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When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.
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Boston Blackie
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Cecelia Bradley
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Inspector Faraday
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The Runt
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Marilyn Howard
Jack O'Malley ...
Monk
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Georgie
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Mechanical Man (as Michael Rand)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Harry Anderson ...
Dart Game Barker (uncredited)
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Telescope Man (uncredited)
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Police Captain (uncredited)
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Hot Dog Vendor (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
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Max - Police Lab Technician (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston ...
Freak Show Barker (uncredited)
Budd Fine ...
Police Officer (uncredited)
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Blind Man (uncredited)
Jack Gardner ...
Tunnel of Horror Barker (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
John Harmon ...
Weight Guesser (uncredited)
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Brakeman (uncredited)
William Lally ...
Police Officer McCarthy (uncredited)
Eddie Laughton ...
Freak Show Doorman (uncredited)
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Tunnel of Horror Attendant (uncredited)
George McKay ...
Baseball Barker (uncredited)
Edward Mundy ...
Fire Eater (uncredited)
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Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
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Second Cabby (uncredited)
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Officer at Amusement Park (uncredited)
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Princess Betsy - Bird Woman (uncredited)
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Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Bruce Sidney ...
Customs Officer (uncredited)
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First Cabby (uncredited)
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Freak Show Doorman (uncredited)
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Giant (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Florey

Written by

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Jay Dratler ... (story)
 
Jay Dratler ... (screenplay)
 
Jack Boyle ... (based on the character created by)

Produced by

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Irving Briskin ... executive producer (uncredited)
Ralph Cohn ... producer (uncredited)

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Franz Planer ... director of photography (as Franz F. Planer)

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James Sweeney ... film editor

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Milton Carter ... assistant director (uncredited)

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George Cooper ... sound engineer (uncredited)

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George DeNormand ... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Parker ... stunts (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Gerard Carbonara ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Sidney Cutner ... composer: title music (uncredited)
Howard Jackson ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Raffaello Penso ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Louis Silvers ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Taglines 1941'S HEADLINE MENACE! (original print media ad - all caps) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Rastro nas Trevas (Brazil)
  • Rastro en las tinieblas (Mexico)
  • Rasto nas Trevas (Portugal)
  • Rastro en las tinieblas (Argentina)
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Trivia This was the first in a series of Boston Blackie films starring Chester Morris and was sufficiently popular to spawn 13 more hour-long pictures released by Columbia from 1941 to 1949. Most of the films in the series worked on a twelve day schedule. See more »
Goofs At 42.58 Farraday and a uniformed officer arrive at Blackie's apartment building, with Blackie right behind them. At 48.26 the officer is looking out a window to the street with Blackie driving off, but the police car is gone. See more »
Movie Connections Followed by Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941). See more »
Soundtracks Santa Lucia See more »
Quotes Cecelia Bradley: Who are you, or who do you think you are ?
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black: At the moment, I'm a fugitive from an autopsy.
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