One Mysterious Night (Behind Closed Doors) (1944)
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29% of users liked it
(131 ratings)
A nebulously sinister title disguises the fact that this is actually a "Boston Blackie" mystery, the seventh in Columbia's series. Reformed criminal Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is accused of stealing the Niles diamond from a charity function. The police cut a deal with Blackie: If… More A nebulously sinister title disguises the fact that this is actually a "Boston Blackie" mystery, the seventh in Columbia's series. Reformed criminal Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is accused of stealing the Niles diamond from a charity function. The police cut a deal with Blackie: If he'll locate the gem, they'll drop the charges. This time the cops go so far as issuing Blackie a police badge, which he uses with amusing abandon. One Mysterious Night, together with The Chance of a Lifetime (43) and The Phantom Thief (46), was given a non-identifiable title so that Columbia could coerce non-"Boston Blackie" fans into the theatre. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Budd Boetticher
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Oct 21, 1944 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Breezy, jejune and low-brow comedy/crime drama programmer.
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Dandy B-movie mystery, rich in visual style and inventiveness.
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Cast
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Chester Morris
as Boston Blackie
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Richard Lane
as Inspector Farraday
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Janis Carter
as Dorothy Anderson
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William Wright
as Paul Martens
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Robert B. Williams
as Matt Healy
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George E. Stone
as The Runt
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Lyle Latell
as Matthews
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George McKay
as Sgt. McNulty
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Early Cantrell
as Margaret Dean
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Joseph Crehan
as Jumbo Madigan
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Anne Loos
as Newstand clerk
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Dorothy Malone
as Eileen Daley
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Ben Taggart
as Traffic Officer
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John Tyrrell
as Austin
