Movie

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

Released: January 24, 1946 (1946)

Runtime: 60 minutes

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as capture the real killers.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Russell Hicks as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday
Age at release: 46
John Tyrrell as Policeman (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
Chester Morris as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
Age at release: 44
George E. Stone as The Runt
Age at release: 42
Charles Lane as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Age at release: 40
Frank Sully as Sgt. Matthews
Age at release: 37
Erik Rolf as Smiley Slade (uncredited)
Age at release: 34
Claire Carleton as Mamie Kirwin
Age at release: 32
Lynn Merrick as Geraldine 'Gerry' Peyton
Age at release: 26

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Emmett Vogan as Coroner (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
Wanda Perry as Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)
Age at release: 28