Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
Director:
Michael Gordon
Writers:
Jack Boyle (character created by), Paul Yawitz (original screenplay)
Stars:
Chester Morris, William Wright, Constance Worth
Reformed criminal Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his pal "The Runt" (George E. Stone) obey the film's title and head for Tinseltown. Blackie has been asked by a friend to transport $60,000 to California, but the L.A. cops assume that he's involved in the disappearance of the valuable Monterey Diamond. As always, Blackie spends a goodly portion of his time in disguise, assuming the identity of a bearded foreigner. Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood was the fourth in Columbia's series of B-pictures based on Jack Boyle's pulp-fiction character.