of dialog.

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