A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

Chester Morris
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Erik Rolf
as Dooley Watson

Jeanne Bates
as Mary Watson

Richard Lane
as Insp. John Farraday

George E. Stone
as The Runt

Lloyd Corrigan
as Arthur Manleder

Douglas Fowley
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)

Sid Melton
as Benny Hines (Uncredited)

Ray Teal
as Policeman Joe (Uncredited)

Maude Eburne
as Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
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This time, "Boston" (Chester Morris) comes up with a proposal to the Governor that would allow some trusted prisoners to come and work in a factory to assist with the war effort. He agrees that they can live at his apartment but before long is embroiled in a plan to prove that "Dooley" (Erik Rolf) w...