Boston Blackie (film)

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Boston Blackie
Boston-Blackie-1923-Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Scott R. Dunlap
Screenplay by Paul Schofield
Based onThe Water Cross
by Jack Boyle
Starring William Russell
Eva Novak
Frank Brownlee
Otto Matieson
W. C. Robinson
Fred Esmelton
Cinematography George Schneiderman
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • May 6, 1923 (1923-05-06)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Boston Blackie is a lost 1923 American crime film directed by Scott R. Dunlap and written by Paul Schofield. The film stars William Russell, Eva Novak, Frank Brownlee, Otto Matieson, W. C. Robinson and Fred Esmelton. The film was released on May 6, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation. [1] [2] [3]

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With no prints of Boston Blackie located in any film archives, it is a lost film. [4]

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References

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  2. Hans J. Wollstein. "Boston Blackie (1923)". AllMovie. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. "Boston Blackie". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  4. The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Boston Blackie