Reformed criminal boston blackie chester morris and his pal the runt george e. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a. Confessions of boston blackie starring chester morris. Confessions of boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. With chester morris, adele mara, richard lane, george e.
Boston blackie 195153 episode guide compiled by the classic tv archive with contributions by. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. Chester morris makes his second screen appearance as crookturneddetective boston blackie in this superior series entry. Jay dratler, who wrote the story and screenplay for meet boston blackie, teamed up with paul yawitz to concoct the engaging story for confessions. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 rotten tomatoes. English he is best known for portraying boston blackie, a criminalturneddetective, in the boston blackie film series of the 1940s.
Confessions of boston blackie boston blackie movies. Blackie is a pretty decent musician, but he thinks the. Sleuth blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit. Boston blackie, the reformed safecracker and detective, gets involved with. Rehabilitated exconvict boston blackie chester morris doesnt crack safes anymore, but single. Boston blackie and the law starring chester morris. Meet boston blackie 1941 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 the chance of a lifetime 1943 after midnight with boston blackie 1943. Chester morris, lynn merrick, richard lane this is public domain classic mystery and intrigue movies and tv shows. Boston blackie, as written by jack boyle, is an unrepentant criminal who lives by a strict honor among thieves moral code. Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket. Boston blackie films collection 7 dvdr 14 films 19411949. Ben markson screenplay, paul yawitz story 2 more credits. Boston blackie, played by kent taylor on television, was originally the hero of more than a dozen 1940s b movies, and the lead protagonist in this memorable tv show that aired in syndication.
Off limits 1953 mickey rooney full lenght comedy movie duration. He will not snitch on anyone, even if it means it goes poorly for himself. His character is largely made sympathetic by way of his love for mary, his wife, and his fondness for children. A woman consigns a family heirloom to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to help her sick brother. 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 ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Although the running time was brief, columbia gave the picture good production values and an imaginative director, robert florey. Boston blackie, the suave crookturneddetective created by pulp writer jack boyle, had been popping up sporadically in films for nearly two decades by the time columbia launched its boston blackie series in 1941. Boston blackie goes hollywood is a firstrate entry from the popular series, expertly mixing action and laughs, and is a mustwatch the next time its shown on turner classic movies. Meet boston blackie 1941 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 all on one dvd. Prompted by the sentiment of christmas, reformed safecracker boston blackie persuades the cast of a musical comedy company to help him entertain the inmates at his alma mater, the state prison. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 cast and crew reformed thief blackie chester morris solves the case of a womans harriet hilliard missing statue of. Mary approaches boston blackie about talking to a publisher friend. Alias boston blackie 1942 alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in this series of 14 bmovies starring chester morris. The prime suspect is boston blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in new york, the trail leads to coney island and a spy ring. This is a very enjoyable read, and it made me look up some of the old movie and tv series from long ago about the. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in the american magazine, july 1914, in a.
Exthief boston blackie chester morris brings a variety show up to his old prison alma mater for christmas eve. This is the twelveth movie in the boston blackie series. Chester morris tangles with detour femme fatale ann savage while wedding bells ring for george e. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. Stone obey the films title and head for tinseltown. With kent taylor, lois collier, frank orth, bill catching. Diane parrish sells a family heirloom, a statue of augustus caesar, to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to treat her brother, who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. Cast chester morris as boston blackie harriet hilliard as diane parrish.
The return of boston blackie full movie strongheart youtube. She wants him to plug a song that her cousin wrote. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. Gwen kenyon full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Boston blackie is on the trail of stolen treasure and gets caught up in a crossfire of bullets and women. When the body disappears, blackie must find it to prove his innocence. Detectivemystery films are usually considered a subtype of crimegangster films or film noir, or suspense or thriller films that focus on the unsolved crime usually the murder or disappearance of one or more of the characters, or a theft, and on the central character the hardboiled detectivehero, as heshe meets various adventures and challenges in the cold and methodical.
This time, blackie gets into trouble when he attends an art auction with. It proved popular enough for columbia pictures to produce a total of 14 b movies, all starring morris the runt was played by charles wagenheim. This is the second movie in the boston blackie series. Blackie in english with contextual examples mymemory. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. In violation of the visitation rules, he also brings along eve sanders adele mara. Boston blackie, the reformed safecracker and detective, gets involved with solving. With chester morris, william wright, constance worth, lloyd corrigan. A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 dvd chester morris. With chester morris, rochelle hudson, richard lane, charles wagenheim. A reformed thief brings a magic show to a womans prison and gets mixed up in an escape. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt.
Chester morris stars as the title character, horatio boston blackie black, as. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 part 1 of 8 2 of 8 3 of 8 4 of 8 5 of 8 6 of 8. This one adds a yuletide flavor to the fastpaced action, though there is no peace on earth until the bad guys are rounded up. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings.
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