Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaBlackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
Harriet Nelson
- Diane Parrish
- (as Harriet Hilliard)
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Ice Cream Man
- (as Billy Benedict)
Jessie Arnold
- Third Nurse
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Harry A. Bailey
- Bidder
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Ralph Brooks
- Party Guest
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Stanley Brown
- Second Intern
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Bill Cartledge
- Elevator Operator
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Jack Rube Clifford
- Motorcycle Policeman
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Herbert Clifton
- Albert - Manleder's Butler
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
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- QuizAccording to director Edward Dmytryk Chester Morris hated to do stunt work but loved showing his skill with magician's card tricks.
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Inspector Farraday: I wouldn't trust you as far as I could throw one of those statues.
Boston Blackie: Those lousy cigars you smoke are ruining your wind.
- ConnessioniFollowed by Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
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No wonder Chester Morris as Blackie is smiling so slyly through this film - he's the smartest guy in the room!. A group of art thieves are taking legitimate works of art to auction, making replicas, and then selling the replica and keeping the original. This time, though, the owner of the work up for auction gets suspicious in the middle of the auction, stands up, and declares there is something wrong. One of the bad guys thinks the simple thing to do - knowing there are cops in the audience - is shoot the owner! Blackie,also in the audience, is conveniently armed and shoots at the shooter. His shot causes the original bad guy to miss and shoot his own partner through the heart.
Of course the cops don't look any further than Blackie, but he easily gets away. The bottom line of this fast paced Boston Blackie entry is the police apparently can't count shots or do geometry or they would have known Blackie could not have fired all of those shots at those angles from where he was, don't even notice the body of the auctioneer for a good while, and never stop and ask themselves WHY would Blackie shoot at all of these people.
Now let's turn our attention to the IQ of the art thieves. They make hollowed out statue replicas that anyone that knows art could spot in 10 seconds, install secret panels in their statues which is a big tipoff that this is not an original, and insist on having their art studio in what is obviously an underground death trap under the right circumstances - it wouldn't take OSHA to spot the hazard here. And if their goal is to ultimately steal the original, why not just do that in the first place rather than stage this elaborate ruse with poorly made replicas?
So why watch this theatre of the absurd? Mainly because of the wit and wisdom of Chester Morris as Boston Blackie plus it's just plain fun. On the lighter side we get to see Blackies's sidekick, the runt, attempt to evict an amazon who claims to be Blackie's wife from Blackie's apartment. Recommended for the fun of it all.
Of course the cops don't look any further than Blackie, but he easily gets away. The bottom line of this fast paced Boston Blackie entry is the police apparently can't count shots or do geometry or they would have known Blackie could not have fired all of those shots at those angles from where he was, don't even notice the body of the auctioneer for a good while, and never stop and ask themselves WHY would Blackie shoot at all of these people.
Now let's turn our attention to the IQ of the art thieves. They make hollowed out statue replicas that anyone that knows art could spot in 10 seconds, install secret panels in their statues which is a big tipoff that this is not an original, and insist on having their art studio in what is obviously an underground death trap under the right circumstances - it wouldn't take OSHA to spot the hazard here. And if their goal is to ultimately steal the original, why not just do that in the first place rather than stage this elaborate ruse with poorly made replicas?
So why watch this theatre of the absurd? Mainly because of the wit and wisdom of Chester Morris as Boston Blackie plus it's just plain fun. On the lighter side we get to see Blackies's sidekick, the runt, attempt to evict an amazon who claims to be Blackie's wife from Blackie's apartment. Recommended for the fun of it all.
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- O Segredo da Estátua
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By what name was Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) officially released in India in English?
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