The Phantom Thief (1946)
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Fiction and Radio's thrill idol...at his eeriest best!
Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult. "Blackie" out to help his pal, "Runt," recover some jewels, finds himself involved in the homicides, and also finds himself as the prime suspect, and now has to find the real culprit in order to clear himself. So "Blackie,", a man of many talents and already a proved magician from cases past, shows he knows a little bit about dancing skeletons, walking phantoms and spiritualism himself, and holds a séance to unmask the murderer.

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Cast

Chester Morris Chester Morris As: Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Jeff Donnell Jeff Donnell As: Anne Parks Duncan
Richard Lane Richard Lane As: Inspector John Farraday
Dusty Anderson Dusty Anderson As: Sandra
George E. Stone George E. Stone As: The Runt
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Storyline

Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy spiritualist who deals in blackmail, murder and the occult. "Blackie" out to help his pal, "Runt," recover some jewels, finds himself involved in the homicides, and also finds himself as the prime suspect, and now has to find the real culprit in order to clear himself. So "Blackie,", a man of many talents and already a proved magician from cases past, shows he knows a little bit about dancing skeletons, walking phantoms and spiritualism himself, and holds a séance to unmask the murderer.


Tagline: Fiction and Radio's thrill idol...at his eeriest best!
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Language: English

Release Date: 02 May 1946

Country: US

Runtime: 65m

Film Collections

Company Credits

Company: Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Anne Parks Duncan

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Inspector John Farraday

Dusty Anderson

Dusty Anderson

Sandra

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

The Runt

Frank Sully

Frank Sully

Detective Sergeant Matthews

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Dr. Nejino

Wilton Graff

Wilton Graff

Rex Duncan

Murray Alper

Murray Alper

Eddie Alexander, Chauffeur

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Dr. Purcell Nash

Joseph Crehan

Joseph Crehan

'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker

Directed By

Writing Credits

Jack Boyle

Jack Boyle

Characters

G.A. Snow

G.A. Snow

Story

Richard Wormser

Richard Wormser

Screenplay

Richard Weil

Richard Weil

Screenplay

Production Crew

John Stone

John Stone

Producer

Edited By

Al Clark

Al Clark

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

George Cooper

George Cooper

Sound Recordist

Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Mischa Bakaleinikoff

Music Director

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

George Meehan

George Meehan

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Robert Peterson

Robert Peterson

Art Direction

George Montgomery

George Montgomery

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Malcolm Stuart Boylan

Malcolm Stuart Boylan

Additional Dialogue

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