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Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie

1923•50m•6.0/10
CrimeDrama

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6.0/10(1)

Boston Blackie is a former prison inmate campaigning to outlaw Warden Benton's infamous "Water Cross" torture. Benton, however, is successful in his attempt to have Blackie arrested and returned to the prison, but his evil schemes are ultimately thwarted by Mary Carter, Blackie's girlfriend, who manages to alert the governor. Considered a lost film.

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Production

Fox Film Corporation

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

William Russell

William Russell

Boston Blackie

Eva Novak

Eva Novak

Mary Carter

Frank Brownlee

Frank Brownlee

Prison Warden Benton

Otto Matieson

Otto Matieson

Danny Carter

W.C. Robinson

Shorty McNutt

Fred Esmelton

Fred Esmelton

John Gilmore

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