Boston blackies life gets complicated when maniac murderer james. Overview of boston blackie s rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. Agreeing to help track down jimmy, blackie is soon mixed up inyes, a murder, and yes, blackie s old friendly nemesis inspector farraday is right there to pin the crime on blackie. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Boston blackie s rendezvous starring chester morris. With chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, richard lane. Boston blackies rendezvous lobbycard chester morris nina foch steve cochran 1945. Boston blackie films with chester morris show list info.
In this one, crookturnedsleuth blackie chester morris tries to track down homicidal maniac james cook steve cochran. Blackie s clothes are stolen and a murder is committed. All movies are in region 0 ntsc format and are supplied in protective plastic sleeves. Boston blackie films with chester morris list challenges. Shop boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr. Eddie hall boston blackies rendezvous 1945 youtube. Read the full synopsis of boston blackies rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. Cast chester morris nina foch steve cochran runtime. Now it is blackie s job to find the killer, exonerate himself and help the girl free her brother. The red network adopted the character and the series as a summer replacement for amos n andy. Meet the man who has lived alone on an island for 31 years national geographic. From fast food to fancy, everyone has always been nice about it, except boston blackie s.
Kane is sent to seek out and destroy them all, no rules will. As originally created by author jack boyle, he was a safecracker a hardened criminal who had served time in a california prison. An evil terrorist cell will stop at nothing to destroy society. Agreeing to help track down jimmy, blackie is soon mixed up inyes, a murder, and yes, blackies old friendly nemesis inspector farraday is right there to pin the crime on blackie.
Actor chester morris poses for a portrait in circa 1945. Sponsored by rinso, the series continued until september 15 of. This old time radio series began airing on june 23, 1944 and continued to run on nbc network until september of the same year. Boston blackie s rendezvous 1945 dvd chester morris nina foch. Overview of boston blackies rendezvous, 1945, directed by arthur dreifuss, with chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, at turner classic movies. Blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the. A nice entry in the series 314 set at christmas time, with a frenetic and tortuously multilayered chase sequence in the middle. The last part of the previous sentence goes a long way toward explaining why boston blackies rendezvous 1945 is one of the weakest entries in columbias successful movie series. Ferrer directed the girl of the limberlost 1945, starring ruth nelson. Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on. Boston blackie is a fictional character who has been on both sides of the law. Boston blackie is a fictional character created by author jack boyle october 19, 1881 october 1928. One of the earliest appearances of boston blackie, as created by jack boyle, was in the american magazine, july 1914, in a. However, succeeding adaptations in both film and radio revamped the work of boyle and boston blackie the detective was born.
Of course, the inspector immediately suspects blackie of being involved. Stone, playing blackie s sidekick, his dimwitted cronie the runt, was not in the first or last film but was in all the others. Boston blackies rendezvous, chester morris, nina foch, steve cochran, 1945. Italia latinoamerica magyarorszag nederland new zealand norge. Read on wikipedia edit history talk page print download pdf. Boston blackie s rendezvous by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. Alias boston blackie, chester morris, adele mara, 1942. In this film, a psychopath steve cochran escapes from an asylum and begins to strangle various women. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 a close call for boston blackie 1946 the. The boston blackie character first appeared in the american magazine in 1914, well before the hard boiled crowd took over the pages of the. This fictional character was created by author jack boyle and was originally a jewel thief. This is the ninth in the boston blackie series and is considered one of the best.
The old time radio show was originally a summer replacement for amos and andy in 1944. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 the movie database. Always suspicious, farraday was constantly trying to arrest blackie for something. The series evolves blackie from a thief and underworld criminal into a new character that turns out to be very interesting and entertaining. Find boston blackie film collection 14 movies 7 dvdr at. Boston blackie figures out that a con has replaced one of his clowns but is unable to stop him. Refusing to accept blackie s explanation about jimmy s visit, farraday arrests the ex convict and takes him to police headquarters. Reformed thief blackie chester morris, amateur sleuth, tracks an escaped strangler steve cochran posing as blackie. On one visit in the past i was outvoted and had to go elsewhere, but this last visit i was on my own. Boston blackie film collection mov7dvdbostonblackie. Bruce humberstone mistaken identity romantic musical crime donald woods, s. Nov 16, 2014 the boston blackie radio series, also starring chester morris, began june 23, 1944, on nbc as a summer replacement for amos n andy. Boston blackie s rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss.
Cook has been committing a number of violent murders while posing as blackie. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. Three or four complete movies on each dvd, complete with menu. Not very true to life, but alot of great entertainment isnt. Chester morris stars as the title character, horatio boston blackie black, as. Boston blackies rendezvous 1945 cast and crew moviefone. Meanwhile, jimmy has returned to blackie s hotel room and is in the process of writing a note to sally, arranging a rendezvous at her apartment that night, when the maid enters the room. Dates, runtimes, cast and crew, synopsis and posters. All paypal payments will show as being made to blazin games our parent company. In this one, crookturnedsleuth blackie chester morris tries. Maybe it is because of blackie s original radio sponsor, rinso. A close call for boston blackie 1946 radio spirits. Boston blackies rendezvous by the radio ghost on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who. To further complicate matters, the murderer kidnaps sally brown nina foch to keep boston blackie at bay.
Boston blackie, the suave crookturneddetective created by pulp writer jack boyle, had been popping up sporadically in films for nearly two decades by the time columbia launched its boston blackie series in 1941. A reformed thief accidentally sells a phony first edition of dickens, which triggers a murder. Boston blackies rendezvous quite transcended its bpicture origins, and was easily the best of columbias boston blackie series. But just as character favorite iris adrian walked off with boston blackies rendezvous 1945, a close call for boston blackie is the victim of further onscreen larceny with the presence of claire carleton, who plays the runts ditzy blonde girlfriend mamie kerwin. In april of 1945, boston blackie was added to the radio line up permanently and was on the air until 1950. Again, blackie is implicated in a crime even though innocent, ultimately resulting in farraday assuming his guilt. May 17, 2011 blackie dated mary wesley jan miner, and for the first half of the series, his best pal shorty was always on hand. Sound quality is very good for the age of the recordings. There is a man who gets murdered and his body is hidden in a statue with a secret door on the back. Blackie is a reformed jewel thief and safecrackerbut hes not a murderer, and you would think that farraday would realize this. Boston blackie films collection 7 dvdr 14 films 19411949 etsy. Boston blackie created by jack boyle 18811928 enemy to those who make him an enemy.
Ferrer was mostly a jobbing actor in the 1970s, working much in italy. Boston blackies rendezvous is a 1945 american crime film directed by arthur dreifuss. Blackie hunts for an escaped lunatic on a murder spree. Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in boyles stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and televisionan enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend. Nov 24, 2014 i claim no ownership rights to this clip. Boston blackie is a great way to spend an evening in the theater of the mind. Richard lane, who plays boston s longsuffering inspector farraday, was the only other character in all fourteen of the boston blackie movies. The ultimate boston blackie log by charles laughlin, arlene osborne and al hubin updated 11252003 boston blackie, enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend.
Boston blackie s rendezvous quite transcended its bpicture origins, and was easily the best of columbia s boston blackie series. Actor chester morris was the bestknown blackie, playing the character in 14. So i guess bottom line, boston blackie s will cook you a decent burger and bring it to you fast, but youd better not ask any questions about the menu, because even the chefs dont know what is in their food. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. A bit of a letdown a chef friend in chicago suggested i go to boston blackies for a good burger.