Boston Blackie and the Law
Crime • Mystery
Theatrical Release (US)
~ A WOMAN WHO WORKED AT MURDER! ~
Overview:
Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.
Director:
D. Ross Lederman
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$0.00
Revenue:
Key words:
Cast
Chester Morris
~ as ~
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Trudy Marshall
Irene
Constance Dowling
Dinah Moran
Richard Lane
Inspector Farraday
George E. Stone
The Runt
Frank Sully
Sgt. Matthews
Warren Ashe
John Lampau, alias John Jani
Selmer Jackson
Warden Lund
Wanda Perry
Secretary (uncredited)
CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
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The first twenty minutes or so of this are quite entertaining. Who knew that "Blackie" (Chester Morris) was a dab hand at magic tricks? Well he takes his cabinet to a women's prison where he asks inmate "Dinah" (Constance Dowling) to have a go. Next thing, sirens are going off and there's no trace. "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane) and sidekick "Matthews" (Frank Sully) drag him in for questioning and we have some playful mischief around this magical device before, well it's soon not much use for anything but bonfire fodder. Meantime, there's a standard who robbed who and wants their share revenge drama bubbling away that sees the scheming "Irene" (Trudy Marshall) playing a shrewd game to secure the loot. It's quite quickly paced and there's some fun to be had - usually at the expense of the police and some singeing of $1,000 bills - before the ending that isn't quite what you might have been expecting. This is quite an amiable outing for "Blackie" with some comedy, spatting and sleight of hand to keep in interesting.
