Chester Morris
Birthday: 1901-02-16
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Biography: Chester Morris (born John Chester Brooks 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 Academy Award. Chester Morris is best remembered today for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie film series of the 1940s.
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Blondie Johnson
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to c...
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Public Hero Number 1
G-Man Jeff Crane poses as a crook to infiltrate the notorious Purple Gang, a band of hoodlums which ...
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The Bat Whispers
Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after,...
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Alibi
Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When ...
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The She-Creature
A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monst...
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Blind Spot
A struggling writer becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation when his publisher is found ...
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The Big House
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he m...
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Five Came Back
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the...
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A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out...
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After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend....
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Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree....
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Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track dow...
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Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at ...
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Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Blackie receives a call from a friend who asks him to retrieve some money from his apartment and del...
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Confessions of Boston Blackie
A murder is committed during the auction of a valuable statue. The prime suspect is Boston Blackie, ...
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Boston Blackie and the Law
Blackie performs in a magic show at a women's prison, which gives an inmate an opportunity to escape...
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The Divorcee
When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful, she decides to pay him back in kind....
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Meet Boston Blackie
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy...
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One Mysterious Night
After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit...
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Trapped by Boston Blackie
Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be...
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Sinners in the Sun
A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich...
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Alias Boston Blackie
It is the Christmas Holidays and reformed thief, Boston Blackie goes to Castle Theater to pick up pl...
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Secret Command
Sam Gallagher returns home to Los Angeles as an undercover spy for the Navy, getting a job at the sh...
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Corsair
A stock market broker plans to liven up his boring life by taking up piracy on the high seas....
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The Chance of a Lifetime
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wart...
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The Phantom Thief
Boston Blackie, in the 11th film of the Columbia series, indulges in some wit-trading with a squirmy...
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Red-Headed Woman
Lil works for the Legendre Company and causes Bill to divorce Irene and marry her. She has an affair...
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Thunder Afloat
A tugboat captain serves under his rival as a U-boat chaser in World War I....
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Sky Giant
Given the job of training young pilots for important post-war cargo flights, hard-boiled Col. Stockt...
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to t...
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Sunday Night at the Trocadero
A series of vignettes with a loose plot. Featured are Frank Morgan, Groucho Marx, Frank McHugh, Robe...
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No Hands on the Clock
A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case....
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Double Exposure
In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is mistak...
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Society Doctor
Two surgeons in love with a nurse end their rivalry in the operating room....
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Three Godfathers
In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeopl...
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Pursuit
"Mitch" Mitchell is an aviator who has been hired to take a child in a guardianship suit out of Cali...
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Flight from Glory
Director Lew Landers' 1937 B-film, about a crew of misfit pilots working for an Argentinian air serv...
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Tomorrow at Seven
People in an old, dark mansion are menaced by a maniac called "The Black Ace"....
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Law of the Underworld
A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connectio...
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The Case of Sergeant Grischa
This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this cate...
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Moonlight Murder
An escaped lunatic, a mysterious swami, and various lovers all have designs on a famous opera singer...
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Smashing the Rackets
Jim 'Socker' Conway, former boxer and FBI hero, is maneuvered for political reasons into a do-nothin...
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Tornado
The owner of an Illinois coal mine struggles to keep his business in operation, all the while unawar...
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Woman Trap
The younger brother of a police captain is a wanted fugitive, so when the captain railroads his brot...
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The Gay Bride
Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectanc...
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Second Choice
Vallery Grove is in love with Don Warren but her mother opposes the match because he is poor and has...
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I Live on Danger
A cocky radio reporter sets out to prove an ex-convict is innocent in the murder of a mob boss....
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Playing Around
New York girl has a dull boyfriend and seems destined for a dull marriage when she meets a rich play...
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Aerial Gunner
Old rivals are pitted against each other in basic training and fight for the same woman....
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Gambler's Choice
The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New...
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The Marines Fly High
Marine lieutenants Dan and Jim fight bandits in the South American jungle, while competing for the a...
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One Way to Love
A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's fathe...
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The Miracle Man
A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leade...
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Princess O'Hara
When King's beloved horse dies, Princess tries to purchase a new nag, and that's how she inadvertent...
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A String of Beads
An ordinary girl's life is radically changed by the mistaken receipt of a $60,000 strand of pearls....
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They Met in a Taxi
A cab driver takes in a young woman who claims to be a reluctant bride, and becomes involved in the ...
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The Great White Hope
A black champion boxer and his white female companion struggle to survive while the white boxing est...
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King for a Night
A cocky prizefighter on his way to the bigtime in New York comes crashing down when his sister is in...
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Frankie and Johnnie
The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie....
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Devil's Playground
A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture...
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Pacific Liner
The S. S. Arcturus sails from Shanghai to San Francisco, and Dr. Jim Craig takes the post of ship's ...
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Wagons Westward
David Cook and twin brother Tom are poles apart in disposition and traits. When their father dies, T...
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Girl from God's Country
Jim Holden, a young doctor practicing in Alaska, eagerly awaits the arrival of his new nurse, Anne W...
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Rough, Tough and Ready
The story is the old bromide about two brawling buddies, duking it out over the same girl, in this c...
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Unchained
This fact-based prison drama tells the tale of a band of prisoners living in the innovative 2,600-ac...
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Canal Zone
A cocky pilot at a Panama Canal bomber station clashes with his trainer over recklessness and a woma...
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The Show of Shows
Now hear this. The studio that gave the cinema its voice offered 1929 audiences a chance to see and ...
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Fast Life
A man is tried and convicted for the murder of a man who flirted with his wife., and sentenced to de...
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The Computer Comes to Marketing
Five executives at a company argue about whether they should buy a computer and what it would do for...
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Infernal Machine
This pre-Code comedy-thriller centers on Robert Holden, a broke and discouraged veteran, who meets f...
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Golden Harvest
A play by Nina Wilcox Putnam was the source for the empire-building drama Golden Harvest. Ambitious ...
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The Hollywood Gad-About
A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master...
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Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Various Hollywood performers put on a pirate-themed variety show on Catalina Island, with a number o...
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Complicated Women
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, u...
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From the Ends of the Earth
An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Fe...
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Wrecking Crew
Follows a crew as they work under a deadline set by their boss to complete the demolition of a build...
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Embarrassing Moments
Jerry Randolph is an inveterate and obnoxious practical joker. Things take a serious turn when it lo...
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Let's Talk It Over
A young sailor saves a woman from drowning. The woman turns out to be a rich heiress; unfortunately ...
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The Big Parade of Comedy
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history....
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High Explosive
Mike Douglas (Barry Sullivan), owner of a nitroglycerin concern hires his old friend "Buzz" Mitchell...
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Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Two starstruck visitors to Hollywood sneak into the famous nightclub and end up in a Conga contest a...
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