Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr chester. Inspector farraday spots blackie with his gun out and jumps to the obvious conclusion. Blackie is a pretty decent musician, but he thinks the the song is lousy, but takes it to his friend anyway. Alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in a series of columbia pictures b movies starring chester morris as boston blackie. Confessions of boston blackie boston blackie movies. Because alias boston blackie 1942 takes place in a twentyfour hour. However, succeeding adaptations in both film and radio revamped the work of boyle and boston blackie the detective was born. This old time radio series began airing on june 23, 1944 and continued to run on nbc network until september of the same year. A close call for boston blackie 1946free classic detective film. He will not snitch on anyone, even if it means it goes poorly for himself.
Boston blackie, as written by jack boyle, is an unrepentant criminal who lives by a strict honor among thieves moral code. Rehabilitated exconvict boston blackie chester morris doesnt crack safes anymore, but singleminded inspector farraday richard lane is. Passed 1h 5min crime, drama, mystery 9 january 1942 usa. Boston blackie, the reformed safecracker and detective, gets involved with solving.
Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Chester morris makes his second screen appearance as crookturneddetective boston blackie in this superior series entry. After listening to the oldtime radio adventures of boston blackie, and being a fan of the old pulps, i decided to give the source material a read. The prime suspect is boston blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Boston blackie is on the trail of stolen treasure and gets caught up in a crossfire of bullets and women. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 the movie database. Mary approaches boston blackie about talking to a publisher friend. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 dvd chester morris harriet hilliard. The italian masses that flowed into the north end on the heels of the departing irish and at the apex of the jewish settlement found a neighborhood in dire physical condition. There is the goofy side kick, the lovely girlfriend, and the suspicious inspector.
Sponsored by rinso, the series continued until september 15 of. 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 on suspicion 1945. A close call for boston blackie free old mystery movies full length. Confessions of boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. Oh, and the owner selling off her valuable statue is attractive harriet hilliard.
A friend to those who have no friends, an enemy to those who make him an enemy. Boston blackie the undersea murder october 1, 1946. Boston blackie the undersea murder october 1, 1946 youtube. Boston blackie goes hollywood is a 1942 american crime film, fourth of the fourteen boston blackie films of the 1940s columbias series of b pictures based on jack boyles pulpfiction character. A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. A nice entry in the series 314 set at christmas time, with a frenetic and tortuously multilayered chase sequence in the middle. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Blackie tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. Boston blackies rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss. Aug 25, 2017 the boston blackie radio series, also starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for amos n andy.
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 lifetime 1943. Jan 31, 2017 the boston blackie radio series, also starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for amos n andy. Boston blackie murder at the movies december, 1945. To further complicate matters, the murderer kidnaps sally brown nina foch to keep boston blackie at bay.
Blackie changed his ways and became a private investigator though the local police still suspected him of being a bad guy. Again, blackie is implicated in a crime even though innocent, ultimately resulting in farraday assuming his guilt. Watch all 26 boston blackie episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Boston blackie movies on dvd, fieldsequential 3d movies, old time radio collections.
Chester morris usually played a hardboiled tough guy whether he was portraying an actual criminal or just a remorseless cheating husband as he was in the divorcee. Boston blackie films with chester morris show list info. Sleuth blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit. 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. She wants him to plug a song that her cousin wrote. This is a very enjoyable read, and it made me look up some of the old movie and tv series from long ago about the famous boston blackie. Meet boston blackie 1941 confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind.
Diane parrish sells a family heirloom, a statue of augustus caesar, to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to treat her brother, who has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. This is the third movie in the boston blackie series. That fact, coupled with some revived interest in the 1940s columbia b catalog, has helped make alias boston blackie one of the odder pieces of holiday programming to turn up on various vintage. Cast chester morris as boston blackie harriet hilliard as diane parrish. Read the full synopsis of alias boston blackie, 1942, directed by lew landers, with chester morris, adele mara, richard lane, at turner classic movies. Boston blackies life gets complicated when maniac murderer james cook steve cochran goes on a killing spree while pretending to be boston blackie. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 cast and crew moviefone. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 alias boston blackie 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 all on one dvd.
Boston blackie online using any of the 3 radio players below. Meet boston blackie 1941 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. Watch confessions of boston blackie starring chester morris in this title on directv. Germany, hong kong, india, indonesia, italy, japan, korea, republic of, kuwait. When the body disappears, blackie must find it to prove his innocence. Boston blackie films with chester morris list challenges.
On april 11, 1945 boston blackie began airing on mutual and other networks as a syndicated serialization with richard kollman taking on the role of blackie. It was preceded by meet boston blackie, confessions of boston blackie and. Actor chester morris was the bestknown blackie, playing the character in 14. Boston blackie s life gets complicated when maniac murderer james cook steve cochran goes on a killing spree while pretending to be boston blackie. Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at.
Confessions of boston blackie starring chester morris. Confessions of boston blackie is a 1941 american crime film directed by edward dmytryk and. They create a replica to sell in its place while they keep the original. I actually like some of the later boston blackie films better than this one, but it is a good enough opener to the series. A close call for boston blackie 1946 is the tenth of fourteen columbia pictures crime films starring chester morris as boston blackie. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in. Jay dratler, who wrote the story and screenplay for meet boston blackie, teamed up with paul yawitz to concoct the engaging story for confessions. Reformed thief blackie chester morris solves the case of a womans harriet hilliard missing statue of augustus caesar. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. This is the second movie in the boston blackie series. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 dvd chester morris. It is an excellent name for a bad guy turned good guy. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 rotten tomatoes.
Watch confessions of boston blackie online stream full. Three or four complete movies on each dvd, complete with menu. Confessions of boston blackie 1941 the movie database tmdb. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Framed larry parks as con has broken out on a murderous revenge mission, dragging his demure sister adele mara plus blackie, runt and of course cops farraday and matthews all into the vortex. Boston blackie is a reformed safecracker, and jewel thief, who has a strict code of honor. The boston blackie radio series, also starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for amos n andy.
Blackie, who was created by novelist jack boyle, was originally a jewel thief, safe cracker, and confidence man. In the golden age of radio, no other actor portrayed as convincing a modern day robin hood as chester morris who gave life to the character of boston blackie. Confessions of boston blackie is a 1941 american crime film directed by edward dmytryk and starring chester morris and harriet hilliard. Yawitz who was also responsible for confessions of boston blackie. Specialising in classic radio programmes and film from the 30s 40s and 50s. This fictional character was created by author jack boyle and was originally a jewel thief. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 cast and crew moviefone. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in the american magazine, july 1914, in a. Boston blackie had a limited cast of regular characters. A woman consigns a family heirloom to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to help her sick brother. 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. Unlike other incarnations of the character, blackie had a romantic interest in the form of mary wesley played by the lovely lesley woods. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. Boston blackie s rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss.