Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Directed by D. Ross Lederman / David Ross Lederman
Genres - Mystery |
Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Detective Film |
Release Date - Dec 12, 1946 (USA - Unknown), Dec 12, 1946 (USA) |
Run Time - 69 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
This twelfth entry in Columbia's "Boston Blackie" series is essentially a remake of 1942's Alias Boston Blackie. In the original, a falsely accused convict (Larry Parks) escapes while Blackie (Chester Morris) is putting on a magic show for a men's prison, prompting Blackie to stop the escapee before he can kill the man who framed him. In the remake, Blackie stages yet another magic act, this time at a woman's prison. Sure enough, a female inmate (Constance Dowling) escapes, determined to wreak vengeance on the man who done her wrong. Implicated in the escape, Blackie manages to clear himself and to extract a recorded confession from the actual killer. In both the original and the remake, Chester Morris is given ample opportunity to show off his considerable skills as a magician.
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bad-guy, convict, cowboy, criminal, death, doctor/nurse, escape, ex-partner, extramarital-affair, flashback, good-guy, guilt, immaturity, investigation, jealousy, killing, marriage, military-hospital, murder, partner, passion, pregnancy, revenge, search, show, teenagers, torment
