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Chester Morris

Chester Morris

American actor (1901–1970)

John Chester Brooks Morris was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for Alibi (1929). Morris is remembered for portraying the title role in Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective film series of the 1940s.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 68 films (1925–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1959 Captured. Protestants & Other Americans United for Separation of Church & State a.k.a. P. O. A. U. 1 reel 16mm B&W sound
1956 The She Creature. Golden State Productions 77 min. 35mm B&W sound
1949 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture. Seymour Friedman 59 min. 35mm B&W sound
1948 Trapped By Boston Blackie. Seymour Friedman 6 reels 35mm B&W sound
1947 Blind Spot. Robert Gordon 73 min. 35mm B&W sound
1946 A Close Call For Boston Blackie. Lew Landers 6 reels B&W
1946 Boston Blackie And The Law. D. Ross Lederman 69 min. 35mm B&W sound
1946 The Phantom Thief. D. Ross Lederman 7 reels B&W
1945 Boston Blackie Booked On Suspicion. Arthur Dreifuss 7 reels B&W
1945 Boston Blackie's Rendezvous. Arthur Dreifuss 64 min. B&W
1945 Rough, Tough, And Ready. Del Lord 66 min. B&W
1944 Double Exposure. William A. Berke 7 reels B&W
1944 Gambler's Choice. ▶ Frank McDonald 7 reels B&W
1944 One Mysterious Night. Budd Boetticher 7 reels B&W
1944 Secret Command. A. Edward Sutherland 9 reels B&W
1943 Aerial Gunner. William H. Pine 8 reels B&W
1943 After Midnight With Boston Blackie. Lew Landers 7 reels B&W
1943 High Explosive. Frank McDonald 7 reels
1943 The Chance Of A Lifetime. William Castle 7 reels B&W
1943 Tornado. Calvin Productions Inc. 5:40 16mm sound
1942 Alias Boston Blackie. Lew Landers 7 reels B&W
1942 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood. Michael Gordon 7 reels B&W
1942 Confessions Of Boston Blackie. Edward Dmytryk 6 reels B&W
1942 I Live On Danger. Sam White 7 reels B&W
1941 Meet Boston Blackie. Robert Florey 6 reels B&W
1941 No Hands On The Clock. Frank McDonald 8 reels B&W
1940 Girl From God's Country. Sidney Salkow 8 reels Color
1940 The Marines Fly High. Benjamin Stoloff, George Nicholls, Jr. 68 min. B&W
1940 Wagons Westward. Lew Landers 8 reels Color & B&W
1939 BLIND ALLEY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1939 FIVE CAME BACK. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 75 min B&W
1939 THUNDER AFLOAT. Loew's Inc. 10 reels B&W
1938 LAW OF THE UNDERWORLD. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 SMASHING THE RACKETS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 69 min 16mm B&W Sound
1937 FLIGHT FROM GLORY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1937 I PROMISE TO PAY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1936 LET'S TALK IT OVER. AudiVision Inc. 1 reel B&W
1936 MOONLIGHT MURDER. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 7 reels B&W
1936 PIRATE PARTY ON CATALINA ISLE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 2 reels
1936 THEY MET IN A TAXI. Columbia Pictures Corporation of Calif. Ltd. 7 reels B&W
1936 THREE GODFATHERS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1935 PURSUIT. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 6 reels
1935 SOCIETY DOCTOR. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 EMBARRASSING MOMENTS. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1934 I'VE BEEN AROUND. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 Let's Talk It Over Kurt Neumann B&W
1934 THE GAY BRIDE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1933 BLONDIE JOHNSON. Vitaphone Corp. 67 min B&W
1933 INFERNAL MACHINE. Fox Film Corp 65 min B&W
1933 KING FOR A NIGHT. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W