The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
Overview
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.
Cast
Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Erik Rolf
Dooley Watson
Jeanne Bates
Mary Watson
Richard Lane
Insp. John Farraday
George E. Stone
The Runt
Lloyd Corrigan
Arthur Manleder
Douglas Fowley
Nails Blanton (Uncredited)
Sid Melton
Benny Hines (Uncredited)
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This time, "Boston" (Chester Morris) comes up with a proposal to the Governor that would allow some trusted prisoners to come and work in a factory to assist with the war effort. He agrees that they can live at his apartment but before long is embroiled in a plan to prove that "Dooley" (Erik Rolf) was set up for a murder he didn't commit. Unusually, "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) is in on the plot to use "Blackie" as bait for the real criminal - well, him and $60,000 - and using some sleight of hand and his gang of well-meaning convicts lays a trap for... This doesn't hang about, is tightly cast with series regulars and with a more solid story than many of the other outings for an on form Morris, it passes an hour with a few red herrings and a precarious window-dangled confession at the end.
