Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'The Chance of a Lifetime' right now, here are some particulars about the Columbia Pictures crime flick. The Chance of a Lifetime starring Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates, Richard Lane has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 5 min. The release date of the movie is October 26th, 1943. was calculated from contributing
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant."
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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.
