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Columbia Pictures presents

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

directed by Arthur Dreifuss

“A Beautiful Girl Turns Killer and Blackie is Taking the Rap!”

19451h 6mNRCrime

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion poster

Columbia Pictures presents

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

directed by Arthur Dreifuss

“A Beautiful Girl Turns Killer and Blackie is Taking the Rap!”

19451h 6mNRCrime

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§ Synopsis

Crime · Mystery

Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.

§ Keywords

what it's about

auction escaped convict murder impersonation blackface

§ Crew

behind the camera

Director

Arthur Dreifuss

Screenplay

Writer

Cinematography

§ Cast

8 of 14

Chester Morris

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Lynn Merrick

as Constance Gloria Mannard

Richard Lane

as Insp. John Farraday

Frank Sully

as Sgt. Matthews

Steve Cochran

as Jack Higgins

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Lloyd Corrigan

as Arthur Manleder

George M. Carleton

George M. Carleton

as Wilfred Kittridge

§ Boston Blackie

part of the collection

Meet Boston Blackie

Meet Boston Blackie

1941

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941

Alias Boston Blackie

Alias Boston Blackie

1942

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

1942

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

One Mysterious Night

One Mysterious Night

1944

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

The Phantom Thief

The Phantom Thief

1946

Boston Blackie and the Law

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

Trapped by Boston Blackie

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

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Maniac

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Murder Most Foul

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Each Dawn I Die

Each Dawn I Die

1939

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