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05/07/1945 Crime, Mystery 1h 4m
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Strangler on the Loose! Copper on the Trail! SHOCKER on the Screen!

Overview

Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

  1. Arthur Dreifuss

    Director

  2. Edward Dein

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Chester Morris

    Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

  2. Nina Foch

    Sally Brown

  3. Steve Cochran

    Jimmy Casey

  4. Richard Lane

    Inspector Farraday

  5. George E. Stone

    The Runt

  6. Frank Sully

    Mathews

  7. Iris Adrian

    Martha

  8. Harry Hayden

    Arthur Manleder

  9. Joe Devlin

    Steve Caveroni

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-30
After his pal "Manleder" (Harry Hayden) almost breaks down his door one night, he regales "Blackie" (Chester Morris) and "Runt" (George E. Stone) with a story of his nephew who has been in a sanatorium accused of being a strangler - and that he has escaped. Assuring him things will be fine, "Blackie" is soon face to face with the rumoured throttler - "Cook" (Steve Cochran) then left wondering if there might be truth to the allegations. "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) and his sidekick "Matthews" (Frank Sully) are quickly on the case and, as usual, they jump to a series of wrong conclusions that ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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