The read
It runs a compact 1h 1m.
Synopsis
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday recruits former thief Boston Blackie to retrieve the stone. Along with his assistant, 'The Runt', Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt trick their way to discovering the perpetrators.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Budd BoetticherDirector
- Jack BoyleWriter
- Paul YawitzWriter
- Paul SawtellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Chester MorrisHoratio 'Boston Blackie' Black
- Janis CarterDorothy Anderson
- William WrightPaul Martens
- Richard LaneInspector Farraday
- George E. StoneThe Runt
- Robert B. WilliamsMatt Healy
- Mark RobertsGeorge Daley
- Dorothy MaloneEileen Daley (Uncredited)
- Joseph CrehanJumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
- Ben TaggartTraffic Cop (Uncredited)
- Minerva UrecalMiss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
- Constance PurdyWoman in Daley's Office (Uncredited)