Columbia Pictures
Boston Blackie Collection
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Murder in Chinatown
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
- Original title
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Jan 8, 2024 · via TMDB
It doesn't seem to matter just how many times "Blackie" (Chester Morris) helps the police, they alway jump to the conclusion that he's the guilty party whenever there is a body! This time, he leaves a laundry only for the owner to be found dead. "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane) and his nice but dim "Sgt. Matthews" (Frank Sully) are on the case and with the blame looming, it falls to our erstwhile crook and his pal "The Runt" (newcomer Sid Tomack) to explore the underground antics of the Chinese community and find out if it's a dodgy gambling racket, or maybe some seamy private dancing, or perhaps the Tongs really are chasing around the basements wielding axes with menace. The intrigue grows more mysterious as "Mei Ling" (Maylia) enters the fray and for just shy of an hour we have an entertaining little crime thriller. It's quite well paced with some light comedy and precisely no jeopardy. Passes the time fine, though.
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Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Maylia Fong
Mei Ling
Joan Woodbury
Red, the Bar-Girl
Don McGuire
Les, the Bus Guide
Richard Lane
Inspector William R. Farraday
Sid Tomack
The Runt
Frank Sully
Sergeant Matthews
Charles Arnt
Pop Gerard
Luis van Rooten
Bill Craddock (as Louis Van Rooten)
Philip Ahn
Wong Chung Shee
Benson Fong
Ah Hing
Victor Sen Yung
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Peter Brocco
Rolfe
Harry Strang
Mac
Pat O'Malley
Officer Jim
Edgar Dearing
Reiber
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