Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
0h 59m | PG-13
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.
Director: Seymour Friedman
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Crime, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast
Chester Morris
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Maylia Fong
as Mei Ling
Joan Woodbury
as Red, the Bar-Girl
Don McGuire
as Les, the Bus Guide
Richard Lane
as Inspector William R. Farraday
Sid Tomack
as The Runt
Reviews
It doesn't seem to matter just how many times "Blackie" (Chester Morris) helps the police, they alway jump to the conclusion that he's the guilty party whenever there is a body! This time, he leaves a laundry only for the owner to be found dead. "Insp. Farraday" (Richard Lane) and his nice but dim "Sgt. Matthews" (Frank Sully) are on the case and with the blame looming, it falls to our erstwhile crook and his pal "The Runt" (newcomer Sid Tomack) to explore the underground antics of the Chinese community and find out if it's a dodgy gambling racket, or maybe some seamy private dancing, or perhaps the Tongs really are chasing around the basements wielding axes with menace. The intrigue grows more mysterious as "Mei Ling" (Maylia) enters the fray and for just shy of an hour we have an entertaining little crime thriller. It's quite well paced with some light comedy and precisely no jeopardy. Passes the time fine, though.