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

Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a reputation for murder. Frederick offers them each a gun for protection. They all arrived in a hearse and will either leave in it $10,000 richer or leave in it dead!

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.

0.0

At the Villa Rose

Mar 2, 1940

A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't clever enough to ascertain the location of those gems, so they consult a phony spiritualist. Then they decide to dispose of the mystic by framing her for the murder.

5.7

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Jul 9, 1975

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.

6.6

Charlie Chan at Treasure Island

Aug 31, 1939

Charlie Chan's investigation of a blackmail-induced suicide as a case of murder leads him into a world of magick and mysticism peopled with a stage magician, a phoney spiritualist, and a for-real mind reader.

7.0

Pa-siyam

Dec 1, 2004

After their mother's death, her adult children gather in their family home to respect the funereal rite of Pa-sayim. Although they had originally thought she died of natural causes, thy soon realize that a dark force in he home may have played a part in her demise.

6.1

Two on a Guillotine

Jan 13, 1965

The daughter of a dead magician who accidentally killed his wife, her mother, while performing a guillotine trick must spend the night in his house in order to collect her inheritance. Is the house haunted or is it all magic?

5.5

Alias Boston Blackie

Apr 2, 1942

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.

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.

5.7

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

Mar 18, 1943

Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.

4.7

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Jul 5, 1945

Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

6.0

Boston Blackie and the Law

Dec 12, 1946

Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.

5.6

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Mar 2, 1949

Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.

6.1

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Dec 8, 1941

A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. When the body disappears, Blackie must find it to prove his innocence.

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.

5.9

One Mysterious Night

Oct 21, 1944

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.