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John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for Alibi (1929). Morris is remembered for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the Boston Blackie ...
Boston Blackie is a fictional character created by author Jack Boyle (1881–1928). Blackie, a jewel thief and safecracker in Boyle's stories, became a detective in adaptations for films, radio and television—an "enemy to those who make him an enemy, friend to those who have no friend." Actor Chester Morris played the character in 14 Columbia ...
Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1934–1968. Francis Thomas Sullivan[citation needed] (June 17, 1908 [citation needed] – December 17, 1975), known professionally as Frank Sully, was an American film actor. He appeared in over 240 films between 1934 and 1968. Today's audiences know him best as the dumb detective in the Boston Blackie features ...
Actor Charles Wagenheim filled in for him, and Stone joined the series in the second entry, Confessions of Boston Blackie. Stone's performances in the Blackies were well received, and he enthusiastically played scenes for laughs, doing dialects, disguising in women's clothes, posing as a child, or reacting in wide-eyed amazement or frustration ...
Steve Cochran (born Robert Alexander Cochran, [citation needed] May 25, 1917 – June 15, 1965) was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy, Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to Broadway, film and television.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1938–1971. Walter Sande (July 9, 1906 – November 22, 1971) [1] was an American character actor, known for numerous supporting film and television roles.
The central character was Horatio Black, better known as Boston Blackie, a former criminal who had become a detective. His girlfriend, Mary Wesley, helped him to solve crimes before the police could do so. [3] Kent Taylor portrayed Blackie, and Lois Collier (selected over 60 other actresses who sought the part) played Mary.
English. The Chance of a Lifetime is a 1943 crime drama starring Chester Morris, Erik Rolf and Jeanne Bates. It is one of 14 films made by Columbia Pictures involving detective Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-crime solver. This was the sixth in the series and one of three that did not have his name in the title.