Alias Boston Blackie

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. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as Inspector Farrady. One of the clowns in the show is kidnapped and replaced by a con who wants to get even with two ex-partners. Boston Blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Blackie's clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. Of course, the Inspector immediately suspects Blackie of being involved. Now it is Blackie's job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother.

Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

as Boston Blackie

Adele Mara

Adele Mara

as Eve Sanders

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

as Inspector Farraday

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

as The Runt

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

as Arthur Manleder

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

as Detective Mathews

Larry Parks

Larry Parks

as Joe Trilby

George McKay

George McKay

as Roggi McKay

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall

as Jumbo Madigan

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

as Steve Caveroni

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Blackie" (Chester Morris) starts off this crime drama - on a bus driven by Lloyd Bridges - by doing a little bit of compering at a prison where the Christmas entertainment revolves around a magic booth! Of course, one of the prisoners escapes and, of course, "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) and his h...

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