Alias Boston Blackie

Alias Boston Blackie (1942)Cast and Crew

Movie"Blackie's got an eye-full of alibi... but cops don't believe in looks!"

Cast

C
Chester Morris
as Boston Blackie
A
Adele Mara
as Eve Sanders
R
Richard Lane
as Inspector Farraday
G
George E. Stone
as The Runt
L
Lloyd Corrigan
as Arthur Manleder
W
Walter Sande
as Detective Mathews
L
Larry Parks
as Joe Trilby
G
George McKay
as Roggi McKay
C
Cy Kendall
as Jumbo Madigan
P
Paul Fix
as Steve Caveroni
B
Ben Taggart
as Warden
E
Ernie Adams
as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
L
Lloyd Bridges
as Bus Driver (uncredited)
E
Edmund Cobb
as Police Dispatcher Sergeant (uncredited)
H
Harry Depp
as Mr. Jones - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
M
Mike Donovan
as Policeman (uncredited)
L
Lester Dorr
as Henry - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
B
Bud Geary
as Policeman (uncredited)
K
Kit Guard
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
D
Dave Harper
as Policeman (uncredited)
A
Al Herman
as Guard (uncredited)
G
George Hickman
as Elevator Boy (uncredited)
D
Dick Jensen
as Martin - Driver of Squad Car 29 (uncredited)
W
William Lally
as Policeman (uncredited)
E
Eddie Laughton
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
J
James T. Mack
as Bill - Manleder's Valet (uncredited)
T
Teddy Mangean
as Singing Telegram Boy #1 (uncredited)
S
Sidney Miller
as Herman - Bellhop (uncredited)
E
Eileen O'Hearn
as Hotel Maid (uncredited)
L
Lee Prather
as Guard Counting Guests (uncredited)
F
Frank Richards
as Mack - Prisoner Next to Joe (uncredited)
F
Francis Sayles
as Laundry Proprietor (uncredited)
W
Walter Soderling
as Dr. Crane (uncredited)
C
Cyril Thornton
as Meggs - Manleder's Chauffeur (uncredited)
D
Duke York
as Johnson - Policeman in Squad Car 29 (uncredited)
S
Suzanne Ridgway
as Chorus Girl (uncredited)

Crew

P
Paul Yawitz
Screenplay
L
Lew Landers
Director
P
Philip Tannura
Director of Photography
W
Wallace MacDonald
Producer
R
Richard Fantl
Editor
L
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
R
Robert Peterson
Assistant Art Director
M
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
J
Jack Boyle
Characters

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.