After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday recruits former thief Boston Blackie to retrieve 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 trick their way to discovering the perpetrators.
Directed by Budd Boetticher
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Cast

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)
Ed Allen
Policeman (Uncredited)

Kenneth Brown
Boy (Uncredited)
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