Diane parrish sells a family heirloom, a statue of augustus caesar, to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to treat her brother, who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. Zoot radio, free boston blackie old time radio show downloads, over 390 episodes. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in boyles stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and televisionan enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. As originally created by author jack boyle, he was a safecracker a hardened criminal who had served time in a california prison. Although the running time was brief, columbia gave the picture good production values and an imaginative director robert florey. Chester morris, june vincent, richard find more movies like trapped by boston blackie to watch, latest trapped by boston blackie trailer, blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Chester morris full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Boston blackie audiobook jack boyle 1881 1928 boston blackie is the novelization of a group of pulp short stories by jack boyle 18811928. I live on danger 1942 chester morris by classics 247. Alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in a series of columbia pictures b movies starring chester morris as boston blackie.
Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the. A close call for boston blackie 1946 code of scotland yard aka the shop at sly corner 1947 confessions of a nazi spy 1939 confessions of boston blackie 1941 confidence girl 1952 conflict 1945 the conspirators 1944 the contact man aka alias nick beal 1949 convicted 1950 convicted woman 1940 count the hours aka every minute counts 1953. This is the second movie in the boston blackie series. A woman consigns a family heirloom to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to help her sick brother. Actor charles wagenheim filled in for him, and stone joined the series in the second entry, confessions of boston blackie. The prime suspect is boston blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. Archives for confessions of boston blackie, 1942, directed by edward dmytryk, with chester morris, harriet hilliard, richard lane, at turner classic movies. A reformed thief brings a magic show to a womans prison and gets mixed up in an escape. Boston blackie and the law starring chester morris. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. Reformed thief blackie chester morris solves the case of a womans harriet hilliard missing statue of augustus caesar.
Meet boston blackie 1941 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 after midnight with boston blackie 1943 the chance of a lifetime 1943 one mysterious night 1944 boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945. Cast chester morris as boston blackie lynn merrick as geraldine gerry peyton richard lane as inspector farraday frank sully as sergeant matthews george e. Boston blackie goes hollywood boston blackie movies. Blackie tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent. This film is grand fun, with faraday lane as bumbling as ever, blackie. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 boston blackie films columbia pictures revived the boston blackie property in 1941 with meet boston blackie, a fast, 58minute b feature starring chester morris.
Stone was supposed to perform with chester morris in the first film of the series, meet boston blackie, but was sidelined by a virus. For businesonly pricing, quantity discounts and free shipping. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 poster trapped by boston blackie stars. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With chester morris, harriet nelson, richard lane, george e. Chester morris boston blackie classic movies youtube. Alias boston blackie 1942this is the third movie in the boston blackie series.
Boston blackie film collection mov7dvdbostonblackie. Stone in confessions of boston blackie 1941 richard lane. It proved popular enough for columbia pictures to produce a. A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 8 dvdr with chester morris. Of course, the inspector immediately suspects blackie of being involved. Read the full synopsis of confessions of boston blackie, 1942, directed by edward dmytryk, with chester morris, harriet hilliard, richard lane, at turner classic movies. Blackies clothes are stolen and a murder is committed.
Boston blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Confessions of boston blackie starring chester morris. Meet boston blackie 1941 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942. Now it is blackies job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle. Meet boston blackie 1941 this is the first movie in the boston blackie series. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 company credits imdb. Confessions of boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who.
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881. Watch confessions of boston blackie starring chester morris in this title on directv. Confessions of boston blackie is a 1941 american crime film directed by edward dmytryk and. Meet boston blackie is the first of fourteen boston blackie films that began the new adventures of boston. Chester morris makes his second screen appearance as crookturneddetective boston blackie in this superior series entry. Chester morris stars as the title character, horatio boston blackie. When hes framed for robbery, a reformed thief takes off to find the real culprit.
Reformed criminal boston blackie is outraged when a judge refuses to grant a pardon for a dying friend. The earliest boston blackie film adaptations were silent, dating from 1918 to 1927. They create a replica to sell in its place while they keep the original. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Jack boyle was a san francisco newspaper man who became dependent upon the drug to make his deadlines, lost his job, and turned to crime to support his habit. The videos in my playlists are uploaded by many wonderful people who take a lot of time and effort to make these videos available for us to enjoy.
It was preceded by meet boston blackie 1941 and followed by alias boston blackie 1942. Seven miles from alcatraz is a 1942 american action film directed by edward dmytryk. Chester morris boston blackie classic movies by one4allfour1. Chester morris list of movies and tv shows tv guide.
When the body disappears, blackie must find it to prove his innocence. A close call for boston blackie 1946 is the tenth of fourteen columbia pictures crime films starring chester morris as boston blackie. Read in english by winston tharp boston blackie had his birth in the imagination of a self confessed opium eater. Boston blackie, as written by jack boyle, is an unrepentant criminal who lives by a strict honor among thieves moral code. Jay dratler, who wrote the story and screenplay for meet boston blackie, teamed up with paul yawitz to concoct the engaging story for confessions. Once again, blackie is suspected of committing a crime, in this instance of helping a prisoner escape.
Boston blackie goes hollywood starring chester morris. He hires norine, his nowdead friends daughter, to get to the judge through his son. Stone, playing blackies sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Meet boston blackie 1941 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 after.
Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. Meet boston blackie is a 1941 crime film starring chester morris as boston blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. This time, blackie gets into trouble when he attends an art auction with. Boston blackie tangles with mystery, women and murder to smash a foreign spy ring in a coney island freak show. This is the third movie in the boston blackie series. Confessions of boston blackie is a 1941 american crime film directed by edward dmytryk and starring chester morris and harriet hilliard. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in boyles stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television. The return of boston blackie full movie strongheart sheltieshangrila. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 release info imdb. He was an actor, known for the big wheel 1949, the phantom thief 1946 and confessions of boston blackie. Boston blackie is on the trail of stolen treasure and gets caught up in a crossfire of bullets and women. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy.
Confessions of boston blackie 1941 rotten tomatoes. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 the movie database. Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket. Richard lane was born on may 28, 1899 in rice lake, wisconsin, usa. This is the twelveth movie in the boston blackie series. Confessions of boston blackie boston blackie movies. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 8 dvdr with. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. With chester morris, william wright, constance worth, lloyd corrigan. Prowling the underworld as a detective in adaptations for films, radio, and television, the detective boston blackie was an enemy to. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr by. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. This is the fourth movie in the boston blackie series.
The screenplay concerns two prisoners who break out of alcatraz federal penitentiary. Boston blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. After listening to the oldtime radio adventures of boston blackie, and being a fan of the old pulps, i decided to give the source material a read. Watch confessions of boston blackie online stream full. It was preceded by meet boston blackie, confessions of boston blackie and followed by boston blackie goes hollywood.
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