Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Murder in Chinatown
1949 | 59m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Seymour Friedman |
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| Writer: | Maurice Tombragel |
| Staring: |
| Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 02, 1949 |
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| Director: | Seymour Friedman |
| Writer: | Maurice Tombragel |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | radio series, boston blackie |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chester Morris | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| Maylia Fong | Mei Ling |
| Joan Woodbury | Red, the Bar-Girl |
| Don McGuire | Les, the Bus Guide |
| Richard Lane | Inspector William R. Farraday |
| Sid Tomack | The Runt |
| Frank Sully | Sergeant Matthews |
| Charles Arnt | Pop Gerard |
| Luis van Rooten | Bill Craddock (as Louis Van Rooten) |
| Philip Ahn | Wong Chung Shee |
| Benson Fong | Ah Hing |
| Victor Sen Yung | |
| Peter Brocco | Rolfe |
| Harry Strang | Mac |
| Pat O'Malley | Officer Jim |
| Edgar Dearing | Reiber |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Richard Fantl | Editor |
| Seymour Friedman | Director |
| Maurice Tombragel | Screenplay, Story |
| Vincent J. Farrar | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
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| Rudolph Flothow | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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Trending Position
It doesn't seem to matter just how many times "Blackie" (Chester Morris) helps the police, they alway jump to the conclusion that he's the guilty party whenever there is a body! This time, he leaves a laundry only for the owner to be found dead. "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane) and his nice but dim " ... Sgt. Matthews" (Frank Sully) is on the case and with the blame looming, it falls to our erstwhile crook and his pal "The Runt" (newcomer Sid Tomack) to explore the underground antics of the Chinese community and find out if it's a dodgy gambling racket, or maybe some seamy private dancing, or perhaps the Tongs really are chasing around the basements wielding axes with menace. The intrigue grows more mysterious as "Mei Ling" (Maylia) enters the fray and for just shy of an hour we have an entertaining little crime thriller. It's quite well paced with some light comedy and precisely no jeopardy. Passes the time fine, though.