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Boston Blackie (1923)

Boston Blackie poster
Directed by
Scott R. Dunlap
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former criminal named Boston Blackie tries to go straight. He gets caught up in a crime that threatens his new life.

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What happens

Boston Blackie is a lost 1923 American crime film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and written by Paul Schofield. The film stars William Russell, Eva Novak, Frank Brownlee, Otto Matieson, W. C. Robinson and Fred Esmelton. The film was released on May 6, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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