A Close Call for Boston Blackie

A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)Cast and Crew

Movie"BLACKIE TRIPS A BLONDE .... To Trap a Killer!"

Cast

C
Chester Morris
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
L
Lynn Merrick
as Geraldine 'Gerry' Peyton
R
Richard Lane
as Inspector Farraday
F
Frank Sully
as Sgt. Matthews
G
George E. Stone
as The Runt
C
Claire Carleton
as Mamie Kirwin
R
Russell Hicks
as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
C
Charles Lane
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
E
Erik Rolf
as Smiley Slade (uncredited)
J
John Tyrrell
as Policeman (uncredited)
E
Emmett Vogan
as Coroner (uncredited)
W
Wanda Perry
as Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)

Crew

L
Lew Landers
Director
J
Jerome Thoms
Editor
B
Ben Markson
Screenplay
P
Paul Yawitz
Story
J
Jack Boyle
Writer
J
John Stone
Producer

Boston Blackie Collection

Jack Boyle's stories first appeared in the early 20th Century. "The Price of Principle" was a short story in the July 1914 issue of The American Magazine. Boyle's character also turned up in Cosmopolitan. In 1917, Redbook published the novelette "Boston Blackie’s Mary," and the magazine brought the character back with "The Heart of the Lily" (February, 1921). Boyle's stories were collected in the book Boston Blackie (1919), which was reprinted in 1979 by Gregg Press. Boyle died in 1928. [edit]Films The earliest film adaptations were silent, dating from 1918 to 1927. Columbia Pictures revived the property in 1941 with Meet Boston Blackie, a fast, 58-minute "B" feature starring Chester Morris. Although the running time was brief, Columbia gave the picture good production values and an imaginative director (Robert Florey). The film was successful, and a series followed.