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The Chance of a Lifetime

The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

1h 5m | PG-13

⭐ 6.2 / 10

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

Director: William Castle

Studio: Columbia Pictures

Genre: Crime, Mystery

Video: 720p

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Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Erik Rolf

Erik Rolf

as Dooley Watson

Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

as Mary Watson

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

as Insp. John Farraday

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

as The Runt

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

as Arthur Manleder

Reviews

By CinemaSerf

This time, "Boston" (Chester Morris) comes up with a proposal to the Governor that would allow some trusted prisoners to come and work in a factory to assist with the war effort. He agrees that they can live at his apartment but before long is embroiled in a plan to prove that "Dooley" (Erik Rolf) was set up for a murder he didn't commit. Unusually, "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) is in on the plot to use "Blackie" as bait for the real criminal - well, him and $60,000 - and using some sleight of hand and his gang of well-meaning convicts lays a trap for... This doesn't hang about, is tightly cast with series regulars and with a more solid story than many of the other outings for an on form Morris, it passes an hour with a few red herrings and a precarious window-dangled confession at the end.