It is the thirteenth of fourteen columbia pictures films starring chester morris as reformed crook boston blackie, and the final film with george e. Blackie was played by the actor who portrayed blackie in the movies, chester morris. Although his girlfriend, mary wesley, refuses to accept the fact boston blackie is ostensibly in love with helen carver, a girl who is. 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. Boston blackie is the novelization of a group of pulp short stories by jack boyle 18811928. Boston blackie booked on suspicion also known as booked on suspicion is the eighth of 14 columbia pictures b movies starring chester morris as reformed thief boston blackie.
Trapped by boston blackie 1948 this is the thirteenth movie in the boston blackie series. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr with chester morris. With chester morris, june vincent, richard lane, patricia barry. Boston blackie and the law 1946 this is the twelfth movie in the boston blackie series. When private detective joe kenyon loses his life in a freak automobile accident, his friend, boston blackie, a reformed jewel thief turned private detective, offers to help his wife helen run her husbands detective business. The private eye officially assigned to guard the pearls is mysteriously killed or so it seems, whereupon the necklace vanishes.
The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to. Boston blackie and the law starring chester morris. Blackie eventually made his television debut with the 1950s tv series the adventures of boston blackie. Much as i like chester morris and the boston blackie series, when you see these films in close proximity to one another, the formula becomes a little bit of a bore. Boston blackie films with chester morris show list info.
A reformed thief brings a magic show to a womans prison and gets mixed up in an escape. It boasts plenty of plot convolutions to fill an hours running time, and plenty of opportunity for morris and the series other regulars to provide the witty performances that gave the blackie. The boston blackie radio show was on the air for weeks in 1944 then for five years from 1945 to 1950. Ross lederman starring chester morris as boston blackie also starring trudy marshall, constance dowling, richard lane. The american film institute is grateful to sir paul getty kbe and the sir paul getty kbe estate for their dedication to the art of the moving image and their support for the afi catalog of feature films and without whose support afi would not have been able to achieve this historical landmark in this epic scholarly endeavor. Cast chester morris as boston blackie lynn merrick as geraldine gerry peyton richard lane as inspector farraday frank sully as sergeant matthews george e. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 the thiefturnedprivate detective comes under suspicion when the priceless pearls hes been guarding are stolen. Boston blackie is a reformed safecracker, and jewel thief, who has a strict code of honor. Carter, who owns one of the worlds most expensive pearl necklaces. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Blackie and mary arrive at a stable and rent a couple of horses. Chicago boston blackies gallery chicago map chicago menu chicago gallery chicago menu chicago gallery.
Trapped by boston blackie 1948 seymour friedman, chester morris, june vincent, richard lane february 14, 2019 when boston blackies private detective friend joe kenyon is killed in an auto crash under suspicious circumstances, blackie makes an offer to mrs. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 seymour friedman, chester. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 chester morris dvd saved from. There is the goofy side kick, the lovely girlfriend, and the suspicious inspector.
Based upon a character created by jack boyle for short stories appearing in the american, cosmopolitan and redbook magazines in the 1900s. Boston blackie, as written by jack boyle, is an unrepentant criminal who. Trapped by boston blackie 1948, columbia 67 minutes based on characters created by jack boyle directed by seymour. This is the thirteenth movie in the boston blackie series. 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. Boston blackies chinese venture 1949 page 1 of 1 previous next page. The return of boston blackie manufactured on demand. In trapped by boston blackie, blackie and his weaselly sidekick, the runt george e. Although his girlfriend, mary wesley, refuses to accept the fact boston blackie is ostensibly in love with helen carver, a girl who is promoting blackie while working for henry kane.
Trapped by boston blackie 1948 jan 24, 2015 trapped by boston blackie 1948 was the penultimate entry number thirteen, for those keeping score in columbia pictures successful movie series based on the character created by jack boyle. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He will not snitch on anyone, even if it means it goes poorly for himself. Then, stolen pearls find their way into blackies safe. After midnight with boston blackie chester morris might have been one of hollywoods most ubiquitous faces over the first generation of the talking picture, appearing in some 75 movies in the twenty years following his namemaking turn in roland wests alibi 1929. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 seymour friedman, chester morris, june vincent, richard lane. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 was the penultimate entry number. Descargar trapped by boston blackie1948 peliculas en. After blackie is lured out with a decoy telephone call, the body disappears. The boy friend of the secretary to a mystery writer bursts into their office and jealously knocks the writer out. Blackie must locate the real crook before the cops arrest him on suspicion. Mary and blackie return home early from the pictures to. The texican 1966 audie murphy the red badge of courage and broderick crawford 1949 oscarwinner best actor, all the kings men star as sworn enemies who battle it out for control of an entire town in this actionpacked western adventure.
Boston blackies blow caught him on the chin, and ellis sprawled across the room and toppled to the floor. After midnight with boston blackie turner classic movies. Buy directly from the worlds most awesome indie brands. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 directed by seymour. Patricia barry, chester morris, and june vincent in trapped by boston blackie 1948 patricia barry, chester morris, and june vincent in trapped by boston blackie 1948. When a friend is murdered, blackie helps the widow keep the family detective agency open by volunteering to work guard duty at a society party. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Stone, are hired to protect a valuable pearl necklace at a highsociety party, but it goes missing from under blackies nose, and. This is the twelveth movie in the boston blackie series. The return of boston blackie is a 1927 lowbudget, silent, drama genre film starring bob custer.
Meet boston blackie by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. With the advent of talkies, glen continued with the genre in movies such as under texas skies 1930 and law of the rio grande 1931. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 was the penultimate entry number thirteen, for those keeping score in columbia pictures successful movie series based on the character created by jack boyle. Trapped by boston blackie is a 1948 american crime drama directed by seymour friedman. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr with. After midnight with boston blackie 1943 one mysterious night 1944 boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945 boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the phantom thief 1946 boston blackie and the law 1946 trapped by boston blackie 1948 boston blackie s chinese venture 1949 the return of boston blackie. Guineabissau, haiti, hong kong, hungary, iceland, indonesia, ireland, israel, italy, jamaica. Blackie, an excon with a college education, is a jewel thief based in san francisco, who outwits the cops with the help of his wife mary. Boston blackie films with chester morris list challenges. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in boyles stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television.
Your results click the show my results button above to calculate your results. Dec 19, 2017 boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle. The story has about one minute missing from the middle, some public service announcements and the program closing has been deleted. Kenyon to take his place as a guard at a party given by the wealthy mrs. Boston blackie and the law 1946, columbia 66 minutes based on characters created by jack boyle directed by d. Raymond glen was a rodeo performer before becoming a leading man of silent westerns billed as bob custer. Boston blackie had a limited cast of regular characters. 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. In a second blackie was upon him again, grasping his throat in a frenzy of savagery. Actor chester morris was the bestknown blackie, playing the character in 14. Shes got nerve to come here anyway among decent women, the the word never left his lips.
When boston blackies private detective friend joe kenyon is killed in an auto crash under suspicious circumstances, blackie makes an offer to mrs. It is the thirteenth of fourteen columbia pictures films starring. Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it. The original week show was a sumer replacement for amos and andy. Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at. The private eye officially assigned to guard the pearls is mysteriously killed. Its not a particularly strong example of what the franchise had to offer, mostly due to a rather convoluted script courtesy of maurice tombragel. Stone, and june vincent in trapped by boston blackie 1948 patricia barry, chester morris, george e. Boston blackie, played by kent taylor on television, was originally the hero of more than a dozen 1940s b movies, and the lead protagonist in this memorable tv show that aired in syndication. Boston blackie audiobook jack boyle 1881 1928 boston blackie is the novelization of a group of pulp short stories by jack boyle 18811928. Apr 16, 2015 boston blackie audiobook jack boyle 1881 1928 boston blackie is the novelization of a group of pulp short stories by jack boyle 18811928. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881. Critics believe that morris brought more depth of character to the part because he played the character in six films before moving to radio.
Guinea bissau, haiti, hong kong, hungary, iceland, indonesia, ireland, israel, italy, jamaica. Trapped by boston blackie 1948 when the pearl necklace hes been hired to guard goes missing, a reformed thief is the prime suspect. In this film, blackie poses as a guard at a society party where the hostess intends to display her new necklace. A close call for boston blackie 1946 is the tenth of fourteen columbia pictures crime films starring chester morris as boston blackie. By the time of the series fifth entry, after midnight with boston blackie 1943, the formula had been well established, and the film is exemplary. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. Trapped by boston blackie was the twelfth in columbias boston blackie b series. The prints are complete and with great quality, certainly well worth the reasonable cost as this is the only edition that brings you the entire series in one fell. Stone, and june vincent in trapped by boston blackie 1948. After midnight with boston blackie 1943 one mysterious night 1944 boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945 boston blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the phantom thief 1946 boston blackie and the law 1946 trapped by boston blackie 1948 boston blackies chinese venture 1949 the return of boston blackie. Blackie loves helen boston blackie crime old time radio.
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