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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture(1949)
Status: Released
Date: 1949-03-02
62%
6 Votes
Time: 0h 59m
Murder in Chinatown
Overview:
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Top 10 Billed Cast
Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Maylia Fong
Mei Ling
Joan Woodbury
Red, the Bar-Girl
Don McGuire
Les, the Bus Guide
Richard Lane
Inspector William R. Farraday
Sid Tomack
The Runt
Frank Sully
Sergeant Matthews
Charles Arnt
Pop Gerard
Luis van Rooten
Bill Craddock (as Louis Van Rooten)
Philip Ahn
Wong Chung Shee
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Overview
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
Release Date
1949-03-02
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6.167
Rating:
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Murder in Chinatown
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