No. 12/14 and manly Runt was now sporting a moustache - the only change for years in the Blackie series. Even this story was re-heated from "Alias Boston Blackie", with a dame on the run as opposed to intense Larry Parks in the former.
Inadvertently Blackie helps con Dinah Moran escape from prison to get even and get the stolen $100,000 off her ex-husband and partner-in-crime magician Jani, who has since shacked up with faithful Irene. *** On the face of it all four (including Blackie) had shady pasts but had since gone straight - it turned out true in just one case - can you guess which one? On the way through Blackie of course gets accused of murder and the plot revolves around him and Runt trying to clear his name. ***
Some nifty interplay between the main protagonists as usual - although Farraday did wear thin the crushing line he used to snarl at Matthews "Don't say it!". Also Chester Morris got the best chance in the series to show off his skills as a magician (the opening 12 minutes dragged a little however), even "ventriloquial" tricks were used to good advantage for the conclusion.
Inadvertently Blackie helps con Dinah Moran escape from prison to get even and get the stolen $100,000 off her ex-husband and partner-in-crime magician Jani, who has since shacked up with faithful Irene. *** On the face of it all four (including Blackie) had shady pasts but had since gone straight - it turned out true in just one case - can you guess which one? On the way through Blackie of course gets accused of murder and the plot revolves around him and Runt trying to clear his name. ***
Some nifty interplay between the main protagonists as usual - although Farraday did wear thin the crushing line he used to snarl at Matthews "Don't say it!". Also Chester Morris got the best chance in the series to show off his skills as a magician (the opening 12 minutes dragged a little however), even "ventriloquial" tricks were used to good advantage for the conclusion.