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The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)

1h 17m

Running Time

The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)

Name: The Return of Boston Blackie
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1927-08-01

1h 17m

Running Time

Plot.

Just out of jail and vowing to go straight, former jewel thief Boston Blackie, undertakes the reformation of a pretty blonde who has stolen a necklace from a cabaret dancer. He learns that the jewel belongs to the mother of the blonde girl, and the blonde's philandering father gave it as a gift to the cabaret girl. Now, Blackie must find a way to return the necklace to the owner's safe without arousing the suspicions of the girl's family.

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Cast & Crew.

Strongheart

Strongheart the Dog

Bob Custer

Boston Blackie

Corliss Palmer

Sylvia Markham

Rosemary Cooper

Necklace Nellie

Coit Albertson

Denver Dan

William Worthington

John Markham

Florence Wix

Mrs. John Markham

J.P. Lockney

Rob Nichols

Violet Palmer

Annette

Harry O. Hoyt

Director

Jack Boyle

Story

Leah Baird

Adaptation / Screenplay

I.E. Chadwick

Producer

Media.

Details.

Release Date
August 1, 1927

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 17m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Drama Crime

Last updated: 2024-09-19

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

The Return of Boston Blackie is a 1927 low-budget, silent, drama genre film starring Bob Custer. Based upon a character created by Jack Boyle for short stories appearing in The American, Cosmopolitan and Redbook magazines in the 1900s. It was directed by Harry O. Hoyt and written by Leah Baird.

The character also appeared in another silent film in 1918, Boston Blackie's Little Pal, played by five different actors, including Lionel Barrymore.