Meet Boston Blackie (1941)

Directed by

Robert Florey

Genre

spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A charming jewel thief named Boston Blackie gets pulled into a spy plot. He uses his wits to stay ahead of the law and the criminals.

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What happens

Meet Boston Blackie is a 1941 American mystery crime film directed by Robert Florey starring Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane. Morris plays Boston Blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. It proved popular enough for Columbia Pictures to produce a total of fourteen B movies, all starring Morris. The next film in the sequence was Confessions of Boston Blackie. Blackie's sidekick, a diminutive underworld type nicknamed The Runt, was slated for George E. Stone. Stone could not appear in the film, having contracted a virus, and he was replaced by Charles Wagenheim. Stone joined the series in the second film and stayed until 1948, when the series lapsed. (It was revived for one last film in 1949 with Morris, and sidekick Sid Tomack playing "Shorty.") (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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