Blackie hunts for an escaped lunatic on a murder spree. Kane is sent to seek out and destroy them all, no rules will. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 the movie database. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in boyles stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and televisionan enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. On one visit in the past i was outvoted and had to go elsewhere, but this last visit i was on my own. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.
Meet the man who has lived alone on an island for 31 years national geographic. Of course, the inspector immediately suspects blackie of being involved. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Actor chester morris was the bestknown blackie, playing the character in 14. Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Boston blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him.
Agreeing to help track down jimmy, blackie is soon mixed up inyes, a murder, and yes, blackies old friendly nemesis inspector farraday is right there to pin the crime on blackie. Boston blackies life gets complicated when maniac murderer james. Refusing to accept blackie s explanation about jimmy s visit, farraday arrests the ex convict and takes him to police headquarters. Boston blackie s rendezvous quite transcended its bpicture origins, and was easily the best of columbias boston blackie series. Boston blackie s rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss. A close call for boston blackie 1946 radio spirits. Boston blackie, the suave crookturneddetective created by pulp writer jack boyle, had been popping up sporadically in films for nearly two decades by the time columbia launched its boston blackie series in 1941. Boston blackie films with chester morris list challenges. So i guess bottom line, boston blackie s will cook you a decent burger and bring it to you fast, but youd better not ask any questions about the menu, because even the chefs dont know what is in their food. In april of 1945, boston blackie was added to the radio line up permanently and was on the air until 1950. In this film, a psychopath steve cochran escapes from an asylum and begins to strangle various women. Now it is blackie s job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother. Blackie is a reformed jewel thief and safecrackerbut hes not a murderer, and you would think that farraday would realize this.
Boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 dvd chester morris nina foch. Actor chester morris poses for a portrait in circa 1945. Boston blackie s rendezvous by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. To further complicate matters, the murderer kidnaps sally brown nina foch to keep boston blackie at bay. The boston blackie character first appeared in the american magazine in 1914, well before the hard boiled crowd took over the pages of the. Nov 16, 2014 the boston blackie radio series, also starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for amos n andy. Overview of boston blackies rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. Boston blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. Blackie s clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. Ferrer was mostly a jobbing actor in the 1970s, working much in italy. The last part of the previous sentence goes a long way toward explaining why boston blackies rendezvous 1945 is one of the weakest entries in columbias successful movie series.
From fast food to fancy, everyone has always been nice about it, except boston blackie s. Richard lane, inspector farraday is always after boston blackie for stealing a pearl and also gets himself running around in circles trying to find something to arrest boston blackie and his sidekick george e. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Boston blackie film collection mov7dvdbostonblackie. Overview of boston blackie s rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies.
Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. Boston blackie films collection 7 dvdr 14 films 19411949 etsy. Again, blackie is implicated in a crime even though innocent, ultimately resulting in farraday assuming his guilt. The red network adopted the character and the series as a summer replacement for amos n andy. Boston blackies rendezvous lobbycard chester morris nina foch steve cochran 1945. This is the ninth in the boston blackie series and is considered one of the best. There is a man who gets murdered and his body is hidden in a statue with a secret door on the back.
Boston blackie films with chester morris show list info. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. A reformed thief accidentally sells a phony first edition of dickens, which triggers a murder. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in the american magazine, july 1914, in a. Read the full synopsis of boston blackies rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. In this one, crookturnedsleuth blackie chester morris tries. Stone, playing blackie s sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others.
Reformed thief blackie chester morris, amateur sleuth, tracks an escaped strangler steve cochran posing as blackie. Boston blackies rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss. May 17, 2011 blackie dated mary wesley jan miner, and for the first half of the series, his best pal shorty was always on hand. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the.
Boston blackies closed in chicago, il 60611 citysearch. Maybe it is because of blackie s original radio sponsor, rinso. Italia latinoamerica magyarorszag nederland new zealand norge. Cook has been committing a number of violent murders while posing as blackie. Always suspicious, farraday was constantly trying to arrest blackie for something. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. Boston blackies rendezvous by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. Sponsored by rinso, the series continued until september 15 of.
Boston blackie s life gets complicated when maniac murderer james cook steve cochran goes on a killing spree while pretending to be boston blackie. Bruce humberstone mistaken identity romantic musical crime donald woods, s. Meanwhile, jimmy has returned to blackie s hotel room and is in the process of writing a note to sally, arranging a rendezvous at her apartment that night, when the maid enters the room. In this one, crookturnedsleuth blackie chester morris tries to track down homicidal maniac james cook steve cochran. The humorless farraday was on the receiving end of blackies bad puns and word play. Cast chester morris nina foch steve cochran runtime. All paypal payments will show as being made to blazin games our parent company. Eddie hall boston blackies rendezvous 1945 youtube. An evil terrorist cell will stop at nothing to destroy society. Boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 out of 4 ninth film in columbia s boston blackie series once again features chester morris in the role. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. Boston blackies rendezvous quite transcended its bpicture origins, and was easily the best of columbias boston blackie series. Ferrer directed the girl of the limberlost 1945, starring ruth nelson.
Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. Blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the. The old time radio show was originally a summer replacement for amos and andy in 1944. All movies are in region 0 ntsc format and are supplied in protective plastic sleeves. Reluctantly dragooned into helping her man and blackie out of the hot water. Boston blackie s rendezvous starring chester morris. With chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, richard lane.
But just as character favorite iris adrian walked off with boston blackies rendezvous 1945, a close call for boston blackie is the victim of further onscreen larceny with the presence of claire carleton, who plays the runts ditzy blonde girlfriend mamie kerwin. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 cast and crew moviefone. As originally created by author jack boyle, he was a safecracker a hardened criminal who had served time in a california prison. Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at. This old time radio series began airing on june 23, 1944 and continued to run on nbc network until september of the same year. However, succeeding adaptations in both film and radio revamped the work of boyle and boston blackie the detective was born. Shop boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr. Three or four complete movies on each dvd, complete with menu. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to boston blackie s rendezvous. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies.
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