Meet Boston Blackie

Feb 20, 1941

1h 0m

★ 6.3

Murder in the Tunnel of Love!

Overview

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

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Meet Boston Blackie Trailers

Cast

Boston Blackie

Chester Morris

Cecelia Bradley

Rochelle Hudson

Inspector Faraday

Richard Lane

Marilyn Howard

Constance Worth

Monk

Jack O'Malley

Georgie

George Magrill

Mechanical Man

James Seay

The Runt

Charles Wagenheim

Police Captain (uncredited)

James Blaine

Martin Vestrick (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Giant (uncredited)

Ed Wolff

Blind Man (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

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.

5.8

Whistling in the Dark

Aug 8, 1941

Radio crime show host 'The Fox' along with his fiancée and ex-girlfriend are kidnapped by a larcenous cult who demand that he help them plan a perfect murder.

5.5

The Twenty Questions Murder Mystery

Jan 31, 1950

The story evolves around a radio panel game show "Twenty Questions." The panel is challenged with an anonymous question. The answer leads to a series of murders in which the killer uses the programme to name his victims in advance. Two reporters spot a link between them and enlist the aid of the panel in trapping the guilty party.

4.7

Is My Face Red?

Jun 17, 1932

William Poster writes a gossip column for the Morning Gazette. He will write about anyone and everyone as long as he gets the credit. He gets most of his information from his showgirl gal-pal, Peggy. Eventually Bill's reckless tattling gets him in deep trouble with friends and enemies, putting his career and life in jeopardy.

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.

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.

0.0

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.