Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. Boston blackies life gets complicated when maniac murderer james. The humorless farraday was on the receiving end of blackies bad puns and word play. Meet boston blackie is the first of fourteen boston blackie films that began the new. There is a man who gets murdered and his body is hidden in a statue with a secret door on the back. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the phantom thief 1946 boston blackie and the law 1946 on one dvd. Nov 24, 2014 i claim no ownership rights to this clip. Overview of boston blackies rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. Boston blackie s life gets complicated when maniac murderer james cook steve cochran goes on a killing spree while pretending to be boston blackie. Always suspicious, farraday was constantly trying to arrest blackie for something. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945this is the ninth in the boston blackie series and is considered one of the best.
Boston blackies life gets complicated when maniac murderer james cook steve cochran goes on a killing spree while pretending to be boston blackie. Refusing to accept blackie s explanation about jimmy s visit, farraday arrests the ex convict and takes him to police headquarters. The last part of the previous sentence goes a long way toward explaining why boston blackies rendezvous 1945 is one of the weakest entries in columbias successful movie series. A reformed thief accidentally sells a phony first edition of dickens, which triggers a murder. Blackie hunts for an escaped lunatic on a murder spree. Boston blackies out to stop an escaped maniac on a killing spree. Boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 this is the ninth in the boston blackie series and is considered one of the best. A close call for boston blackie 1946 this is the tenth movie in the boston blackie series. Boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 0705 1945 us crime, drama, mystery 1h 4m. A close call for boston blackie 1946this is the tenth movie in the.
Chester morris stars as the title character, horatio boston blackie black, as. This old time radio series began airing on june 23, 1944 and continued to run on nbc network until september of the same year. Boston blackie s rendezvous starring chester morris. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 07051945 us crime, drama, mystery 1h 4m user score. 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, and boston blackies chinese venture 1949. Farraday couldnt find his rear end with both hands and a flashlight. Blackie is a reformed jewel thief and safecrackerbut hes not a murderer. Blackie is a reformed jewel thief and safecrackerbut hes not a murderer, and you would think that farraday would realize this.
Boston blackie films collection 7 dvdr 14 films 19411949. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 the movie database. Reformed safecracker boston blackie is visited by his friend, millionaire arthur manleder, who frantically begs blackie to help him locate his nephew, jimmy casey, a homicidal maniac who has just escaped from a sanitarium. In this one, crookturnedsleuth blackie chester morris tries. Boston blackies rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss. Boston blackies chinese venture 1949 page 1 of 1 previous next page. Boston blackie is a rather peculiar character to include in this site as he wasnt a p. Boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on. As manleder recalls the boys case history, jimmy listens from a fire escape outside blackies hotel room window. Meanwhile, jimmy has returned to blackie s hotel room and is in the process of writing a note to sally, arranging a rendezvous at her apartment that night, when the maid enters the room. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the. Stone, playing blackie s sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. After blackie goes to bed, jimmy sneaks into his room and. This is the ninth in the boston blackie series and is considered one of the best. Boston blackie s rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss. Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree. Boston blackies rendezvous by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who.
Read the full synopsis of boston blackies rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. Chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, richard lane, george e. The boston blackie franchise began with author jack boyles first story about his modern robin hoodlike character, horatio black, known to friend and foe as boston blackie. With chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, richard lane. Boston blackies rendezvous starring chester morris. En this service does not allow download watch movies online, only offers information about movies around the.
In this one, crookturnedsleuth blackie chester morris tries to track down homicidal maniac james cook steve cochran. Nov 16, 2014 the boston blackie radio series, also starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for amos n andy. Boston blackie films with chester morris show list info. Stone, playing blackies sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. In april of 1945, boston blackie was added to the radio line up permanently and was on the air until 1950. Three or four complete movies on each dvd, complete with menu. Boston blackie film collection mov7dvdbostonblackie. Shop boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr. Blackie dated mary wesley jan miner, and for the first half of the series, his best pal shorty was always on hand. The boston blackie radio series, also starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for amos n andy. 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 s rendezvous 1945 reformed thief blackie chester morris, amateur sleuth, tracks an escaped strangler steve cochran posing as blackie. April 20, 1924 december 5, 20082 was a dutch american actress. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings.
My name is julia ross 1945 columbia pictures hd movie title. Blackie 1942, boston blackie goes hollywood 1942, after midnight with boston blackie 1943, the chance of a lifetime 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. After signing a contract with columbia pictures at age 19, foch became a regular in the studios horror pictures and films noir before establishing herself as a leading lady in the mid1940s through the 1950s, often playing roles as cool, aloof. Made shortly before the beginning of world war ii, a conflict that most people saw coming, movies with patriotism and spies were common up to two years before pearl.
Richard lane, who plays bostons longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. That is if blackie can keep from being arrested by moronic inspector farraday, who has the wrong suspect as usual. Eddie hall boston blackies rendezvous 1945 youtube. Boston blackie s rendezvous quite transcended its bpicture origins, and was easily the best of columbias boston blackie series. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 this is the ninth in the boston blackie series and is considered one of the best. Prowling the underworld as a detective in adaptations for films, radio, and television, the detective boston blackie was an enemy to. A former safecracker and confidence man, blackie eventually reformed and became an enemy to those who make him an enemy, a friend to those who have no friend. 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 film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr by. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. As originally created by author jack boyle, he was a safecracker a hardened criminal who had served time in a california prison. All movies are in region 0 ntsc format and are supplied in protective plastic sleeves. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 reformed thief blackie chester morris, amateur sleuth, tracks an escaped strangler steve cochran posing as blackie.
Morris was the first to take the role into radio during its first season on. Boston blackies rendezvous quite transcended its bpicture origins, and was easily the best of columbias boston blackie series. All paypal payments will show as being made to blazin games our parent company. Boston blackie booked on suspicion 1945 this is the eighth movie in the boston blackie series.
Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at. Boston blackie s out to stop an escaped maniac on a killing spree. Cook has been committing a number of violent murders while posing as blackie. Boston blackie films collection 7 dvdr 14 films 19411949 etsy. Boston blackie films with chester morris list challenges. Reformed thief blackie chester morris, amateur sleuth, tracks an escaped strangler steve cochran posing as blackie. Boston blackie film collection 14 movies 8 dvdr with chester morris. Blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 cast and crew moviefone. This opener to the series has a patriotic theme, with blackies chivalry on board an ocean liner leading to the infiltration of a nest of spies. The definitive boston blackie radio log with chester.
Boston blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. Boston blackie, the suave crookturneddetective created by pulp writer jack boyle, had been popping up sporadically in films for nearly two decades by the time columbia launched its boston blackie series in 1941. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. This fictional character was created by author jack boyle and was originally a jewel thief. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Boston blackie s rendezvous quite transcended its bpicture origins, and was easily the best of columbia s boston blackie series. Overview of boston blackie s rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. A leading lady of the tall, blonde nina foch rhymes with gosh usually played cool, aloof and often foreign, women of sophisticat. I actually like some of the later boston blackie films better than this one, but it is a good enough opener to the series. However, succeeding adaptations in both film and radio revamped the work of boyle and boston blackie the detective was born. Sponsored by rinso, the series continued until september 15 of. The old time radio show was originally a summer replacement for amos and andy in 1944. To further complicate matters, the murderer kidnaps sally brown nina foch to keep boston blackie at bay.
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