The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
- Directed by
- Harry O. Hoyt
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former safe-cracker named Boston Blackie is pulled back into criminal situations. The silent film follows his troubles and attempts to resolve them.
mysteriousdatedsentimentalgrittylow-keynostalgiccrime-focused
What happens
The Return of Boston Blackie is a 1927 American low-budget, silent, drama film starring Bob Custer. Based upon a character created by Jack Boyle for short stories appearing in The American, Cosmopolitan and Redbook magazines in the 1900s. It was directed by Harry O. Hoyt and written by Leah Baird. The film may have been based on a specific story by Boyle, published in Cosmopolitan, but is likely an original story based on the character. The character also appeared in another silent film in 1918, Boston Blackie's Little Pal, played by Bert Lytell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Phantom Thief (1946)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.