Alias Boston Blackie

Apr 2, 1942

1h 7m

★ 5.5

Blackie's got an eye-full of alibi... but cops don't believe in looks!

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.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Boston Blackie

Chester Morris

Eve Sanders

Adele Mara

Inspector Farraday

Richard Lane

The Runt

George E. Stone

Arthur Manleder

Lloyd Corrigan

Detective Mathews

Walter Sande

Joe Trilby

Larry Parks

Roggi McKay

George McKay

Jumbo Madigan

Cy Kendall

Steve Caveroni

Paul Fix

Warden

Ben Taggart

Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Ernie Adams

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.

6.5

Trapped by Boston Blackie

May 13, 1948

Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it.

6.2

The Chance of a Lifetime

Oct 26, 1943

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

5.3

The Phantom Thief

May 2, 1946

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.

5.0

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

Nov 5, 1942

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.

0.0

The Silk Lined Burglar

Mar 31, 1919

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.

0.0

Missing Millions

Sep 17, 1922

A girl seeks revenge after a Wall Street broker had falsely accused her father and sent him unjustly to prison.

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Crooked Alley

Nov 7, 1923

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.

6.3

Meet Boston Blackie

Feb 20, 1941

When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.

6.5

The Return of Boston Blackie

Aug 1, 1927

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.

6.0

Boston Blackie

May 6, 1923

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.

6.0

Boston Blackie's Little Pal

Aug 26, 1918

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.

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0.0

Don't Let Me Die

Invalid Date

The corpse of a woman is found in front of Maria’s apartment window. She agrees to take charge of the funeral, becoming involved in her neighbour’s existence. Maria adopts the woman’s unattended dogs and forms a bond with her estranged son. After the burial, Maria tries to reclaim her own life back, but a haunting feeling lingers.

6.2

Strange Affair

Oct 5, 1944

Eminent psychiatrist Dr. Brenner invites cartoonist Bill Harrison and his wife, Jack, to a banquet honoring war refugees. Bill volunteers to pick up fellow psychiatrist Dr. Baumler at the train station, but the man vanishes when he has Bill stop so he can use a pay phone. At the dinner, Bill and Jack are seated with Brenner's daughter, Freda, and, to Bill's surprise, another man is introduced as Baumler -- who dies moments later.