Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture (1949): Cast
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture is a 1949 mystery crime film directed by Seymour Friedman, starring Chester Morris as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black, Harry Strang and Edgar Dearing. It runs 59 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 59 min
- Director
- Seymour Friedman
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture About?
The premise of Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture without spoilers.
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.
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- male police officer
- police officer
- lie
- false accusation
- frame up
- dumb cop
- chinese store
- police investigation
- charlie wu chinese laundry
- gift shop
- chai tea
- playing fantan
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- lionel train
- police call box
- held at gunpoint
- wong's curio shop
- playing bridge
- movie theater
- chinese lottery ticket
- gossip
- discovering a dead body
- fistfight
- shoeshine stand
- feigning drunkeness
- knocked unconscious
- disguise
- club cathay
- knife throwing
- stabbed in the back
- yueqin
- pickpocket
- diamond smuggling
- boston blackie character
- cigar smoking
- murder of uncle
- employer employee relationship
- laundry
- killer
- chinese
- chinese laundry
- manhattan new york city
- uncle niece relationship
- cigarette smoking
- chinatown manhattan new york city
- sergeant
- victim
- tourist
- tour guide
- telephone
- telephone call
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture Cast & Characters
Chester Morris leads the cast as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black, with Harry Strang as Mac and Edgar Dearing as Reiber. Directed by Seymour Friedman; 16 actors are credited in all.
- Director Seymour Friedman
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Chester Morris as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black - Harry Strang as Mac
- Edgar Dearing as Reiber
- Pat O’Malley as Officer Jim
Also Starring in Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture
· 12 more- Frank Sully Sergeant Matthews
- Richard Lane Inspector William R. Farraday
- Philip Ahn Wong Chung Shee
- Charles Arnt Pop Gerard
- Peter Brocco Rolfe
- Benson Fong Ah Hing
- Joan Woodbury Red, the Bar-Girl
- Victor Sen Yung
- Sid Tomack The Runt
- Don McGuire Les, the Bus Guide
- Luis Van Rooten Bill Craddock (as Louis Van Rooten)
- Maylia Fong Mei Ling
More from Seymour Friedman
More films directed by Seymour Friedman: Khyber Patrol, The Saint’s Return, Escape Route and Loan Shark.
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Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture?
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture runs 59 minutes.
When was Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture released?
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture was released on March 2, 1949.
Who directed Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture?
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture was directed by Seymour Friedman.
More films by Seymour Friedman Who is in the cast of Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture?
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture stars Chester Morris as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black, Harry Strang as Mac and Edgar Dearing as Reiber, among 16 credited actors.
Does Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture have a post-credit scene?
No. Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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