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Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

WHAT A MOVING PICTURE...when Blackie moves in on this blonde picture! Hollywood gets a new kind of thrill!

Genres

CrimeMystery

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Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and deliver it to him in California. Performing this good deed, he is accused of theft, but is allowed to proceed to Hollywood to help the police find a lost diamond.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

05 November 1942

Country

United States of America

Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Boston Blackie

Adele Mara

Adele Mara

Eve Sanders

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Inspector Farraday

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Arthur Manleder

Forrest Tucker

Forrest Tucker

Whipper

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

The Runt

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall

Jumbo Madigan

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