Alias Boston Blackie

1942
A
1h 7m

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Adele Mara and Chester Morris in Alias Boston Blackie (1942)

Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.

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6.4/10

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Chester Morris

Boston Blackie

Adele Mara

Eve Sanders

Richard Lane

Inspector Farraday

George E. Stone

The Runt

Lloyd Corrigan

Arthur Manleder

Walter Sande

Detective Mathews

Larry Parks

Joe Trilby

George McKay

Roggi McKay

Cy Kendall

Jumbo Madigan

Paul Fix

Steve Caveroni

Ben Taggart

Warden

Ernie Adams

Pop - Stage Doorman
(uncredited)

Lloyd Bridges

Bus Driver
(uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Police Dispatcher Sergeant
(uncredited)

Jerome de Nuccio

Strong Man in Show Troupe
(uncredited)

Harry Depp

Mr. Jones - Hotel Desk Clerk
(uncredited)

Mike Donovan

Policeman
(uncredited)

Lester Dorr

Henry - Desk Clerk
(uncredited)

Director
- Lew Landers
Writers
- Paul Yawitz
- Jack Boyle
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Christmas Blackie

Alias Boston Blackie (1942)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Third film in Columbia's Boston Blackie series has Blackie (Chester Morris) tracking down a prison escapee who escaped during one of Blackie's shows. 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. The mystery isn't all that compelling either, although the first half of the film works the best with the second half losing some of its fire. Morris is really good here as he seems to really have the role down to ease.

Trivia
Third of 14 "Boston Blackie" films released by Columbia starring Chester Morris between 1941 and 1949.

Goofs
Trilby sneaks out of the back of a moving ambulance, but when it arrives at the hospital, the doors are closed again. They should have remained open, as there was no way he could have shut them once he left the vehicle.