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	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1933	TOMORROW AT SEVEN.	RKO Radio Pictures Inc.	7 reels
1932	BREACH OF PROMISE.	Benjamin Verschleiser.	7 reels		B&W
1932	COCK OF THE AIR.	The Caddo Co. Inc.	8 reels		B&W
1932	RED-HEADED WOMAN.	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.	8 reels		B&W
1932	SINNERS IN THE SUN.	Paramount Publix Corp.	70 min		B&W
1932	THE MIRACLE MAN.	Paramount Publix Corp.	9 reels		B&W
1931	CORSAIR.	Art Cinema Corp.	8 reels	16mm	B&W	Sound
1930	PLAYING AROUND.	Vitaphone Corp.	1 reel		B&W
1930	THE BAT WHISPERS.	Art Cinema Corp.	10 reels	16mm	B&W	Sound
1930	The Big House	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp	1:27:00	16mm	B&W	sound
1930	THE CASE OF SERGEANT GRISCHA.	RKO Productions Inc.	10 reels		B&W
1930	The Divorcee	Robert Z. Leonard	110 min		B&W
1929	Alibi.	Feature Productions Inc.	10 reels	16mm	B&W	sound
1929	SECOND CHOICE.	Vitaphone Corp.	1 reel		B&W
1929	THE ALIBI.	Vitaphone Corp.	2 reels
1929	Woman Trap	William A. Wellman	82 min		B&W
1925	The Road to Yesterday	Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Urson	12:00		B&W
1925	THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY.	Cinema Corp. of America	10 reels		B&W