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The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

ARRESTED FOR A MURDER HE DIDN'T COMMIT!
6.1/10

Director: William Castle

Genres: Crime, Mystery

Writer: Jack Boyle, Paul Yawitz

Runtime: 1h 5m

Release: 26 Oct, 1943

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Cast

Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates, Richard Lane, George E. Stone

Overview

A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

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This time, "Boston" (Chester Morris) comes up with a proposal to the Governor that would allow some trusted prisoners to come and work in a factory to assist with the war effort. He agrees that they can live at his apartment but before long is embroiled in a plan to prove that "Dooley" (Erik Rolf) was set up for a murder he didn't commit. Unusually, "Insp. Faraday" (Richard Lane) is in on the plot to use "Blackie" as bait for the real criminal - well, him and $60,000 - and using some sleight of hand and his gang of well-meaning convicts lays a trap for... This doesn't hang about, is tightly cast with series regulars and with a more solid story than many of the other outings for an on form Morris, it passes an hour with a few red herrings and a precarious window-dangled confession at the end.

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