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Confessions of Boston Blackie

Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)Cast and Crew

Movie"BLACKIE'S ON THE TRAIL OF STOLEN TREASURE... A fabulous treasure... 2,000 years old ! And a luscious treasure old enough to kiss !"

Cast

C
Chester Morris
as Boston Blackie
H
Harriet Nelson
as Diane Parrish
R
Richard Lane
as Inspector John Farraday
G
George E. Stone
as The Runt
L
Lloyd Corrigan
as Arthur Manleder
J
Joan Woodbury
as Mona
W
Walter Sande
as Detective Mathews
R
Ralph Theodore
as Joe Buchanan
K
Kenneth MacDonald
as Caulder
W
Walter Soderling
as Joseph Allison
W
William Benedict
as Ice Cream Man
H
Harry Depp
as Bigsby
J
Jessie Arnold
as Older Nurse

Crew

E
Edward Dmytryk
Director
W
William Berke
Producer
G
Gene Milford
Editor
J
Jack Boyle
Characters
P
Paul Yawitz
Story
J
Jay Dratler
Story
P
Philip Tannura
Director of Photography
L
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
M
Morris Stoloff
Music Director

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.