The Chance of a Lifetime
ARRESTED FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT!
Overview
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.
- Production
- Columbia Pictures
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Cast
Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Erik Rolf
Dooley Watson
Jeanne Bates
Mary Watson
Richard Lane
Insp. John Farraday
George E. Stone
The Runt
Lloyd Corrigan
Arthur Manleder
Douglas Fowley
Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
Sid Melton
Benny Hines (Uncredited)
Ray Teal
Policeman Joe (Uncredited)
Maude Eburne
Edna Counihan (Uncredited)
Arthur Hunnicutt
Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
State Governor Rutledge (Uncredited)
Walter Sande
Detective Sergeant Matthews (Uncredited)
Richard Alexander
Carpet Man (Uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Woman in Hallway (Uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Manny Vogel (Uncredited)
Eddie Bruce
Sandy (Uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Policeman Frank (Uncredited)
Heinie Conklin
Police Desk Sergeant (Uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- William Castle
- Writers
- Paul Yawitz
- Producers
- Wallace MacDonald
- Cinematography
- Ernest Miller
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CinemaSerf
January 11, 2024
This time, "Boston" (Chester Morris) comes up with a proposal to the Governor that would allow some trusted prisoners to come and work in a factory to assist with the war effort. He agrees that they can live at his apartment but before long is embroiled in a plan to prove that "Dooley" (Erik Rolf) was set up for a murder he didn't commit. Unusually, "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) is in on the plot to use "Blackie" as bait for the real criminal - well, him and $60,000 - and using some sleight of …