Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941

1h 5m

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6.1/10

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A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. When the body disappears, Blackie must find it to prove his innocence.

Directors

Edward Dmytryk

Writers

Jay Dratler(story by)

Paul Yawitz(story by)

Jack Boyle(characters by)

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Chester Morris

Harriet Nelson

Richard Lane

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Chester Morris

Boston Blackie

Harriet Nelson

Diane Parrish

Richard Lane

Inspector John Farraday

The Runt

Arthur Manleder

Mona

Detective Mathews

Joe Buchanan

Caulder

Joseph Allison

Ice Cream Man

Bigsby

Older Nurse

Directors

Edward Dmytryk

Writers

Jay Dratler(story by)

Paul Yawitz(story by)

Jack Boyle(characters by)

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6/10

Amidst the auction of a full sized statue - worth some $50,000 - a man is killed! Unfortunately for our hero, who mistakenly returned fire in a room full of people, he is the number one target for "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane) and his nice-but-dim cohort "Matthews" (Walter Sande). The next hour sees the quick-tongued Chester Morris and "The Runt" (George E. Stone) trying to prove his innocence and apprehend the true culprits - and that involves a secret hideout, quite a conspiracy and an unique method of disposing of a corpse! Harriet Nelson provides the glamour but not a great deal more as "Diane" and the whole thing gradually reaches a degree of preposterousness that wouldn't pose a solving problem for a five year old child. There was never any jeopardy with these, but this one really does take the biscuit on the daftness front and I enjoyed it.

Geronimo196709 Dec, 2023