Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.
Dudley Dickerson
- Train Porter
- (scenes deleted)
Jessie Arnold
- Housekeeper
- (uncredited)
Richard Bartell
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Lee Bennett
- Cameraman
- (uncredited)
Eddie Bruce
- Police Photographer
- (uncredited)
George M. Carleton
- Wilfred Kittredge
- (uncredited)
George Ford
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Almeda Fowler
- Auction Bidder
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaEighth of 14 "Boston Blackie" films starring Chester Morris released by Columbia Pictures from 1941 to 1949.
- GoofsAt the auction, Blackie (in disguise) puts the rare Dickens book down on the table twice between shots from the front and behind.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
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Phony Pickwick
Suspicion is something that Chester Morris as Boston Blackie lives with as a given. Inspector Richard Lane books him on suspicion of murder when he accidentally sells a forged first edition of the Pickwick Papers. Charles Dickens who zealously fought for his copyrighted material his whole life would not have been pleased.
But Dickens might have been pleased at the way Boston Blackie works himself out of this frame. He would have been pleased at the way Morris disguised himself as a rare book dealer who actually has been ill and bedridden while all kinds of bad things are going on in his shop.
The villains are a husband and wife pair of crooks Lynn Merrick and Steve Cochran. Cochran who played slick villains in his prime gets a good showcase in Boston Blackie Booked On Suspicion. But the film really belongs to Lynn Merrick. She's one cool piece of work if there ever was one and a worthy antagonist for Morris.
Merrick is who you will remember if you see Boston Blackie Booked On Suspicion and you should see it.
But Dickens might have been pleased at the way Boston Blackie works himself out of this frame. He would have been pleased at the way Morris disguised himself as a rare book dealer who actually has been ill and bedridden while all kinds of bad things are going on in his shop.
The villains are a husband and wife pair of crooks Lynn Merrick and Steve Cochran. Cochran who played slick villains in his prime gets a good showcase in Boston Blackie Booked On Suspicion. But the film really belongs to Lynn Merrick. She's one cool piece of work if there ever was one and a worthy antagonist for Morris.
Merrick is who you will remember if you see Boston Blackie Booked On Suspicion and you should see it.
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) officially released in India in English?
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