The Chance of a Lifetime
ARRESTED FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT!
1943 | 65m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William Castle |
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| Writer: | Paul Yawitz |
| Staring: |
| A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 26, 1943 |
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| Director: | William Castle |
| Writer: | Paul Yawitz |
| Genres: | Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | boston blackie |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chester Morris | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| Erik Rolf | Dooley Watson |
| Jeanne Bates | Mary Watson |
| Richard Lane | Insp. John Farraday |
| George E. Stone | The Runt |
| Lloyd Corrigan | Arthur Manleder |
| Douglas Fowley | Nails Blanton (Uncredited) |
| Sid Melton | Benny Hines (Uncredited) |
| Ray Teal | Policeman Joe (Uncredited) |
| Maude Eburne | Edna Counihan (Uncredited) |
| Arthur Hunnicutt | Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited) |
| Cy Kendall | Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited) |
| Larry Olsen | Johnny Watson (Uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited) |
| Walter Sande | Detective Sergeant Matthews (Uncredited) |
| Jack Carr | Carpet Man (Uncredited) |
| Richard Alexander | Carpet Man (Uncredited) |
| George Anderson | Warden J.A. Edwards (Uncredited) |
| Jessie Arnold | Woman in Hallway (Uncredited) |
| Trevor Bardette | Manny Vogel (Uncredited) |
| Eddie Bruce | Sandy (Uncredited) |
| Sally Cairns | Richie Adair (Uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Policeman Frank (Uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Parole Board Member (Uncredited) |
| Heinie Conklin | Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited) |
| Marie De Becker | Miss Bailey (Uncredited) |
| Sayre Dearing | Reporter at Parole Board Hearing (Uncredited) |
| Minta Durfee | Woman in Hallway (Uncredited) |
| Ben Erway | Prison Warden Root (Uncredited) |
| Jerry Frank | George Phillips (Uncredited) |
| Joel Friedkin | Joe Painter (Uncredited) |
| Kit Guard | Wilfred Thompson (Uncredited) |
| John Harmon | Red Taggart (Uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Parole Board Member (Uncredited) |
| George Magrill | Policeman (Uncredited) |
| Al Murphy | William Jones (Uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Chairman of Parole Board (Uncredited) |
| Frank O'Connor | Policeman (Uncredited) |
| Brian O'Hara | Parker Gray (Uncredited) |
| Dick Rush | Policeman Lally (Uncredited) |
| Harry Semels | Jerome Wagner (Uncredited) |
| John Tyrrell | Driver (Uncredited) |
| Bobby Hale | British Newsman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Matty Roubert | Stunts |
| Paul Murphy | Art Direction |
| William Castle | Director |
| Earl Bellamy | Assistant Director |
| Friedrich Hollaender | Additional Music |
| Eddie Parker | Stunts |
| Chuck Hamilton | Stunts |
| Sidney Cutner | Additional Music |
| Morris Stoloff | Music Director |
| George Magrill | Stunts |
| Jack Boyle | Characters |
| Paul Yawitz | Writer |
| Ernest Miller | Director of Photography |
| Jerome Thoms | Editor |
| Lionel Banks | Art Direction |
| Robert Priestley | Set Decoration |
| Clay Campbell | Makeup Artist |
| Earl Snyder | Sound Engineer |
| Werner R. Heymann | Additional Music |
| Ben Oakland | Additional Music |
| George Parrish | Additional Music |
| Gregory Stone | Additional Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wallace MacDonald | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Trending Position
This time, "Boston" (Chester Morris) comes up with a proposal to the Governor that would allow some trusted prisoners to come and work in a factory to assist with the war effort. He agrees that they can live at his apartment but before long is embroiled in a plan to prove that "Dooley" (Erik Rolf) w ... as set up for a murder he didn't commit. Unusually, "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) is in on the plot to use "Blackie" as bait for the real criminal - well, him and $60,000 - and using some sleight of hand and his gang of well-meaning convicts lays a trap for... This doesn't hang about, is tightly cast with series regulars and with a more solid story than many of the other outings for an on form Morris, it passes an hour with a few red herrings and a precarious window-dangled confession at the end.