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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)

Movie"Strangler on the Loose! Copper on the Trail! SHOCKER on the Screen!"
Audience Score
44
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
NR 1 hr 4 minJul 5th, 1945Crime, MysteryBoston Blackie Collection PosterPart of Boston Blackie Collection
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
StarringChester MorrisNina FochSteve Cochran
DirectorArthur Dreifuss
WriterEdward Dein

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:July 5th, 1945
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures
Movie Tags:
murderhostageinsane asylumkilling spreeblackfaceboston blackieescaped patient

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.