The Chance of a Lifetime
Movie

The Chance of a Lifetime

6.7|1h 5m1943CrimeMystery

Story Line

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

Top Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Erik Rolf

Erik Rolf

Dooley Watson

Jeanne Bates

Jeanne Bates

Mary Watson

Richard Lane

Richard Lane

Insp. John Farraday

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

The Runt

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

Arthur Manleder

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Nails Blanton (Uncredited)

Sid Melton

Sid Melton

Benny Hines (Uncredited)

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Policeman Joe (Uncredited)

Maude Eburne

Maude Eburne

Edna Counihan (Uncredited)

Arthur Hunnicutt

Arthur Hunnicutt

Elwood "Tex" Stewart (Uncredited)

Cy Kendall

Cy Kendall

Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 6/10

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.

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