The Phantom Thief

May 2, 1946

1h 5m

★ 5.3

Fiction and Radio's thrill idol...at his eeriest best!

Overview

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.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Chester Morris

Anne Parks Duncan

Jeff Donnell

Inspector John Farraday

Richard Lane

Sandra

Dusty Anderson

The Runt

George E. Stone

Detective Sergeant Matthews

Frank Sully

Dr. Nejino

Marvin Miller

Rex Duncan

Wilton Graff

Eddie Alexander, Chauffeur

Murray Alper

Dr. Purcell Nash

Forbes Murray

'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker

Joseph Crehan

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.

5.5

Phantoms, Inc.

Jun 9, 1945

This Crime Does Not Pay entry focuses on fake spiritualists. A mother is worried about her son, who is missing in action. Over time, she gives a con man all of the family savings to find reassurance that her son is all right. When she can no longer pay, events take a tragic turn.

6.0

The Face in the Fog

Oct 7, 1922

Boston Blackie Dawson gets some jewels that belonged to the imperial family of Russia. A gang of terrorists is after the jewels.

0.0

Clever Pig

Invalid Date

Two friends, Albie and Ambrose, ramble about the drunken misadventures of the former during a cold winter night.

9.4

The Final Piece

Oct 31, 2025

Keisuke, a 10-year-old boy, living hard despite being abused by his father, finds a ray of light in the midst of his suffering and conflict ---- a shogi world where he fights quietly and passionately in his sharpened senses. Even though he gives up and tries to escape from the light, his passion for shogi continues to guide him thereafter. Eventually, he would learn the true meaning of life.

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.

0.0

Reflections (반영)

Aug 31, 2025

Just as Necrón resigns himself to never completing his book, a mysterious mirror arrives at his door, beckoning him. From that night on, inspiration comes to him unannounced, cloaked in mystery. Yet when the mirror has shown him every face he wears, will Necrón find the courage to confront his own demons?

5.4

Living Skeleton

Nov 9, 1968

A ship is attacked at sea for its cargo by a group of thieves who murder a newlywed doctor and rape his wife. Three years later her twin sister is kidnapped by the same pirates, who begin to die strange deaths...

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