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Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

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Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1945-05-10

Runtime: 66 mins

Director: Arthur Dreifuss

Writer: Jack Boyle

Spoken language: English

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Original title: Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Production Companies: Columbia Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Boston Blackie Collection

Meet Boston Blackie
3.1

Meet Boston Blackie

1941-02-20

When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy

Confessions of Boston Blackie
3

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941-12-08

A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie,

Alias Boston Blackie
2.7

Alias Boston Blackie

1942-04-02

It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up pl

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
2.5

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

1942-11-05

Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and del

After Midnight with Boston Blackie
2.8

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943-03-18

Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.

One Mysterious Night
3

One Mysterious Night

1944-10-21

After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
2.8

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945-05-10

Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
2.4

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945-07-05

Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

A Close Call for Boston Blackie
2.5

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946-01-24

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out

Boston Blackie and the Law
3

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946-12-12

Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape

Trapped by Boston Blackie
3.3

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948-05-13

Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
2.8

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949-03-02

Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track dow

The Chance of a Lifetime
3.1

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943-10-26

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wart

The Phantom Thief
2.6

The Phantom Thief

1946-05-02

Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy

Reviews

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Geronimo1967
Is there no end to the suspicions of "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane)? If he could, he'd probably have "Blackie" (Chester Morris) down for the Lincoln assassination! Anyway this time around, it's a valuable Charles Dickens first edition that sells at auction for a whopping great $62,000. It turns out, though, that this is a fake folio - and naturally, our deductive genius concludes that it must be our erstwhile thief. As usual, "Blackie" and his long-suffering factotum "Runt" (George E. Stone), alongside his wealthy but rather bumbling friend "Manleder" (Lloyd Corrigan) have to get to the bottom of a scenario where a criminal network doesn't just stop at forgery, and the outwardly butter-wouldn't-melt " bookseller "Constance" (Lynn Merrick) is maybe not just as sweet as she seems. It's quickly paced, if predictable, and en route we have some fun in a dumb-waiter, some slapstick fisticuffs and a few red herrings before a denouement that is hardly a shock to anyone. One of the better films from this series, I think.
2023-12-11

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