The earliest boston blackie film adaptations were silent, dating from 1918 to 1927. See the full list of alias boston blackie cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Alias boston blackie 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. In violation of the visitation rules, he also brings along eve sanders adele mara. A reformed thief tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent. 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. Oct 19, 2006 meet boston blackie, in hollywood, confessions of, and alias but alas, no a close call for.
Confessions of boston blackie boston blackie movies. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. It was preceded by meet boston blackie, confessions of boston blackie and followed by boston blackie goes hollywood. Morris went on to star in a total of fourteen boston blackie features between 1941 and 1949. The troupe he assembles for the performance includes pretty dancer. After midnight with boston blackie 1943 a reformed thief gets himself arrested fetching some jewels for a friend. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. Its the third in columbias string of fourteen pictures about an international safecracker turned crimesolver. With chester morris, adele mara, richard lane, george e. Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at. Alias boston blackie boston blackie 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood boston blackie 1942. Dvds meet boston blackie 22041 60 minutes confessions of boston blackie 12841 65 minutes alias boston blacke 4242 67 minutes boston blackie goes hollywood 11542 67 minutes. Harrison, founder of the film journal harrisons reports. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind.
Alias boston blackie 1942 blackie tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr with. This is the second movie in the boston blackie series. Note if movie was not available on youtube at the time i replaced it with a clip, trailer or. When hes framed for robbery, a reformed thief takes off to find the real culprit. Meet boston blackie is a 1941 crime film starring chester morris as boston blackie, a notorious. Theres not much to it at just over an hour long, but the characters and plot are interesting. All paypal payments will show as being made to blazin games our parent company. See more ideas about classic movies, movies and detective movies. Jumbos played in this entry by cy kendalla stocky actor known for playing villains in such serials as the green hornet 1940 and secret agent x9 1945who would revisit the part in the blackie vehicle immediately following alias, boston blackie goes hollywood 1942, as well as in the chance of a. Adele mara and chester morris in alias boston blackie 1942 chester morris and george e. Its a familiar plot in which a crime is perpetrated and blackie is suspected and so must outsmart the coppers and solve the case to clear his name. This one adds a yuletide flavor to the fastpaced action, though there is no peace on earth until the bad guys are rounded up.
And before i forget the transfer to dvd with the two whistler movies are horrible. Boston blackie nondisney wiki fandom powered by wikia. Boston blackie booked on suspicion boston blackie 1945. The story was also good enough to be remade with an offbeat gender twist and even more laughs, but also a higher body count. Boston blackie is on the trail of stolen treasure and gets caught up in a crossfire of bullets and women. Alias boston blackie 1942 reformed thief boston blackie chester morris organizes a christmas show for inmates at a prison. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 michael gordon boston blackie, former safebreaker, and his companion and fellow excrook the runt, are about to leave for florida on a vacation, when they catch a burglar in their own apartment. Actor chester morris was the bestknown blackie, playing the character in 14. Blackie out to help his pal, runt, recover some jewels, finds himself involved in the homicides, and also finds himself as the prime suspect, and now has to find the real culprit in. Alias boston blackie 1942 tcm intro christmas mysteries. Exthief boston blackie chester morris brings a variety show up to his old prison alma mater for christmas eve. In violation of the visitation rules, he also brings.
It is the christmas holidays and reformed thief, boston blackie goes to castle theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison. The winner of the outstanding motion picture later. Alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in a series of columbia pictures b movies starring chester morris as boston blackie. It is the christmas holidays and reformed thief, boston. Television historian tim brooks in the complete directory to prime time network and cable tv shows. It was the final film karloff made under his contract with columbia pictures, and it was filmed in the wake of his success in the 1941 broadway production arsenic and old lace. Third film in columbias boston blackie series has blackie chester morris tracking down a prison escapee who escaped during one of blackies shows. Its christmas eve and boston blackie morrisa sort of robin hood. Miniver the other nine nominated pictures were 49th parallel. Jan 30, 2007 alias boston blackie 1942 lew landers its christmas and boston blackie is taking the troupe from the castle theater to prison to put on a show for the boys inside. Boston blackie, in the 11th film of the columbia series, indulges in some wittrading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult.
Watch meet boston blackie full movie in hd visit when a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in new york, the. Lew landers the raven returns to direct this entry and like the previous film in the series, this one here moves at a very fast pace but for some reason most of the comedy is left out of this film. Alias boston blackie 1942 high noon charles starrett. The definitive boston blackie radio log with chester morris. After midnight with boston blackie 1943 al capone 1959 alias boston blackie 1942 alias nick beal aka the contact man 1949 angel face 1952 appointment with crime 1946 background to danger 1943 backlash 1947 barbados quest aka murder on approval 1955 the beast of the city 1932 beautiful stranger aka twist of fate 1954 bedevilled 1955. Blackie tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent. The film was shot on locations in humboldt county, california.
Follow that woman is a 1945 crime film starring william gargan, nancy kelly, and regis toomey. Alias boston blackie 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881. Its an enjoyable mystery set during the yuletide season. Alias boston blackie 1942 alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in this series of 14 bmovies starring chester morris.
Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 the chance of a lifetime 1943 after midnight with boston blackie 1943 one mysterious night 1944 boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945 boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the phantom thief 1946. She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. Classic film boston blackie by chester morris youtube. The incredible unsuspected success of the film led to several major studios filming their own movies in the process. Very clever and involving plot for such a short film. Boston blackie, former safebreaker, and his companion and fellow excrook the runt, are about to leave for florida on a vacation, when they catch a burglar in their own apartment. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 when hes framed for robbery, a reformed thief takes off to find the real culprit. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 this is the fourth movie in the boston blackie series. Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. We end up in complete farce with a gunfight chase that could have been a silent slapstick routine if only.
All paypal payments will show as being made to blazin games our. The boogie man will get you is a 1942 american comedy horror film directed by lew landers and starring boris karloff and peter lorre. Confessions of boston blackie starring chester morris. Stone, playing blackies sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a christmas magic show. Alias boston blackie 1942 this is the third movie in the boston blackie series.
Read the full synopsis of alias boston blackie, 1942, directed by lew landers, with chester morris, adele mara, richard lane, at turner classic movies. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of alias boston blackie with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. All movies are in region 0 ntsc format and are supplied in protective plastic sleeves. Meet boston blackie 1941 full movie download full hd youtube. Meet boston blackie 1941 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 the chance of a lifetime 1943. Third film in columbias boston blackie series has blackie chester morris tracking down a prison escapee who escaped during one of blackie s shows. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. Alias boston blackie 1942 lew landers its christmas and boston blackie is taking the troupe from the castle theater to prison to put on a show for the boys inside. It was only later, in film, radio, and eventually television, that he morphed into a private eye.
Columbia pictures revived the property in 1941 with meet boston blackie, a fast, 58minute b movie starring chester morris. My favorite of the series, its certainly the most noirish, what with blackie yet again framed for murder, only this time by a deceptively angelfaced blonde the hotcha lynn merrick with a heart of pure arsenic. However he unwittingly provides the means for an escape. Boston blackie coming up on tcm classic horror film board. Although the running time was brief, columbia gave the picture good production values and an imaginative director, robert florey. Alias boston blackie 1942 is a drama, mystery movie starring chester morris and adele mara. With chester morris, william wright, constance worth, lloyd corrigan. I noticed alias boston blackie was available for free viewing on amazon prime, which is a treat given sony holds the rights to the boston blackie series and has not done much to make the films available. Chester morris list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as inspector farrady. Lloyd corrigan october 16, 1900 november 5, 1969 was an american film and television actor, producer, screenwriter, and director who began working in films in the 1920s. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. 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.
Onesmedia offers all fourteen boston blackie films in one nicely packaged set of seven discs with two films per disc in chronological order. Roggi the clown goes in and joe the innocent convict comes out. This is the third movie in the boston blackie series. Chalk up alias boston blackie 1942 as one more fun bmovie experience. Complete filmography in order of date released of every boston blackie movie played by chester morris. Alias boston blackie 1942 alias boston blackie is the third film in the longrunning series starring chester morris as a reformed safecracker. The son of actress lillian elliott, corrigan directed films, usually mysteries such as daughter of the dragon starring anna may wong one of a trilogy of fu manchu movies. Three or four complete movies on each dvd, complete with menu. Alias boston blackie 1942 official trailer, organic. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr by. Alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in this series of 14 bmovies starring chester morris.
It is the christmas holidays and reformed thief, boston blackie goes to castle theater to pick up. Once again, blackie is suspected of committing a crime, in this instance of helping a prisoner escape. Dec 27, 2014 alias boston blackie is a 1942 film about a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes on christmas eve. Towards the end of the film, the action takes place at the jane drake theatre, where jane.
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