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Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)

Movie"Killing Low-Down on High Society!"
Audience Score
66
Trapped by Boston Blackie
NR 1 hr 7 minMay 13th, 1948Crime, MysteryBoston Blackie Collection PosterPart of Boston Blackie Collection
Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it.
StarringChester MorrisJune VincentRichard Lane
DirectorSeymour Friedman

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:May 13th, 1948
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Columbia Pictures
Movie Tags:
boston blackie

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.