Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

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NR 1945 · 64 min · ★ 5.0 · Crime, Mystery

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

Directed by Arthur Dreifuss · Written by Edward Dein

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After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday recruits former thief Boston Blackie to retrieve the stone. Along with his assistant, 'The Runt', Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt trick their way to discovering the perpetrators.
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Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as capture the real killers.
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