Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Chester Morris, Maylia, Richard Lane, Don McGuire, Joan Woodbury, Sid Tomack, Frank Sully, Charles Arnt, Luis Van Rooten, Philip Ahn, Peter Brocco, Benson Fong, Edgar Dearing, Fred F. Sears, Pat O'Malley
This film represents the last episode in the "Boston Blackie" series. Once again, Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (Sid Tomack replaces George E. Stone for this final episode.) are accused of murder. This time around, they are reported to be leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered. Blackie and The Runt, as usual, escape from the police and manage to find the real murderer in Wong's Curio Shop where they also find stolen jewels hidden in tea bags.
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Crime Doctor's Diary 1949  N/R, 61 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Warner Baxter, Lois Maxwell, Stephen Dunne, Adele Jergens, Don Beddoe, Whit Bissell, Robert Armstrong, George Meeker, Selmer Jackson, Claire Carleton
This is the last in the series, and it's time had come. This one doesn't measure up to the earlier, more lively, entries. In his last case, Crime Doctor is out to clear his patient of murder and arson charges.
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The Saint's Return 1954  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: The Saint's Girl Friday
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Louis Hayward, Naomi Chance, Sydney Tafler, Charles Victor, Jane(2) Carr, Harold Lang, Diana Dors, Thomas Gallagher, William(2) Russell, Fred Johnson
Hayward, who was the first Saint in 1938, is back for one last episode, the first one in 11 years. The Saint returns to London and finds his ex-girlfriend murdered. He tracks down the killers as they prepare to strike again.
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Secret of Treasure Mountain 1956  N/R, 68 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Valerie French, Raymond Burr, William Prince, Lance Fuller, Susan Cummings, Pat Hogan, Reginald Sheffield, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., Paul McGuire, Tom Hubbard
Two-hundred years ago, a Spaniard buried a fortune in gold in Apache territory. The Apaches killed the intruder and put a curse on the gold. Now a band of characters search for the gold, but the curse seems to still be effective.
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Trapped by Boston Blackie 1948 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Chester Morris, June Vincent, Richard Lane, Patricia Barry, Edward Norris, George E. Stone, Frank Sully, Fay Baker, William Forrest, Sarah Selby, Mary Currier, Pierre Watkin, Ben Welden, Abigail Adams, Bess Flowers
While Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (George E. Stone) are guarding a priceless pearl necklace that Claire Carter (Sarah Selby) plans to wear at a party she is giving, the necklace disappears. Inspector Farraday (Richard Lane) investigates and finds the necklace in Blackie's pocket. Once again, Blackie and The Runt escape and set out to find the thief in order to clear their names.
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| 1. Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
2. Crime Doctor's Diary (1949)
3. The Saint's Return (1954)
aka: The Saint's Girl Friday
4. Secret of Treasure Mountain (1956)
5. Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
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