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Meet Boston Blackie
Meet Boston Blackie is a 1941 crime film starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie, a notorious, but honorable jewel thief. Although the character had been the hero of a number of silent films, this was the first talking picture. It proved popular enough for Columbia Pictures to produce a total of 14 B movies, all starring Morris.
The Runt was played by Charles Wagenheim; in the subsequent 13 movies, George E. Stone portrayed him. 
Plot.
Returning to New York City from Europe
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By the mid- to late 1930s, Morris' popularity had begun to wane and he was cast as the lead actor such B-movies as "Smashing the Rackets" (1938) and "Five Came Back" (1939). In 1941, Morris' career was revived when he was cast as criminal-turned-detective Boston Blackie. Morris appeared in a total of 14 "Boston Blackie" films for Columbia Pictures, beginning with "Meet Boston Blackie". He reprised the