Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions.Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions.Blackie tricks a blackmailer-murderer into a confession. Story involves sinister seances and ghostly apparitions.
John Bagni
- Shill
- (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Tom Dillon
- Dinny McGonagle
- (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
- Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
George Eldredge
- Cop #2 Outside Hospital Room
- (uncredited)
Eddie Fetherston
- 2nd Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Doris Houck
- Waitress
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEleventh of fourteen "Boston Blackie" films starring Chester Morris released by Columbia Pictures from 1941 to 1949.
- Quotes
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black: As soon as I get done fixing your ethical code I need to work on your grammar.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Featured review
Blackie attends a séance
In "The Phantom Thief," Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is as usual blamed for anything that goes wrong on Inspector Farraday's (Richard Lane) watch. This time, as he attempts to help a friend of the Runt's (George E. Stone) return some jewels he didn't mean to steal, Blackie finds himself involved with a phony medium (Marvin Miller), blackmail, and murder, all the while trying to hide from Farraday, sometimes in plain sight.
Not a bad entry into the series, with Jeff Donnell, who was actually a character actress, playing a duped, wealthy woman with rotten taste in men. She handles her part well, considering she usually played a bubbly, wisecracking friend. Marvin Miller, with dark makeup and that sonorous voice, is effective as the medium. Boomers may remember him as John Beresford Tipton's go-to Mr. Anthony on "The Millionaire." Unfortunately he never made it to my house.
Chester Morris is charming and funny as Blackie, but this time he's not particularly ably assisted by The Runt, who is terrified of all those disembodied hands and skeletons at the séance.
Fast-moving and entertaining.
Not a bad entry into the series, with Jeff Donnell, who was actually a character actress, playing a duped, wealthy woman with rotten taste in men. She handles her part well, considering she usually played a bubbly, wisecracking friend. Marvin Miller, with dark makeup and that sonorous voice, is effective as the medium. Boomers may remember him as John Beresford Tipton's go-to Mr. Anthony on "The Millionaire." Unfortunately he never made it to my house.
Chester Morris is charming and funny as Blackie, but this time he's not particularly ably assisted by The Runt, who is terrified of all those disembodied hands and skeletons at the séance.
Fast-moving and entertaining.
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- Boston Blackie's Private Ghost
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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