Chester Morris Movies

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...

Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and deliver it to him in California. Performing this...

A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.

A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.

Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair with businessman Gaerste and uses him to force...

A cocky prizefighter on his way to the bigtime in New York comes crashing down when his sister is involved in a murder and he takes the blame.

When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind.

A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robert Benchley and The Brian Sisters. Not bad, more...

Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

Various Hollywood performers put on a pirate-themed variety show on Catalina Island, with a number of amiable stars in the audience.

A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, whose reputation for living on the edge of the...

Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the attention of beautiful Joan Grant.

Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.

An opera diva sets her sights on a womanizing army officer.

When King's beloved horse dies, Princess tries to purchase a new nag, and that's how she inadvertently gets her hands on a "stolen" race horse. Our...

On their wedding night, the newlywed bride confesses to her husband that she does not love him, but is actually in love with another man. This...

Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape.

The story is the old bromide about two brawling buddies, duking it out over the same girl, in this case pert Jo Matheson (Jean Rogers). Owen and Brad...

An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at...

A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master of Ceremonies.