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MysteryCrime

One Mysterious Night

- What Happened to the Fabulous Diamond "Blue Star of the Nile"?...

After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Along with his assistant, "The Runt", Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt try to trick their way to discovering the thieves.

Release Date : 1944-10-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Chester Morris

Character Name : Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Original Name : Chester Morris

Gender : Male

Janis Carter

Character Name : Dorothy Anderson

Original Name : Janis Carter

Gender : Female

William Wright

Character Name : Paul Martens

Original Name : William Wright

Gender : Male

Richard Lane

Character Name : Inspector Farraday

Original Name : Richard Lane

Gender : Male

George E. Stone

Character Name : The Runt

Original Name : George E. Stone

Gender : Male

Robert B. Williams

Character Name : Matt Healy

Original Name : Robert B. Williams

Gender : Male

Mark Roberts

Character Name : George Daley

Original Name : Mark Roberts

Gender : Male

Dorothy Malone

Character Name : Eileen Daley (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dorothy Malone

Gender : Female

Joseph Crehan

Character Name : Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Crehan

Gender : Male

Ben Taggart

Character Name : Traffic Cop (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Taggart

Gender : Male

Minerva Urecal

Character Name : Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

Original Name : Minerva Urecal

Gender : Female

Constance Purdy

Character Name : Woman in Daley's Office (Uncredited)

Original Name : Constance Purdy

Gender : Female

Ed Allen

Character Name : Policeman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Allen

Gender : Male

Kenneth Brown

Character Name : Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth Brown

Gender : Male

Early Cantrell

Character Name : Margaret Dean (Uncredited)

Original Name : Early Cantrell

Gender : Male

Lew Davis

Character Name : Exhibit Attendee (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lew Davis

Gender : Male

Edythe Elliott

Character Name : Mother (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edythe Elliott

Gender : Female

Jack Gardner

Character Name : Frank (Uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Gardner

Gender : Male

Fred Graff

Character Name : Reporter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Graff

Gender : Male

Harrison Greene

Character Name : Arthur Manleder (Uncredited)

Original Name : Harrison Greene

Gender : Male

Fred Howard

Character Name : Reporter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Howard

Gender : Male

Dick Jensen

Character Name : Policeman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Jensen

Gender : Male

Henry Jordan

Character Name : Reporter (Uncredited)

Original Name : Henry Jordan

Gender : Male

Edward Keane

Character Name : Police Commissioner Howard (Uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Keane

Gender : Male

Tom Kingston

Character Name : News Photographer (Uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Kingston

Gender : Male

Lyle Latell

Character Name : Detective Sergeant Matthews (Uncredited)

Original Name : Lyle Latell

Gender : Male

Billy Lenhart

Character Name : Boy (Uncredited)

Original Name : Billy Lenhart

Gender : Male

Anne Loos

Character Name : Newsstand Clerk (Uncredited)

Original Name : Anne Loos

Gender : Female

George Magrill

Character Name : Police Guard (Uncredited)

Original Name : George Magrill

Gender : Male

Cy Malis

Character Name : Policeman (Uncredited)

Original Name : Cy Malis

Gender : Male

George McKay

Character Name : Police Sergeant McNulty (Uncredited)

Original Name : George McKay

Gender : Male

Pat O'Malley

Character Name : Police Sergeant (Uncredited)

Original Name : Pat O'Malley

Gender : Male

John Tyrrell

Character Name : Austin (Uncredited)

Original Name : John Tyrrell

Gender : Male

Bob Walker

Character Name : Man in Office with Matthews (Uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Walker

Gender : Male

Cecil Weston

Character Name : Mother (Uncredited)

Original Name : Cecil Weston

Gender : Female

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-11-30

To help raise funds for the war effort, a collection of jewels is being displayed at a posh hotel. That's manna from heaven for a thief and when the famous "Blue Star of the Nile" diamond goes walkabouts and "Blackie" (Chester Morris) is found in the vicinity, well then what else might "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) do but accuse his long-term, if almost always helpful, nemesis. Of course we know all along what's going on, but it's going to be down to "Blackie" and the ever reliable "Runt" (George E. Stone) to clear their names and help the police so that they all find out who did the pinching and retrieve the priceless stone. None of this is really helped by the tenacious journalist "Dorothy" (Janis Carter) who is determined to get the story and who has some useful distractions in her arsenal to trick people into helping her, or giving her information. Though it's perfectly watchable for an hour, this is not one of the more memorable outings from our comedy sleuths, and the story doesn't really give Morris so much opportunity to impose his usually wise-cracking charisma on the proceedings either. Dorothy Malone features sparingly but adds little as the procedural drama does it's job, but not much more, as it reminds the audience to chip in for the war effort.