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08/12/1941 Crime, Mystery 1h 5m
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BLACKIE'S ON THE TRAIL OF STOLEN TREASURE... A fabulous treasure... 2,000 years old ! And a luscious treasure old enough to kiss !

Overview

A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the law makes him an easy target for the police. When the body disappears, Blackie must find it to prove his innocence.

  1. Edward Dmytryk

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Chester Morris

    Boston Blackie

  2. Harriet Nelson

    Diane Parrish

  3. Richard Lane

    Inspector John Farraday

  4. George E. Stone

    The Runt

  5. Lloyd Corrigan

    Arthur Manleder

  6. Joan Woodbury

    Mona

  7. Walter Sande

    Detective Mathews

  8. Ralph Theodore

    Joe Buchanan

  9. Kenneth MacDonald

    Caulder

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-12-09
Amidst the auction of a full sized statue - worth some $50,000 - a man is killed! Unfortunately for our hero, who mistakenly returned fire in a room full of people, he is the number one target for "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane) and his nice-but-dim cohort "Matthews" (Walter Sande). The next hour sees the quick-tongued Chester Morris and "The Runt" (George E. Stone) trying to prove his innocence and apprehend the true culprits - and that involves a secret hideout, quite a conspiracy and an unique method of disposing of a corpse! Harriet Nelson provides the glamour but not a great deal more as ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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