We saw boston blackie movies for the first time in march and were wishing our vcr had not had its cord chewed by one of the dogs. The inferior 12th entry in the entertaining lightweight boston blackie formulaic crime drama series. Boston blackie and the law 1946 the movie database tmdb. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. In the remake, blackie stages yet another magic act, this. Blackie, just barely on the right side of the law, preferred not to get too involved with the police. The earliest boston blackie film adaptations were silent, dating from 1918 to 1927. Columbia pictures revived the property in 1941 with meet boston blackie, a fast, 58minute b movie starring chester morris. The phantom thief 1946 boston blackie and the law 1946 trapped by. Boston blackie and the law 1946 1212 1946 us drama, crime, mystery 1h 9m user score.
Meet boston blackie is the first of fourteen boston blackie films that began the new. Boston blackie and the law 1946 reformed thief blackie chester morris does a magic show in a womens prison, during which an inmate escapes. Boston blackie films with chester morris show list info. Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads. Boston blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. Buy boston blackie and the law movie posters from movie poster shop. With chester morris, lynn merrick, richard lane, frank sully. This twelfth entry in columbias boston blackie series is essentially a remake of 1942s alias boston blackie.
Sleuth blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit. Blackie out to help his pal, runt, recover some jewels, finds himself involved in the homicides, and also finds himself as the prime suspect, and now has to find the real c. Blackie, who was created by novelist jack boyle, was originally a jewel thief, safe cracker, and confidence man. To further complicate matters, the murderer kidnaps sally brown nina foch to keep boston blackie at bay. When boston blackie performs magic tricks at a thanksgiving day party for the inmates of a womens prison, dinah moran constance dowling volunteers to enter a booth. As originally created by author jack boyle, he was a safecracker a hardened criminal who had served time in a california prison. Boston blackie and the law 1946, the twelfth blackie outing, is a semiremake of the earlier film. Its available for download from online sources such as munseys, and used hard copies show up in various places. Blackie changed his ways and became a private investigator though the local police still suspected him of being a bad guy.
Chester morris, lynn merrick, richard lane this is public domain classic mystery and intrigue movies and tv shows. Known as an enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend, boston blackies exploits were adapted to film, radio, and television. The return of boston blackie manufactured on demand. With chester morris, rochelle hudson, richard lane, charles wagenheim.
Boston blackie goes hollywood is a 1942 american crime film, fourth of the fourteen boston blackie films of the 1940s columbias series of b pictures based on jack boyles pulpfiction character. Based upon a character created by jack boyle for short stories appearing in the american, cosmopolitan and redbook magazines in the 1900s. Boston blackie and the law by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr by. Boston blackies life gets complicated when maniac murderer james cook steve cochran goes on a killing spree while pretending to be boston blackie. Boston blackies chester morris wealthy friend, arthur manleder lloyd corrigan, purchases an upscale bookstore from aged wilfred kittredge george m. Sleuth blackie chester morris is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit. Boston blackie and the law movie posters from movie poster. Ben markson screenplay, paul yawitz story 2 more credits. Boston blackie and the law 1946 12121946 us drama, crime, mystery 1h 9m user score. Meet boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Jun 14, 2016 sleuth blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit.
In this film, blackie helps out a former girlfriend whose husband is recently out of prison. Filmography for chester morris turner classic movies tcm. With chester morris, harriet nelson, richard lane, george e. Carleton, but retains his services as a book expert. The earliest films were silent movies, dating from 1918 to 1927. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. The character also appeared in another silent film in 1918, boston blackies little pal, played by. Confessions of boston blackie is a 1941 american crime film directed by edward dmytryk and starring chester morris and harriet hilliard. Three or four complete movies on each dvd, complete with menu. Feb 26, 2011 blackie sees a robber jump into a taxi.
Conclusion i appreciate the fact that the seller states right on there that. The definitive boston blackie radio log with chester morris. A woman consigns a family heirloom to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to help her sick brother. After a car chase the robber gets away, leaving the taxi driver with a bullet in his arm. Cast chester morris as boston blackie lynn merrick as geraldine gerry peyton richard lane as inspector farraday frank sully as sergeant matthews george e. Although the running time was brief, columbia gave the picture good production values and an imaginative director, robert florey. Raymond glen was a rodeo performer before becoming a leading man of silent westerns billed as bob custer. Meet boston blackie is the first of fourteen boston blackie films that began. With chester morris, trudy marshall, constance dowling, richard lane. After completion of this film, abbott and costello began a tour of the united. While investigating cases, blackie would invariably encounter harebrained police inspector faraday and always solve the. When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in new york, the trail leads to coney island and a spy ring. Boston blackie, in the 11th film of the columbia series, indulges in some wittrading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult.
The falcon mystery movie collection, volume 1 3 discs by. In the penultimate boston blackie film, trapped by boston blackie 1948, we can see the. Boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945 advertisement. With the advent of talkies, glen continued with the genre in movies such as under texas skies 1930 and law of the rio grande 1931. Columbia pictures then revived the property in 1941 with meet boston blackie, a fast, 58minute b feature starring chester morris. It seems that blackies galahadlike gallantry got him into trouble by stranding him. Boston blackie blackie shoots a watchman june 11, 1947 by a room with a view.
A close call for boston blackie 1946 radio spirits. In this film, blackie helps out a former girlfriend whose husband is recently out of prison shes afraid hes going to kill her and their baby. Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Horatio boston blackie black chester morris and his sidekick the runt george e. Stone, playing blackies sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. This is the twelveth movie in the boston blackie series. It is an excellent name for a bad guy turned good guy.
Lew landers the raven returns to direct this entry and like the previous film in the series, this one here moves at a very fast pace but for some reason most of the comedy is left out of this film. A police detective who continually abuses his authority and powers to persecute a man who, according to the films, has paid his debt to society. Blackie 1946 the phantom thief 1946 boston blackie and the law 1946 trapped by. Specialising in classic radio programmes and film from the 30s 40s and 50s. A close call for boston blackie 1946 directed by lew. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. The return of boston blackie is a 1927 lowbudget, silent, drama genre film starring bob custer. Boston blackie and the law 1946 starring chester morris on antenna tv. Boston blackie booked on suspicion 51045 66 minutes boston blackies rendezvous 7545 63 minutes a close call for boston blackie 12446 60 minutes the phantom thief 5246 64 minutes boston blackie and the law 121246 69 minutes trapped by boston blackie 548 66 minutes.
A close call for boston blackie 1946 cast and crew. Ben markson screenplay, paul yawitz story 2 more credits stars. A reformed thief brings a magic show to a womans prison and gets mixed up in an escape. Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket. Boston blackie and the law is the twelfth of fourteen columbia pictures films starring chester. Boston blackie and the law chester morris trudy marshall constance dowling 1946 reformed thief blackie chester morris does a magic show in a womens prison, during which an inmate escapes. After midnight with boston blackie 1943 one mysterious night 1944 boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945 boston blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the phantom thief 1946 boston blackie and the law 1946 trapped by boston blackie 1948 boston blackies chinese venture 1949 the return of boston blackie. In the original, a falsely accused convict larry parks escapes while blackie chester morris is putting on a magic show for a mens prison, prompting blackie to stop the escapee before he can kill the man who framed him. Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at. While investigating cases, blackie would invariably encounter harebrained police inspector faraday and always solve the crime before faraday could. A close call for boston blackie 1946 is the tenth of fourteen columbia pictures crime films starring chester morris as boston blackie.
Boston blackie and the law posters for sale online. Star of many b westerns in the 1940s and 1950s, law of the lash, the fighting. Boston blackies rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss. Chester morris is boston blackie in this 1946 entry into the series. Blackie eventually made his television debut with the 1950s tv series the adventures of boston blackie.
However, when kittredge becomes ill just before an important auction he was to conduct, blackie proves that he can impersonate him, fooling everyone, including police inspector. She disappears after he draws the curtain, but as a former magicians assistant, uses the opportunity to escape. Blackie out to help his pal, runt, recover some jewels, finds himself involved in the homicides, and also finds himself as the prime suspect, and now has to find the real culprit in. The complete boston blackie in search of jack boyle. Ross lederman, with chester morris, trudy marshall, constance dowling, at turner classic movies. Blackie performs in a magic show at a womens prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape. The taxi driver is an exconvict, who blackie once sent to jail. Boston blackie s chester morris wealthy friend, arthur manleder lloyd corrigan, purchases an upscale bookstore from aged wilfred kittredge george m. Prowling the underworld as a detective in adaptations for films, radio, and television, the detective boston blackie was an enemy to. Boston blackie and the law starring chester morris.
A close call for boston blackie begins in a particularly jaunty mood. This book collects seven stories published in magazines from 1914 on. The boston blackie series is far superior to many others which seem to have less humor and move a lot more slowly. Third film in columbias boston blackie series has blackie chester morris tracking down a prison escapee who escaped during one of blackies shows.
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