Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.
Release Date | 1943-10-26 |
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Runtime | 1h 5m |
Directors | William Castle, Ernest Miller, Earl Bellamy, Morris Stoloff |
Producer | Wallace MacDonald |
Writers | Jack Boyle, Paul Yawitz |
This time, "Boston" (Chester Morris) comes up with a proposal to the Governor that would allow some trusted prisoners to come and work in a factory to assist with the war effort. He agrees that they can live at his apartment but before long is embroiled in a plan to prove that "Dooley" (Erik Rolf) was set up for a murder he didn't commit. Unusually, "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) is in on the plot to use "Blackie" as bait for the real criminal - well, him and $60,000 - and using some sleight of hand and his gang of well-meaning convicts lays a trap for... This doesn't hang about, is tightly cast with series regulars and with a more solid story than many of the other outings for an on form Morris, it passes an hour with a few red herrings and a precarious window-dangled confession at the end.
— CinemaSerf