Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
"BLACKIE TRIPS A BLONDE .... To Trap a Killer!"
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Overview
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.
Top Billed Cast
Lynn Merrick
Geraldine 'Gerry' Peyton
Richard Lane
Inspector Farraday
Frank Sully
Sgt. Matthews
George E. Stone
The Runt
Claire Carleton
Mamie Kirwin
Russell Hicks
Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Erik Rolf
Smiley Slade (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
Policeman (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Coroner (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)
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