A Close Call for Boston Blackie

Jan 24, 1946

1h 0m

★ 4.9

BLACKIE TRIPS A BLONDE .... To Trap a Killer!

Overview

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as capture the real killers.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton

Chester Morris

Geraldine 'Gerry' Peyton

Lynn Merrick

Inspector Farraday

Richard Lane

Sgt. Matthews

Frank Sully

The Runt

George E. Stone

Mamie Kirwin

Claire Carleton

Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)

Russell Hicks

Hack Hagen (uncredited)

Charles Lane

Smiley Slade (uncredited)

Erik Rolf

Policeman (uncredited)

John Tyrrell

Coroner (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan

Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)

Wanda Perry

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