Alias Boston Blackie
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“Blackie's got an eye-full of alibi... but cops don't believe in looks!”
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up players who will perform for prisoners that are still in prison. He takes a girl with him who has a brother already in prison. She has visited the prison twice in the month, so is not suppose to visit again. However when the group is completed the girl is included as well as Inspector Farrady. One of the clowns in the show is kidnapped and replaced by a con who wants to get even with two ex-partners. Boston Blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Blackie's clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. Of course, the Inspector immediately suspects Blackie of being involved. Now it is Blackie's job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother.
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14 films
Meet Boston Blackie
Movie · 1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Movie · 1941
Alias Boston Blackie
Movie · 1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Movie · 1942
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Movie · 1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
Movie · 1943
One Mysterious Night
Movie · 1944
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Movie · 1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Movie · 1945
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Movie · 1946
The Phantom Thief
Movie · 1946
Boston Blackie and the Law
Movie · 1946
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Movie · 1948
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Movie · 1949
Cast
37 people
Chester Morris
Boston Blackie
Known for
The Big House
The Divorcee
Albert Herman
Guard
Also in
Broncho Billy's Mother
Hollywood Cowboy
Adele Mara
Eve Sanders
Known for
Sands of Iwo Jima
Wake of the Red Witch
Richard Lane
Inspector Farraday
Known for
Hellzapoppin'
Arabian Nights
George E. Stone
The Runt
Known for
Some Like It Hot
Perry Mason
Lloyd Corrigan
Arthur Manleder
Known for
The Manchurian Candidate
She-Wolf of London
Walter Sande
Detective Mathews
Known for
To Have and Have Not
Bad Day at Black Rock
Larry Parks
Joe Trilby
Known for
Freud: The Secret Passion
George McKay
Roggi McKay
Also in
The Boogie Man Will Get You
The Face Behind the Mask
Cy Kendall
Jumbo Madigan
Known for
Tarzan's New York Adventure
Johnny Eager
Paul Fix
Steve Caveroni
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
Zabriskie Point
Ben Taggart
Warden
Also in
Before I Hang
Man-Made Monster
Lew Landers Director · Paul Yawitz Screenplay Philip Tannura Cinematographer
United States release April 2, 1942 · Produced in United States
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 2, 1942
Theatrical
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