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A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)

Movie"BLACKIE TRIPS A BLONDE .... To Trap a Killer!"
Audience Score
49
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NR 1 hrJan 24th, 1946Crime, MysteryBoston Blackie Collection PosterPart of Boston Blackie Collection
Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as capture the real killers.
StarringChester MorrisLynn MerrickRichard Lane
DirectorLew Landers
WriterJack Boyle

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 24th, 1946
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures
Movie Tags:
false accusationsdamsel in distressblondesafecrackerdumb cop

Boston Blackie Collection

Jack Boyle's stories first appeared in the early 20th Century. "The Price of Principle" was a short story in the July 1914 issue of The American Magazine. Boyle's character also turned up in Cosmopolitan. In 1917, Redbook published the novelette "Boston Blackie’s Mary," and the magazine brought the character back with "The Heart of the Lily" (February, 1921). Boyle's stories were collected in the book Boston Blackie (1919), which was reprinted in 1979 by Gregg Press. Boyle died in 1928. [edit]Films The earliest film adaptations were silent, dating from 1918 to 1927. Columbia Pictures revived the property in 1941 with Meet Boston Blackie, a fast, 58-minute "B" feature starring Chester Morris. Although the running time was brief, Columbia gave the picture good production values and an imaginative director (Robert Florey). The film was successful, and a series followed.