See the full list of a close call for boston blackie cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Stone, playing blackie s sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. The return of boston blackie full movie strongheart youtube. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. Boston blackie, in the 11th film of the columbia series, indulges in some wittrading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult. Meet boston blackie became the first film in columbias profitable 14 film series, with chester morris providing an amiable, charming hero in all episodes. The videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy. A close call for boston blackie 1946 cast and crew. The film opens as blackie morris and his sidekick the runt.
Ones media boston blackie film collection mov7dvdbostonblackie 7 dvdr 14 movies 19411949 boston blackie, the. Onesmedia offers all fourteen boston blackie films in one nicely packaged set of seven discs with two films per disc in chronological order. The stars of the troupe are roggi mckay, the famous clown, and a young dancer, eve sands, whose brother, joe trilby, is an inmate at the institution. Every thursday night in january, we are featuring the boston blackie film series in chronological order. Boston blackie, the suave crookturneddetective created by pulp writer jack boyle, had been popping up sporadically in films for nearly.
Columbia pictures then revived the property in 1941 with meet boston blackie, a fast, 58minute b feature starring chester morris. Only someone like logan would cut through and cast me in something else. Chester morris was a victim of some typecasting by the boston blackie movies. In violation of the visitation rules, he also brings along eve sanders adele mara. Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a christmas magic show. Jun 16, 20 starring strongheart the german shepherd. In addition, many classic era stars show up opposite morris. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 this is the ninth in the boston blackie series. Chester morris played the character in 15 boston blackie films for columbia. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in boyles stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and televisionan enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Morris himself made the following comment in 1958, blackie kind of messed up my career. Boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945 this is the eighth movie in the boston blackie series. A close call for boston blackie is a title with a double meaning.
Boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 this is the ninth in the boston blackie series and is considered one of the best. Boston blackie, the suave crookturneddetective created by pulp writer jack boyle, had been popping up sporadically in films for nearly two decades by the time. Meet boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Morris brought to the role a delightful offhand manner and sense of humour that kept the films fresh even when the scripts werent, according to. The only clue he has is that the the money was scorched by the bazookas blast. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies.
This book gives you a hint of why they all state that this crook who live by a code is a enamy to thouse. Boston blackie goes hollywood by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. With chester morris, harriet nelson, richard lane, george e. First edition of the short story collection boston blackie 1919. When hes framed for robbery, a reformed thief takes off to find the real culprit. Blackie, who was created by novelist jack boyle, was originally a jewel thief, safe cracker, and confidence man. A reformed thief accidentally sells a phony first edition of dickens, which triggers a murder. Boston blackie tangles with mystery, women and murder to smash a foreign spy ring in a coney island freak show. It is an excellent name for a bad guy turned good guy. This is the fourth movie in the boston blackie series. A close call for boston blackie 1946 a close call for.
One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in the american magazine, july 1914, in a. The troupe he assembles for the performance includes pretty dancer eve sanders adele mara, a. Blackie goes after a gang that used a bazooka to rob an armored car, and then killed a cop who was a friend of blackies during the getaway. But the really close call chester morris has is that he could have been married to dame who is part of a plot to slip him into a frame for said murder. Western movie world, the ultimate western movie website. Our hero is once again suspected of a crime he didnt do, in this case a murder right in his own apartment. Grace and the angel the true story of a german shepherd and her guardian angel, strongheart duration. Boston blackie, played by kent taylor on television, was originally the hero of more than a dozen 1940s b movies, and the lead protagonist in this memorable tv show that aired in syndication.
Boston blackie film collection mov7dvdbostonblackie. 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. Blackie changed his ways and became a private investigator though the local police still suspected him of being a bad guy. Blackie goes after a gang that used a bazooka to rob an armored car, and then killed a cop who was a friend of blackie s during the getaway. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Boston blackie and the law full movie 1946 youtube. He was also blackies accomplice and foil when trying to get around gthe police. Boston blackie goes hollywood 11542 67 minutes after midnight with boston blackie 31843 64 minutes the chance of a lifetime 102643 65 minutes one mysterious night 102144 61 minutes boston blackie booked on suspicion 51045 66 minutes boston blackies rendezvous 7545 63 minutes. Meet boston blackie 1941 appropriately kicked off the popular movie franchise. Boston blackie collection, volume 1 12 halfhour original radio broadcasts. Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at amazon. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in. Star of the month chester morris as boston blackie youtube.
It was only later, in film, radio, and eventually television, that he morphed into a private eye. Even now the public usually visualizes me as blackie. When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in new york, the trail leads to coney island and a spy ring. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. Boston blackie is a book, a radio show, movie, and tv show. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. The earliest boston blackie film adaptations were silent, dating from 1918 to 1927. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. With chester morris, rochelle hudson, richard lane, charles wagenheim. Boston blackie goes hollywood boston blackie movies. Boston blackie had a limited cast of regular characters.
Upon hearing footsteps in his living room, blackie locks the intruder in a windowless room and then calls the police. Western movie world 15 boston blackie movies 7 dvd set w chester morris boston b all wmw 7 dvd new disk 1 trapped by boston blackie boston blackies chinese venture the return of boston blackie disk 2 confessions of boston blackie meet boston blackie disk 3 alias boston blackie after midnight with boston blackie disk 4 chance of a lifetime boston blackie goes hollywood disk 5 one. Demille cliffhangers classic cliffhangers westerns durango kid errol flynn frederick st john gary cooper gilligans island great adventures of wild bill hoot gibson hopalong cassidy james. With chester morris, june vincent, richard lane, patricia barry.
Reformed thief boston blackie chester morris organizes a christmas show for inmates at a prison. The television series collection dvd, 2017, 4disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Boston blackie box set movie super pack box set cliffhanger super pack box set westerns super pack captain marvel captain midnight cecil b. A nebulously sinister title disguises the fact that this is actually a boston blackie mystery, the seventh in columbias series. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr by. The complete boston blackie in search of jack boyle. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr with. As reformed safecracker boston blackie and his sidekick the runt pack their suitcases for a vacation in florida, a stealthy figure slinks up the fire escape and enters blackies apartment. With chester morris, adele mara, richard lane, george e. Exthief boston blackie chester morris brings a variety show up to his old prison alma mater for christmas eve. Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it. Boston blackie goes after the murderer of a draftsman in a toy factory filling a warcontract. Blackie tales in cosmopolitan magazine but only after the 1919 release of the hardcover collection.
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. Meet boston blackie is a 1941 crime film starring chester morris as boston blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 boston blackie is on the trail of stolen treasure and gets caught up in a crossfire of bullets and women.
Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Boyles stories were collected in the book boston blackie 1919, which was reprinted in 1979 by gregg press. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Meet boston blackie 1941 this is the first movie in the boston blackie series. Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. The boston blackie series was strictly bmovie fare with each installment running either just over or under an hour, but all are consistently entertaining crime mysteries with a breezy mix of action, intrigue and humor. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. Boston blackie and the law full english full movie boston blackie and the law full full movie, boston blackie and the law full full movie streaming boston blackie and the law full movie engsub.
Prompted by the sentiment of christmas, reformed safecracker boston blackie persuades the cast of a musical comedy company to help him entertain the inmates at his alma mater, the state prison. With kent taylor, lois collier, frank orth, bill catching. Boston blackie collection, volume 1 12 halfhour original radio. Morris brought to the role a delightful offhand manner and sense of humour that kept the films fresh even when the scripts werent, according to critic leonard maltin.
Inspector faraday is convinced that blackie is working with the thieves when he finds a stolen. Charles wagenheim played the runt in the first film and sid. This book gives you a hint of why they all state that this crook who live by a code is a enamy to thouse who make him an enamy, and a friend who has no friend. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. It proved popular enough for columbia pictures to produce a total of 14 b movies, all starring morris the runt was played by charles wagenheim. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. There is the goofy side kick, the lovely girlfriend, and the suspicious inspector. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 movie 68 min starring chester morris as boston blackie boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 part 1 of 8 2 of 8 3 of 8 4 of 8 5 of 8 6 of 8 7 of 8 8 of 8. Alias boston blackie 1942 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Boston blackie goes hollywood starring chester morris. Janet corning and a man named harry barlow wanted for a kansas murder are stealing furs and apparently getting assistance in their work from boston blackie. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881. Boston blackie is a book, a radio show,movie, and tv show.
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