Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Boston Blackie and the Law' right now, here are some essential information about the Columbia Pictures crime flick. Boston Blackie and the Law starring Chester Morris, Trudy Marshall, Constance Dowling, Richard Lane has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min. The release date of the movie is December 12th, 1946. represents input from active
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape."
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Jack Boyle's stories first appeared in the early 20th Century. "The Price of Principle" was a short story in the July 1914 issue of The American Magazine. Boyle's character also turned up in Cosmopolitan. In 1917, Redbook published the novelette "Boston Blackie’s Mary," and the magazine brought the character back with "The Heart of the Lily" (February, 1921). Boyle's stories were collected in the book Boston Blackie (1919), which was reprinted in 1979 by Gregg Press. Boyle died in 1928. [edit]Films The earliest film adaptations were silent, dating from 1918 to 1927. Columbia Pictures revived the property in 1941 with Meet Boston Blackie, a fast, 58-minute "B" feature starring Chester Morris. Although the running time was brief, Columbia gave the picture good production values and an imaginative director (Robert Florey). The film was successful, and a series followed.
