A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as capture the real killers.
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
Lew Landers
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
5.4/10
8 votes
Rating consensus
54/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Cooler blended reception — weighted ~54/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
Lynn Merrick
Geraldine 'Gerry' Peyton
Richard Lane
Inspector Farraday
Frank Sully
Sgt. Matthews
George E. Stone
The Runt
Claire Carleton
Mamie Kirwin
Russell Hicks
Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Erik Rolf
Smiley Slade (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Policeman (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Coroner (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)
In “Boston Blackie Collection”
Other entries TMDB groups in this collection — often a franchise or anthology.
Meet Boston Blackie
1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
One Mysterious Night
1944
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
The Phantom Thief
1946
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A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
Lew Landers
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