Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

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Theatrical Release (US)

~ Murder in Chinatown ~

Overview:

Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.

Director:

Seymour Friedman

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

radio series
boston blackie

Cast

Chester Morris

~ as ~

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Maylia Fong

~ as ~

Mei Ling

Joan Woodbury

~ as ~

Red, the Bar-Girl

Don McGuire

~ as ~

Les, the Bus Guide

Richard Lane

~ as ~

Inspector William R. Farraday

Sid Tomack

~ as ~

The Runt

Frank Sully

~ as ~

Sergeant Matthews

Charles Arnt

~ as ~

Pop Gerard

Luis van Rooten

~ as ~

Bill Craddock (as Louis Van Rooten)

Philip Ahn

~ as ~

Wong Chung Shee

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
6
It doesn't seem to matter just how many times "Blackie" (Chester Morris) helps the police, they alway jump to the conclusion that he's the guilty party whenever there is a body! This time, he leaves a laundry only for the owner to be found dead. "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane) and his nice but dim "Sgt. Matthews" (Frank Sully) are on the case and with the blame looming, it falls to our erstwhile crook and his pal "The Runt" (newcomer Sid Tomack) to explore the underground antics of the Chinese community and find out if it's a dodgy gambling racket, or maybe some seamy private dancing, or perhaps the Tongs really are chasing around the basements wielding axes with menace. The intrigue grows more mysterious as "Mei Ling" (Maylia) enters the fray and for just shy of an hour we have an entertaining little crime thriller. It's quite well paced with some light comedy and precisely no jeopardy. Passes the time fine, though.