This article is about the fictional noir pulp hero. For the Chicago bluesman, see Boston Blackie (guitarist).
Fictional character
Boston Blackie
"Unhurried and without excitement, but quickly, Boston Blackie forced drawer after drawer"— N. C. Wyeth illustrated "The Price of Principle" (1914) for The American Magazine
First appearance
"The Price of Principle" (1914)
Created by
Jack Boyle
In-universe information
Gender
Male
Occupation
Jewel thief, safecracker, detective
Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (1881–1928). Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television—an "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend."
Actor Chester Morris played the character in 14 Columbia Pictures films (1941–1949) and in a 1944 NBC radio series.
BostonBlackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (1881–1928). Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, became a...
Meet BostonBlackie is a 1941 American mystery crime film directed by Robert Florey starring Chester Morris, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Lane. Morris plays...
was preceded by Meet BostonBlackie, Confessions of BostonBlackie and followed by BostonBlackie Goes Hollywood. Once again, Blackie is suspected of committing...
Chester Morris is remembered for portraying BostonBlackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the BostonBlackie film series of the 1940s. Chester Morris was...
Confessions of BostonBlackie is a 1941 American mystery crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Chester Morris, Harriet Hilliard and Richard...
BostonBlackie Booked on Suspicion (also known as Booked on Suspicion) is the eighth of 14 Columbia Pictures B movies starring Chester Morris as reformed...
Trapped by BostonBlackie is a 1948 American crime drama directed by Seymour Friedman. It is the thirteenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring...
BostonBlackie Goes Hollywood is a 1942 American crime film, fourth of the fourteen BostonBlackie films of the 1940s Columbia's series of B pictures based...
final film role as "Princess Bibi", a sideshow attraction, in Meet BostonBlackie. Under George Surtees' care, Schlitzie continued performing in the sideshow...
A Close Call for BostonBlackie is a 1946 American crime film directed by Lew Landers. It is the tenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester...
BostonBlackie and the Law is the twelfth of fourteen Columbia Pictures films starring Chester Morris as reformed crook BostonBlackie. When Boston Blackie...
After Midnight with BostonBlackie is a 1943 crime film directed by Lew Landers. It is the fifth of a series of 14 Columbia Pictures films starring Chester...
1900s, several other Sherlock Holmes likes characters appeared such as BostonBlackie and The Lone Wolf. Several series of mystery films started in the 1930s...
The Return of BostonBlackie is a 1927 low-budget, silent, drama genre film starring Bob Custer. Based upon a character created by Jack Boyle for short...
Cochran played a gangster. Columbia then used him in another BostonBlackie film, Blackie's Rendezvous (1945), in which he played a villain, and in The...
2016-07-30. "The Return of BostonBlackie". Progressive Silent Film List. Silent Era. Retrieved 2016-07-30. "The Return of BostonBlackie". YouTube. Archived...
referenced in the book The 50 Greatest Cartoons. The title is a play on BostonBlackie, a popular radio show at the time. The cartoon marks the first appearance...
and villains throughout his career. He also appeared in a number of BostonBlackie films as millionaire Arthur Manleder. He starred with Roy Acuff and...
Lone Wolf pictures, Counter-Espionage (1942), followed by a BostonBlackie entry, BostonBlackie Goes Hollywood (1942). He was borrowed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
Invaders from Mars, he also had a recurring featured part in the 1940s BostonBlackie film series playing Detective Matthews alongside Chester Morris, former...
(1970) BostonBlackie, portrayed by Chester Morris Meet BostonBlackie (1941) Confessions of BostonBlackie (1941) Alias BostonBlackie (1942) Boston Blackie...
Hayride (1944) Sailor's Holiday (1944) Pick a Peck of Plumbers (1944) BostonBlackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) If a Body Meets a Body (1945) A Hit with...
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