Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Seen it?1942 | 68 min | Crime, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Maltese Falcon or The Return of the Pink Panther, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1942: an older pace and style.
Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and deliver it to him in California. Performing this good deed, he is accused of theft, but is allowed to proceed to Hollywood to help the police find a lost diamond.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Gordon
- Chester MorrisBoston Blackie
- Adele MaraEve Sanders
- Richard LaneInspector Farraday
- Lloyd CorriganArthur Manleder
- Forrest TuckerWhipper
- George E. StoneThe Runt
- Cy KendallJumbo Madigan