During the Korean War peace talks, U.S. troops fight to retake a hill from the Communist Chinese forces. An enjoyable entry in the Boston Blackie series with lots of comedy. A woman's painted portrait and a post card with a sketch of a woman's hand holding a Chianti bottle are the main clues used by the Scotland Yard to solve a string of murders connected to a diamond-smuggling ring.
There's a baby, an extortion plot, and the inevitable murder charge for Blackie. Ursula plots to murder 12 women with her supernatural powers. In London in the 1970s, Scotland Yard police investigators think they have uncovered a case of vampirism. Blackie once again disguises himself as an old man. Certificate: Passed When John finds them together, he assumes the child is Blackie's and pulls out a gun. Claire Carleton is fun as Runt's girlfriend Mamie.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful. Certificate: Passed Directed by Lew Landers. A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) is the tenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures crime films directed by Lew Landers starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie. A Close Call for Boston Blackie ( 6 ) IMDb 6.1 1h 1946 13+ The entertaining plot involves a kidnapped baby, a ransom, extortion, murder and all are mishandled by the police on the trail of a crooked lady and her criminal pals who are responsible for all the trouble. Certificate: Passed Blackie has his sidekick, "the Runt" (Disguised as Cyrus, Blackie goes to see the pair. The baby is cute. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television—an "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.". Certainly not the best Boston Blackie movie but hard to dislike.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Acting on an anonymous tip, Farraday arrives soon after and assumes Blackie is responsible for the dead body.
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Certificate: Passed
For once, Farraday has figured out who the real crooks are; when Blackie goes downstairs, he sees the pair in handcuffs. However, it is all a joke on Blackie. The entertaining plot involves a kidnapped baby, a ransom, extortion, murder and all are mishandled by the police on the trail of a crooked lady … Sleuth Blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit. Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (October 19, 1881 – October 1928).
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An urban wheeler-dealer gets involved in organized crime, corrupt city politics and graft while falling in-love with the fiancée of the newly elected mayor.
At least he doesn't wear blackface this time. Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.
Boston Blackie is led astray by a dame. Sleuth Blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit. Sleuth Blackie is framed for murder but manages to catch the culprit. A Close Call for Boston Blackie (4) 6.1 1h 1946 13+ Boston sleuth Blackie is framed for murder and must find the real culprit. A fight breaks out, during which an unseen third party shoots John. They call in an expert vampire researcher named Professor Lorrimer Van Helsing (a ... Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions. The secretary to a phony psychiatrist finds herself caught up in the murder of a patient's wife and realizes that her life is also in danger. He manages to overcome Smiley, only to have Farraday break in, arrest him, and let Gerry and Smiley go free. Certificate: Passed
One of these days Inspector Farraday might get the right suspect if he actually stopped to consider someone, ANYONE, besides Blackie! When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring. With Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick, Richard Lane, Frank Sully. Comedy Revisit the roles that put stars like Keep up with all the biggest announcements and updates with IMDb's breaking news roundup of Comic-Con@Home 2020.Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?
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Boston Blackie and his pal, The Runt, are ready to board a train for Florida when Blackie gets a telegram from his friend Arthur Manleder asking Blackie to go to Manleder's New York ... Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it. A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Chester Morris, Richard Lane, and George E. Stone are all good as usual.
Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Crime
The dame in this case being an ex-girlfriend of his played by beautiful Lynn Merrick.
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