Chester Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and was nominated for an Oscar. But he is best remembered today for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie film series of the 1940s.
Early years
He was born John Chester Brooks Morris in New York City, one of four children of Broadway stage actor William Morris and stage comedian Etta Hawkins. Morris dropped out of school and began his Broadway career at 15 years old opposite Lionel Barrymore's The Copperhead. He made his film debut in the silent comedy-drama film An Amateur Orphan for Thanhouser/Pathé.
After appearing in several more Broadway productions in the early 1920s, Morris joined his parents, sister and two brothers, Gordon and Adrian (who also became a film actor), on the vaudeville circuit. The family's act consisted of a comedy sketch entitled "The Horrors of Home". Morris toured with his family for two years before returning to Broadway with roles in The Home Towners (1926) and Yellow (1927). While appearing in the 1927 play Crime, Morris was spotted by a talent agent and was signed to a film contract.
Stars: Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli
Director: Lew Landers
A respected citizen with secret ties to the mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections in order to save two innocents from execution!
published: 24 May 2018
Wrecking Crew (1942) CHESTER MORRIS
Stars: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Jean Parker
Director: Frank McDonald
A two-fisted action tale of a demolition crew on a dangerous peril-fraught assignment.
published: 30 Aug 2015
CONFESSIONS OF BOSTON BLACKIE (1941)
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
** Director: Edward Dmytryk
** Stars: Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Richard Lane
published: 22 Mar 2022
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick, Richard Lane - Mystery
Boston Blackie, a criminal turned detective, must clear his name after he is accused of murder.
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) is the tenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures crime films directed by Lew Landers starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie.
Cast:
Chester Morris as Boston Blackie
Lynn Merrick as Geraldine "Gerry" Peyton
Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday
Frank Sully as Sergeant Matthews
George E. Stone as "The Runt"
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published: 10 Apr 2020
No Hands on the Clock (1941) CHESTER MORRIS
Stars: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Rose Hobart
Director: Frank McDonald
The first of three Pine-Thomas productions for Chester Morris finds him as wise-cracking private detective Humphrey Campbell who impresses his boss, Oscar Flack, no end by not only finding a missing girl but also marrying her in the process. So Flack sends him to celebrate his honeymoon in the Divorce Capital of the world, Reno, Nevada, to find a missing man. Along the way, in a mixture of big city crime and old-west settings, Humphrey encounters a large assortment of suspicious characters, all of whom are also suspicious of the others. A comedy that also includes some killings along the way.
published: 28 Jun 2013
Double Exposure (1944) CHESTER MORRIS
Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar
Director: William Berke
Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the work of photojournalist Pat Marvin, Burke hires Marvin sight unseen, only to discover that "he" is a "she" (Nancy Kelly). Having evidently never heard of Margaret Bourke-White, Burke insists that the shutterbug racket is no job for a dame, but Pat intends to prove him wrong. In the process, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, forcing Burke to come out from behind his desk and solve the mystery himself
published: 26 Nov 2013
BOSTON BLACKIE'S RENDESVOUS (1945)
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
** Director: Arthur Dreifuss
** Stars: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran
Stars: Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli
Director: Lew Landers
A respected citizen with secret ties to the mob is faced with revealing his crimin...
Stars: Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli
Director: Lew Landers
A respected citizen with secret ties to the mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections in order to save two innocents from execution!
Stars: Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli
Director: Lew Landers
A respected citizen with secret ties to the mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections in order to save two innocents from execution!
Stars: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Jean Parker
Director: Frank McDonald
A two-fisted action tale of a demolition crew on a dangerous peril-fraught assignmen...
Stars: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Jean Parker
Director: Frank McDonald
A two-fisted action tale of a demolition crew on a dangerous peril-fraught assignment.
Stars: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Jean Parker
Director: Frank McDonald
A two-fisted action tale of a demolition crew on a dangerous peril-fraught assignment.
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
** Director: Edward Dmytryk
** Stars: Chester Morris, H...
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
** Director: Edward Dmytryk
** Stars: Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Richard Lane
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
** Director: Edward Dmytryk
** Stars: Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Richard Lane
Boston Blackie, a criminal turned detective, must clear his name after he is accused of murder.
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) is the tenth of fourteen...
Boston Blackie, a criminal turned detective, must clear his name after he is accused of murder.
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) is the tenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures crime films directed by Lew Landers starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie.
Cast:
Chester Morris as Boston Blackie
Lynn Merrick as Geraldine "Gerry" Peyton
Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday
Frank Sully as Sergeant Matthews
George E. Stone as "The Runt"
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Boston Blackie, a criminal turned detective, must clear his name after he is accused of murder.
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) is the tenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures crime films directed by Lew Landers starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie.
Cast:
Chester Morris as Boston Blackie
Lynn Merrick as Geraldine "Gerry" Peyton
Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday
Frank Sully as Sergeant Matthews
George E. Stone as "The Runt"
Get the DVD here: https://amzn.to/3Ktyua4
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Stars: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Rose Hobart
Director: Frank McDonald
The first of three Pine-Thomas productions for Chester Morris finds him as wise-crack...
Stars: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Rose Hobart
Director: Frank McDonald
The first of three Pine-Thomas productions for Chester Morris finds him as wise-cracking private detective Humphrey Campbell who impresses his boss, Oscar Flack, no end by not only finding a missing girl but also marrying her in the process. So Flack sends him to celebrate his honeymoon in the Divorce Capital of the world, Reno, Nevada, to find a missing man. Along the way, in a mixture of big city crime and old-west settings, Humphrey encounters a large assortment of suspicious characters, all of whom are also suspicious of the others. A comedy that also includes some killings along the way.
Stars: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Rose Hobart
Director: Frank McDonald
The first of three Pine-Thomas productions for Chester Morris finds him as wise-cracking private detective Humphrey Campbell who impresses his boss, Oscar Flack, no end by not only finding a missing girl but also marrying her in the process. So Flack sends him to celebrate his honeymoon in the Divorce Capital of the world, Reno, Nevada, to find a missing man. Along the way, in a mixture of big city crime and old-west settings, Humphrey encounters a large assortment of suspicious characters, all of whom are also suspicious of the others. A comedy that also includes some killings along the way.
Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar
Director: William Berke
Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the ...
Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar
Director: William Berke
Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the work of photojournalist Pat Marvin, Burke hires Marvin sight unseen, only to discover that "he" is a "she" (Nancy Kelly). Having evidently never heard of Margaret Bourke-White, Burke insists that the shutterbug racket is no job for a dame, but Pat intends to prove him wrong. In the process, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, forcing Burke to come out from behind his desk and solve the mystery himself
Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar
Director: William Berke
Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the work of photojournalist Pat Marvin, Burke hires Marvin sight unseen, only to discover that "he" is a "she" (Nancy Kelly). Having evidently never heard of Margaret Bourke-White, Burke insists that the shutterbug racket is no job for a dame, but Pat intends to prove him wrong. In the process, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, forcing Burke to come out from behind his desk and solve the mystery himself
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
** Director: Arthur Dreifuss
** Stars: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochr...
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
** Director: Arthur Dreifuss
** Stars: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
** Director: Arthur Dreifuss
** Stars: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran
Stars: Chester Morris, Anne Shirley, Eduardo Ciannelli
Director: Lew Landers
A respected citizen with secret ties to the mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections in order to save two innocents from execution!
Stars: Richard Arlen, Chester Morris, Jean Parker
Director: Frank McDonald
A two-fisted action tale of a demolition crew on a dangerous peril-fraught assignment.
Blackie is accused of murdering a man at an art auction, which leads to the uncovering of an art racket.
** Director: Edward Dmytryk
** Stars: Chester Morris, Harriet Nelson, Richard Lane
Boston Blackie, a criminal turned detective, must clear his name after he is accused of murder.
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) is the tenth of fourteen Columbia Pictures crime films directed by Lew Landers starring Chester Morris as Boston Blackie.
Cast:
Chester Morris as Boston Blackie
Lynn Merrick as Geraldine "Gerry" Peyton
Richard Lane as Inspector Farraday
Frank Sully as Sergeant Matthews
George E. Stone as "The Runt"
Get the DVD here: https://amzn.to/3Ktyua4
Get the poster here: https://amzn.to/3QU4FBT
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Stars: Chester Morris, Jean Parker, Rose Hobart
Director: Frank McDonald
The first of three Pine-Thomas productions for Chester Morris finds him as wise-cracking private detective Humphrey Campbell who impresses his boss, Oscar Flack, no end by not only finding a missing girl but also marrying her in the process. So Flack sends him to celebrate his honeymoon in the Divorce Capital of the world, Reno, Nevada, to find a missing man. Along the way, in a mixture of big city crime and old-west settings, Humphrey encounters a large assortment of suspicious characters, all of whom are also suspicious of the others. A comedy that also includes some killings along the way.
Stars: Chester Morris, Nancy Kelly, Jane Farrar
Director: William Berke
Chester Morris plays Larry Burke, editor for a weekly photo magazine. Impressed by the work of photojournalist Pat Marvin, Burke hires Marvin sight unseen, only to discover that "he" is a "she" (Nancy Kelly). Having evidently never heard of Margaret Bourke-White, Burke insists that the shutterbug racket is no job for a dame, but Pat intends to prove him wrong. In the process, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, forcing Burke to come out from behind his desk and solve the mystery himself
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.
** Director: Arthur Dreifuss
** Stars: Chester Morris, Nina Foch, Steve Cochran
Chester Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and was nominated for an Oscar. But he is best remembered today for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie film series of the 1940s.
Early years
He was born John Chester Brooks Morris in New York City, one of four children of Broadway stage actor William Morris and stage comedian Etta Hawkins. Morris dropped out of school and began his Broadway career at 15 years old opposite Lionel Barrymore's The Copperhead. He made his film debut in the silent comedy-drama film An Amateur Orphan for Thanhouser/Pathé.
After appearing in several more Broadway productions in the early 1920s, Morris joined his parents, sister and two brothers, Gordon and Adrian (who also became a film actor), on the vaudeville circuit. The family's act consisted of a comedy sketch entitled "The Horrors of Home". Morris toured with his family for two years before returning to Broadway with roles in The Home Towners (1926) and Yellow (1927). While appearing in the 1927 play Crime, Morris was spotted by a talent agent and was signed to a film contract.
Dr Gerardo Garcia, Chester zoo’s head of ectotherms, said the future of the species “was in our hands” when the snails first arrived ...HeatherPrince, an invertebrate specialist at Chester zoo, said.
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DULUTH — On the final weekend of 2024, many are heading to Chester Bowl for a good time and even the first time ... The Chester Bowl Improvement Club has been holding free daily ski and snowboard lessons, ...
EWING (33) ...WEST CHESTER HENDERSON 42, HIGHTSTOWN 31. WEST WINDSOR — Penelope Swarn’s 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots were not enough to keep the Rams from a setback against the Warriors from WestChester, Pa ... WEST CHESTER HENDERSON (42).
Kenzie Comprelli scored 15 points to propel Morris Knolls over Summit 41-27 in the Pete Tierney HolidayTournament final in Summit. Morris Knolls (6-0) took a 23-13 lead at halftime before outscoring Summit 18-14 in the second half ....
VIDEO ... Watkins falls on road ... Braylon Morris piled up 20 points for Newark in a 53-44 victory against Massillon (3-1) to wrap up the Wildcats’ holiday event. Morris hit four 3-pointers as the Wildcats (8-1) ran their winning streak to eight games ... A.J.
Construction of the Washington Monument began in 1848, but by 1858, it had not progressed much ... That plan went nowhere ... It took four years to sculpt, supervised by DanielChesterFrench, using white marble from Georgia ... .