One Mysterious Night

Oct 21, 1944

1h 1m

★ 5.9

What Happened to the Fabulous Diamond "Blue Star of the Nile"?...

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Crime

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Chester Morris

Dorothy Anderson

Janis Carter

Paul Martens

William Wright

Inspector Farraday

Richard Lane

The Runt

George E. Stone

Matt Healy

Robert B. Williams

George Daley

Mark Roberts

Eileen Daley (Uncredited)

Dorothy Malone

Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Traffic Cop (Uncredited)

Ben Taggart

Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

Minerva Urecal

Woman in Daley's Office (Uncredited)

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