Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
"Boston Blackie's Rendezvous" (original title)

Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

Director:

Arthur Dreifuss

Writers:

Edward Dein (screenplay), Fred Schiller (from a story by),

Stars:

Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran

Cast

Cast overview:
Chester Morris	...	Boston Blackie
Nina Foch	...	Sally Brown
Steve Cochran	...	Jimmy Cook
Richard Lane	...	Inspector John Farraday
George E. Stone	...	The Runt
Frank Sully	...	Detective Sgt Matthews
Iris Adrian	...	Martha

Storyline

Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

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Plot Keywords:

disguised voice | disguise | roommate | letter | photograph | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blackie's Rendezvous

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

64 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Steve Cochran, who's noticeably taller and broader than Chester Morris, steals one of his suits out of his closet, and it fits perfectly.

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Connections

Followed by Boston Blackie (1951)

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Soundtracks

"Prize Song"
(uncredited)
from "Die Meistersinger"
Written by Richard Wagner

User Reviews

Full with guys full of mysterious woyirds

Rendezvous was a harder entry in the Blackie series (9/14), dealing with a cunning escaped lunatic who strangles women as easy as breathing. The loony was played by wide eyed and breathless tough cookie Steve Cochran, who managed to pin a murder onto Blackie and Runt, who have Farraday and Matthews after them as usual.

Some neat detective moments trying to track down the woman he was really after. The worst thing about the film to me is the pointless murder of the hotel chambermaid - we knew he was a bad hat to be avoided anyway without that - and afterwards her body was the subject of a short comedy routine! Harder, like I said.

But as to be expected, lots of witty repartee between the main protagonists make it another good b picture to watch in the best Boston Blackie mould.