That fact, coupled with some revived interest in the 1940s columbia b catalog, has helped make alias boston blackie one of the odder pieces of holiday programming to turn up on various vintage. Boston blackie goes hollywood is a 1942 american crime film, fourth of the fourteen boston blackie films of the 1940s columbias series of b pictures based on. Boyles stories were collected in the book boston blackie 1919, which was reprinted in 1979 by gregg press. Apparently this is a series of 14 films which i might have to. Its christmas at the boston blackie household, which means that blackie is trimming the tree and the runt is telling him that christmas trees are bad luck. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 movie moviefone. Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and deliver it to him in california. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Performing this good deed, he is accused of theft, but is allowed to proceed to hollywood to help the police find a lost diamond. She disappears after he draws the curtain, but as a former magicians assistant, uses the opportunity to escape. Once upon a time in hollywood 2019, film online subtitrat in. Wikimedia commons has media related to 1942 films for convenience, all 1942 films should be included in this category. It proved popular enough for columbia pictures to produce a total of 14 b movies, all starring morris.
Boston blackie and the law starring chester morris. The return of boston blackie full movie strongheart. Columbia pictures revived the property in 1941 with meet boston blackie, a fast, 58minute b feature starring chester morris. Boston blackie, in the 11th film of the columbia series, indulges in some wittrading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult. The return of boston blackie full movie strongheart by sheltieshangrila. Underground agent is a 1942 drama film directed by michael gordon and starring bruce bennett, leslie brooks, frank albertson, and julian rivero. Blackie out to help his pal, runt, recover some jewels. Rehabilitated exconvict boston blackie chester morris doesnt crack safes anymore, but singleminded inspector farraday richard lane is. Coeur fidele 1923 the cohens and the kellys in atlantic city 1929. Didnt get much of a hollywood impression from this film. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy.
Across the pacific 1942 alias boston blackie 1942 american empire 1942 aka my son alone andy hardys double life 1942 arabian nights 1942 bambi 1942 the big shot 1942 the big street 1942 the black swan 1942 boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 cairo 1942. Meet boston blackie is a 1941 crime film starring chester morris as boston blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as inspector farrady. Boston blackie goes hollywood boston blackie movies. Again, blackie is implicated in a crime even though innocent, ultimately resulting in farraday assuming his guilt. Boston blackie goes hollywood is a 1942 american crime film, fourth of the fourteen boston blackie films of the 1940s columbias series of b pictures based on jack boyles pulpfiction character. Chester morris usually played a hardboiled tough guy whether he was portraying an actual criminal or just a remorseless cheating husband as he was in the divorcee. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 rotten tomatoes.
With chester morris, william wright, constance worth, lloyd corrigan. Boston blackie goes hollywood by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. Reformed criminal boston blackie and his pal the runt obey the films title and head for tinseltown. Well, a mystery there is, but oddly little time is devoted to the season aside from that opening and then a.
Actor chester morris was the bestknown blackie, playing the character in 14. 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. Confessions of boston blackie starring chester morris. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Reviews of silent era films available on bluray disc and dvd. This is the twelveth movie in the boston blackie series. Stone richard lane 1942 the police nab sleuth blackie chester morris, reformed thief, caught taking cash from a friends safe. This is the second movie in the boston blackie series. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 movie 68 min starring chester morris as boston blackie. Overview of boston blackie goes hollywood, 1942, directed by michael gordon, with chester morris, william wright, constance worth, at turner classic movies. This one, directed by the insanely prolific lew landers, skips along at a nice pace, keeping the story of of an escaped prisoner trying to clear his name motoring along. A nice entry in the series 314 set at christmas time, with a frenetic and tortuously multilayered chase sequence in the middle. I actually like some of the later boston blackie films better than this one, but it is a good enough opener to the series.
Boston blackie is on the trail of stolen treasure and gets caught up in a crossfire of bullets and women. This is the third movie in the boston blackie series. Reformed criminal boston blackie and his pal the runt obey the film s title and head for tinseltown. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Boston blackie film collection mov7dvdbostonblackie. When boston blackie performs magic tricks at a thanksgiving day party for the inmates of a womens prison, dinah moran constance dowling volunteers to enter a booth.
It is the christmas holidays and reformed thief, boston blackie goes to castle theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison. Once again, blackie is suspected of committing a crime, in this instance of helping a prisoner escape. Boston blackie goes hollywood was the fourth in columbias. Ucla film and television archive writers guild of america wga. Confessions of boston blackie boston blackie movies. Blackie tracks down an escaped convict so he can prove the man is innocent. Richard lane, inspector farraday is always after boston blackie for stealing a pearl and also gets himself running around in circles trying to find something to arrest boston blackie and his sidekick george e.
Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 plot summary imdb. Boston blackie was a much darker character in these early stories than he became in later incarnations in book, film, radio and television, which dropped his opium dependence. Trailer subtitrat hacksaw ridge, in regia lui mel gibson youtube. Though the title of the fourth entry in columbias boston blackie. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. 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. Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some. The first film depiction of the excon safecracker and gentleman thief was bert lytell in two pictures in 1918 and 1919. As always, blackie spends a goodly portion of his time in disguise, assuming the identity of a bearded foreigner.
Superior to the other boston blackie movie i saw, trapped by boston blackie, which was nigh incomprehensible. Stone, playing blackie s sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. Chester morris boston blackie classic movies youtube. This includes all 1942 films that can also be found in the subcategories. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. Boston blackie films with chester morris show list info. This is the fourth movie in the boston blackie series. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. Alias boston blackie 1942 reformed thief boston blackie chester morris organizes a christmas show for inmates at a prison. Stone, playing blackies sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others.
She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 despite the title of boston blackie goes hollywood 1942, jack boyles immortal character boston blackie, who first appeared in published stories in 1914, actually went hollywood many years earlier. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 the movie database. Well, a mystery there is, but oddly little time is devoted to the season aside from that opening and then a bit at the end. In this film, harriet hillard is the wife of ozzie nelson who made famous their favorite tv show. I thought this was a fairly enjoyable little b movie. The pace is fast, it is a well edited movie, but the script here is just not quite up to the usual high blackie quality. Boston blackie the devils daughters season 1, episode 16. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. It was preceded by meet boston blackie, confessions of boston blackie and followed by boston blackie goes hollywood. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A woman consigns a family heirloom to a pair of unscrupulous art dealers in order to raise money to help her sick brother. See the full list of boston blackie goes hollywood cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. It proved popular enough for columbia pictures to produce a total of 14 b movies.
As usual, inspector farraday richard lane thinks blackie has stolen a priceless diamond and is hot on his trail. Home new releases bestsellers clearance books dvds music downloads. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 posters the movie. This collection presents the first four boston blackie stories to be published, prefaced by an autobiographical piece by boyle, who wrote them all under the pseudonym. Start streaming a complimentary selection of shows and movies while you wait for your xfinity tv service to be installed. A reformed thief brings a magic show to a womans prison and gets mixed up in an escape. The return of boston blackie full movie strongheart youtube. Read the full synopsis of alias boston blackie, 1942, directed by lew landers, with chester morris, adele mara, richard lane, at turner classic movies. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 directed by michael gordon. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 boston blackie goes. The first film depiction of the excon safecracker and gentleman thief was bert lytell in two pictures in. Lloyd nolan goes to work for a millionaire and his daughter. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 this is the fourth movie in the boston blackie series. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 rehabilitated exconvict boston blackie chester morris doesnt crack safes anymore, but singleminded inspector farraday richard lane is determined to link.
Stone, constance worth, and william wright in boston blackie goes hollywood 1942. When hes framed for robbery, a reformed thief takes off to find the real culprit. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 movie 68 min starring chester morris as boston blackie boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 part 1 of 8 2 of 8 3 of 8 4 of 8 5 of 8 6 of 8 7 of 8 8 of 8. Boston blackie films with chester morris list challenges. Boston blackie goes hollywood cast and crew tv guide. Boston blackie goes hollywood starring chester morris. Boston blackie goes hollywood 1942 release info imdb. Confessions of boston blackie is a 1941 american crime film directed by edward dmytryk and starring chester morris and harriet hilliard. Rmn cpr best hollywood action movies nung super filme. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. Alias boston blackie 1942 is the third in a series of columbia pictures b movies starring chester morris as boston blackie.
Castelul palarierului hatters castle 1942 subtitrat in romana. Boston blackie, as written by jack boyle, is an unrepentant criminal who lives by a strict honor among thieves moral code. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr by. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of boston blackie goes hollywood with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The cohens and the kellys in atlantic city 1929 college 1927 the college. You are invited to listen to and download old time radio shows here.