“What Happened to the Fabulous Diamond "Blue Star of the Nile"?...”
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone. Along with his assistant, "The Runt", Blackie focuses his investigation on the hotel manager, George Daley, and his sister, Eileen. Through disguises and ruses, Blackie and the Runt try to trick their way to discovering the thieves.
Budd Boetticher
Ted Richmond
Jack Boyle
Paul Yawitz
L. William O'Connell
Paul Sawtell
Chester Morris
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Janis Carter
Dorothy Anderson
William Wright
Paul Martens
Richard Lane
Inspector Farraday
George E. Stone
The Runt
Robert B. Williams
Matt Healy
Mark Roberts
George Daley
Dorothy Malone
Eileen Daley (Uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Jumbo Madigan (Uncredited)
Ben Taggart
Traffic Cop (Uncredited)
Minerva Urecal
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Constance Purdy
Woman in Daley's Office (Uncredited)
... and 23 more
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To help raise funds for the war effort, a collection of jewels is being displayed at a posh hotel. That's manna from heaven for a thief and when the famous "Blue Star of the Nile" diamond goes walkabouts and "Blackie" (Chester Morris) is found in the vicinity, well then what else might "Insp. Farada...
Columbia Pictures