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Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

APPROVED 68 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -   5 November 1942 (USA)
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Boston Blackie and his pal, The Runt, are ready to board a train for Florida when Blackie gets a telegram... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Gordon

Writers:

Jack Boyle (character), Paul Yawitz (original screenplay)

Stars:

Chester Morris, William Wright and Constance Worth
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Chester Morris ...
William Wright William Wright ...
Slick Barton
Constance Worth Constance Worth ...
Gloria Lane
Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan ...
Arthur Manleder
Richard Lane Richard Lane ...
Inspector John Farraday
George E. Stone George E. Stone ...
Forrest Tucker ...
Whipper
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Boston Blackie and his pal, The Runt, are ready to board a train for Florida when Blackie gets a telegram from his friend Arthur Manleder asking Blackie to go to Manleder's New York apartment, get $60,000 from a wall safe and fly to Hollywood. Blackie has just removed the money when Police Inspector Farraday and his assistant, Sergeant Matthews arrive and accuse him of robbery. They let him escape so they can follow as they think he knows something about the stolen Monterey Diamond. Blackie arrives in Hollywood and learns that Manleder has fallen for Gloria Lane, in cahoots with a gang of crooks, and had been holding the missing diamond in trust for the owner. Gloria had asked Arthur to let her wear the diamond and it was stolen. Two gangsters had appeared at the apartment and offered to recover the diamond for $60,000, which had prompted the telegram to Blackie. The two crooks also steal the money from The Runt... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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Diamond | Apartment | Telegram | Boston Blackie | Gangster  | See more »

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THRILLS ROCK THE GLAMOUR CAPITAL! (original one-sheet poster - all caps) See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

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Columbia Pictures Corporation See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Al Herman as Cab Driver and Jessie Arnold as Tenant are cast members in studio records/casting call lists, but they did not appear or were not identifiable in the movie. Several cabs are in the movie, but their drivers were sometimes not visible. See more »

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Followed by The Phantom Thief (1946) See more »