Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Strangler on the Loose! Copper on the Trail! SHOCKER on the Screen!
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 Fred Schiller
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Cast
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Chester Morris Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black -
Nina Foch Sally Brown -
Steve Cochran Jimmy Casey -
Richard Lane Inspector Farraday -
George E. Stone The Runt -
Frank Sully Mathews -
Iris Adrian Martha -
Harry Hayden Arthur Manleder -
Joe Devlin Steve Caveroni - D Dan Stowell Hotel clerk
- P Phil Van Zandt Dr. Fagle
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Adele Roberts Patricia Powers
Make it a double feature
2h 11m togetherBoth from Arthur Dreifuss.
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