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The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)Cast and Crew

Movie"ARRESTED FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT!"

Cast

C
Chester Morris
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
E
Erik Rolf
as Dooley Watson
J
Jeanne Bates
as Mary Watson
R
Richard Lane
as Insp. John Farraday
G
George E. Stone
as The Runt
L
Lloyd Corrigan
as Arthur Manleder
D
Douglas Fowley
as Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
S
Sid Melton
as Benny Hines (Uncredited)
R
Ray Teal
as Policeman Joe (Uncredited)
M
Maude Eburne
as Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
A
Arthur Hunnicutt
as Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited)
C
Cy Kendall
as Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
L
Larry Olsen
as Johnny Watson (Uncredited)
P
Pierre Watkin
as State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
W
Walter Sande
as Detective Sergeant Matthews (Uncredited)
J
Jack Carr
as Carpet Man (Uncredited)
R
Richard Alexander
as Carpet Man (Uncredited)
G
George Anderson
as Warden J.A. Edwards (Uncredited)
J
Jessie Arnold
as Woman in Hallway (Uncredited)
T
Trevor Bardette
as Manny Vogel (Uncredited)
E
Eddie Bruce
as Sandy (Uncredited)
S
Sally Cairns
as Richie Adair (Uncredited)
E
Eddy Chandler
as Policeman Frank (Uncredited)
J
James Conaty
as Parole Board Member (Uncredited)
H
Heinie Conklin
as Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
M
Marie De Becker
as Miss Bailey (Uncredited)
S
Sayre Dearing
as Reporter at Parole Board Hearing (Uncredited)
M
Minta Durfee
as Woman in Hallway (Uncredited)
B
Ben Erway
as Prison Warden Root (Uncredited)
J
Jerry Frank
as George Phillips (Uncredited)
J
Joel Friedkin
as Joe Painter (Uncredited)
K
Kit Guard
as Wilfred Thompson (Uncredited)
J
John Harmon
as Red Taggart (Uncredited)
C
Carl M. Leviness
as Parole Board Member (Uncredited)
G
George Magrill
as Policeman (Uncredited)
A
Al Murphy
as William Jones (Uncredited)
F
Forbes Murray
as Chairman of Parole Board (Uncredited)
F
Frank O'Connor
as Policeman (Uncredited)
B
Brian O'Hara
as Parker Gray (Uncredited)
D
Dick Rush
as Policeman Lally (Uncredited)
H
Harry Semels
as Jerome Wagner (Uncredited)
J
John Tyrrell
as Driver (Uncredited)
B
Bobby Hale
as British Newsman (uncredited)

Crew

P
Paul Yawitz
Writer
J
Jack Boyle
Characters
W
William Castle
Director
R
Robert Priestley
Set Decoration
W
Wallace MacDonald
Producer
P
Paul Murphy
Art Direction
J
Jerome Thoms
Editor
E
Earl Bellamy
Assistant Director
C
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
E
Ernest Miller
Director of Photography
L
Lionel Banks
Art Direction
S
Sidney Cutner
Additional Music
E
Earl Snyder
Sound Engineer
M
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
M
Matty Roubert
Stunts
G
George Magrill
Stunts
W
Werner R. Heymann
Additional Music
B
Ben Oakland
Additional Music
C
Chuck Hamilton
Stunts
G
Gregory Stone
Additional Music
F
Friedrich Hollaender
Additional Music
G
George Parrish
Additional Music
E
Eddie Parker
Stunts

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.