Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous quite transcended its B-picture origins, and was easily the best of Columbia's "Boston Blackie" series. In this one, crook-turned-sleuth Blackie (Chester Morris) tries to track down homicidal maniac James Cook (Steve Cochran). This time it's… More Boston Blackie's Rendezvous quite transcended its B-picture origins, and was easily the best of Columbia's "Boston Blackie" series. In this one, crook-turned-sleuth Blackie (Chester Morris) tries to track down homicidal maniac James Cook (Steve Cochran). This time it's personal: Cook has been committing a number of violent murders while posing as Blackie. Stuck in the middle is Sally Brown (Nina Foch), who is kidnapped by the villain so that Blackie will lay off. When asked in later years about Boston Blackie's Rendezvous, Nina Foch couldn't remember too many plot details, but did note with pride that costar Richard Lane (cast as Blackie's perennial nemesis Inspector Farraday) later became a prominent TV sportscaster. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Dreifuss
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jul 5, 1945 Wide
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Cast
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Chester Morris
as Boston Blackie
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Nina Foch
as Sally Brown
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Steve Cochran
as James Cook
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Richard Lane
as Inspector Farraday
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George E. Stone
as The Runt
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Frank Sully
as Matthews
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Iris Adrian
as Martha
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Harry Hayden
as Arthur Manleder
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Adelle Roberts
as Patricia Powers
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Dan Stowell
as Hotel Clerk
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Richard Alexander
as Second Bruiser
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Joe Devlin
as Steve Caveroni
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Marilyn Johnson
as Chambermaid
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Joseph Palmas
as Third cop
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John Tyrrell
as First cop
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Philip Van Zandt
as Dr. Fagle
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Robert B. Williams
as First Cop