Summary
Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 42GoodWatch 49
IMDb6.4
Audience score20%
Running time
1 h 5 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −41 min on the typical 106
typical 10665Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 27 countries
Released
1946
May 2, 1946
80 years ago
Genres
CrimeMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 8 more11 people
- Chester MorrisHoratio 'Boston Blackie' Black
- Jeff DonnellAnne Parks Duncan
- Richard LaneInspector John Farraday
- Dusty AndersonSandra
- George E. StoneThe Runt
- Frank SullyDetective Sergeant Matthews
- Marvin MillerDr. Nejino
- Wilton GraffRex Duncan
Murray AlperEddie Alexander, Chauffeur
Forbes MurrayDr. Purcell Nash
Joseph Crehan'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker
Directing · 1
- D. Ross Lederman Director
Writing · 4
- Richard Wormser Screenplay
- Richard Weil Screenplay
- G.A. Snow Story
- Jack Boyle Characters
Production · 1
- John Stone Producer
Camera · 1
- George Meehan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Al Clark Editor
Sound · 2
- George Cooper Sound Recordist
- Mischa Bakaleinikoff Music Director
Art · 2
- George Montgomery Set Decoration
- Robert Peterson Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Malcolm Stuart Boylan Additional Dialogue
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Watch order
In this series
Film 11 of 14 · after A Close Call for Boston Blackie · then Boston Blackie and the Law
- Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
GoodWatch score 68Film 1
- Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
GoodWatch score 53Film 2
- Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
GoodWatch score 54Film 3
- Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
GoodWatch score 67Film 4
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
GoodWatch score 57Film 5
- The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
GoodWatch score 64Film 6
- One Mysterious Night (1944)
GoodWatch score 47Film 7
- Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)
GoodWatch score 61Film 8
- Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
GoodWatch score 56Film 9
- A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
GoodWatch score 49Film 10
- The Phantom Thief (1946)
GoodWatch score 49You're here
- Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
GoodWatch score 64Film 12
- Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
GoodWatch score 50Film 13
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
GoodWatch score 61Film 14
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