Alias Boston Blackie
Blackie's got an eye-full of alibi... but cops don't believe in looks!
Genres
Overview
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as Inspector Farrady. One of the clowns in the show is kidnapped and replaced by a con who wants to get even with two ex-partners. Boston Blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Blackie's clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. Of course, the Inspector immediately suspects Blackie of being involved. Now it is Blackie's job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
67 min
Release Date
1942-04-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
10
Vote Average
5.5
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
Ernie Adams
Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Lloyd Bridges
Bus Driver (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Police Dispatcher Sergeant (uncredited)
Harry Depp
Mr. Jones - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Mike Donovan
Policeman (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Policeman (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Dave Harper
Policeman (uncredited)
Al Herman
Guard (uncredited)
George Hickman
Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Dick Jensen
Martin - Driver of Squad Car 29 (uncredited)
William Lally
Policeman (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
James T. Mack
Bill - Manleder's Valet (uncredited)
Teddy Mangean
Singing Telegram Boy #1 (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Herman - Bellhop (uncredited)
Eileen O'Hearn
Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Lee Prather
Guard Counting Guests (uncredited)
Frank Richards
Mack - Prisoner Next to Joe (uncredited)
Francis Sayles
Laundry Proprietor (uncredited)
Walter Soderling
Dr. Crane (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton
Meggs - Manleder's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Duke York
Johnson - Policeman in Squad Car 29 (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Chorus Girl (uncredited)
6.2
The Chance of a Lifetime
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.
1943-10-26 | en
5.3
The Phantom Thief
Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult. "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 order to clear himself. So "Blackie,", a man of many talents and already a proved magician from cases past, shows he knows a little bit about dancing skeletons, walking phantoms and spiritualism himself, and holds a séance to unmask the murderer.
1946-05-02 | en
5.6
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
1943-03-18 | en
4.7
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
1945-07-05 | en
6.0
Boston Blackie and the Law
Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.
1946-12-12 | en
5.6
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
1949-03-02 | en
6.1
Confessions of Boston Blackie
A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. 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 the body disappears, Blackie must find it to prove his innocence.
1941-12-08 | en
5.9
One Mysterious Night
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Along with his assistant, "The Runt", Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt try to trick their way to discovering the thieves.
1944-10-21 | en
6.5
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it.
1948-05-13 | en
6.0
The Face in the Fog
Boston Blackie Dawson gets some jewels that belonged to the imperial family of Russia. A gang of terrorists is after the jewels.
1922-10-07 | en
5.0
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and deliver it to him in California. Performing this good deed, he is accused of theft, but is allowed to proceed to Hollywood to help the police find a lost diamond.
1942-11-05 | en
0.0
The Silk Lined Burglar
Gentleman crook Boston Blackie answers a want ad for an expert safecracker placed by Doris Macon, who claims a moral right to the safe's contents. She hires Blackie, and they break into the house where the safe is kept. Blackie blows up the safe just as owner Captain von Hoffmeier returns home. Doris disappears with papers from inside the safe, while Blackie takes phonograph records, which, when played with a special needle, reveal secrets that implicate von Hoffmeier as a German political spy.
1919-03-31 | en
6.3
Meet Boston Blackie
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.
1941-02-20 | en
0.0
Crooked Alley
Reformed criminal Boston Blackie is outraged when a judge refuses to grant a pardon for a dying friend. He hires Norine, his now-dead friend's daughter, to get to the judge through his son Rudy. However, things don't work out quite as Blackie had planned.
1923-11-07 | en
6.5
The Return of Boston Blackie
Just out of jail and vowing to go straight, former jewel thief Boston Blackie, undertakes the reformation of a pretty blonde who has stolen a necklace from a cabaret dancer. He learns that the jewel belongs to the mother of the blonde girl, and the blonde's philandering father gave it as a gift to the cabaret girl. Now, Blackie must find a way to return the necklace to the owner's safe without arousing the suspicions of the girl's family.
1927-08-01 | en
0.0
Missing Millions
A girl seeks revenge after a Wall Street broker had falsely accused her father and sent him unjustly to prison.
1922-09-17 | en
6.0
Boston Blackie's Little Pal
While burgling a mansion, Blackie is interrupted by little Joey, who has been awakened from his slumbers. Blackie gently orders the kid to return to bed, but Joey refuses to do so unless Blackie helps him say his prayers. Thus is formed a strong friendship between Blackie and his "little pal," inspiring our raffish hero to rescue Joey's mother Rosemary Theby from a scandalous situation.
1918-08-26 | en
6.0
Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie is a former prison inmate campaigning to outlaw Warden Benton's infamous "Water Cross" torture. Benton, however, is successful in his attempt to have Blackie arrested and returned to the prison, but his evil schemes are ultimately thwarted by Mary Carter, Blackie's girlfriend, who manages to alert the governor. Considered a lost film.
1923-05-06 | en
6.1
Murder at 1600
A secretary is found dead in a White House bathroom during an international crisis, and Detective Harlan Regis is in charge of the investigation. Despite resistance from the Secret Service, Regis partners with agent Nina Chance. As political tensions rise, they learn that the crime could be part of an elaborate cover-up. Framed as traitors, the pair, plus Regis' partner, break into the White House in order to expose the true culprit.
1997-04-18 | en
5.8
Disturbing Behavior
Steve Clark is a newcomer in the town of Cradle Bay, and he quickly realizes that there's something odd about his high school classmates. The clique known as the "Blue Ribbons" are the eerie embodiment of academic excellence and clean living. But, like the rest of the town, they're a little too perfect. When Steve's rebellious friend Gavin mysteriously joins their ranks, Steve searches for the truth with fellow misfit Rachel.
1998-07-24 | en