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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

There's Boston Blackie again getting mixed up with other people's diamonds: an old pal from jail days, who's just been released himself, asks him to collect the very valuable diamonds he'd stolen and hidden in order to secure his daughter's future. But, of course, there are other crooks as well who want to get their hands on the jewels - and so, there are the familiar chases again, Blackie's caught once more by Inspector Faraday in front of an open safe; arrests, escapes, murders... And which day out of all does he (or rather, the gang that tries to track him and the diamonds down) pick for all those asphalt jungle adventures? His friend's, the Runt's wedding day! So you can just guess how many times the ceremony is delayed... until a VERY surprising ending! Another very entertaining - and VERY inventive on the part of the authors! - Boston Blackie tale, with Chester Morris in GREAT shape: this time he even does a short black face comedy to get into the top gangster's house! And all this hokum mixes surprisingly well with some 'tougher' crime movie moments; a great treat not only for 'Boston Blackie' addicts!

This low budget film with the usual cast of characters has Chester Morris, as Boston Blackie coming to the aid of an ex-con buddy who he got to know while serving in the State Penn. His buddy is being released and has some diamonds hidden my his previous business investments and is afraid his old gang will want the diamonds and kill him. Ann Savage, "Detore" is the ex-con's daughter and she wants to look after him and seeks Boston Blackie's help. Richard Lane, Inspector Farraday is still out to handcuff and arrest Blackie for breaking into a locker containing the diamonds. There is train rides and plenty of car chases and Boston Blackie even impersonates an African American in order to disguise himself from Cy Kendall the top gangster. If you like these sequels, you will love this film which runs very smoothly and is enjoyable.

This one was played slightly more serious, but still packed with some sparkling repartee especially between Blackie and Farraday. The plot actually intrudes on the comedy! However a running gag is supplied by the Runt in the process of getting married to a six foot stripper but being continually thwarted, until the very end ...I can even forgive some of the more Keystone moments: such as Blackie being escorted between Farraday and Matthews, simply backing off and making a run for it, Arthur immediately taking his place, and fooling the two dumb cops all the way to the station. A delicious moment was where F&M realise their police car has been stolen by Blackie and a baddie and everyone but them knew it.Good effort, nice production values, and better script make this a welcome entry.

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** One of the better Blackies, this film is fast paced, good humored, well acted, good fun and has very nice production values.'Diamond Ed' Barnaby has just been released from prison, according to the Warden, for a charge he "could have beaten." Some of his old 'friends' are very concerned with this; he's been released early and they aren't ready for it. They're very interested in some diamonds he has.Joe Herschel, the leader of the gang, wants those diamonds, and he tracks down Ed after Ed has put them in a rented box. Joe tells Ed to give him the rocks, but Ed says that they're going to his daughter and to nowhere else. He tells Joe to leave him alone, or he'll have Boston Blackie on his neck.But Joe's gang takes Ed to an office where they threaten him with a gun. He tells them where the diamonds are, and they leave him tied up. He manages to get to the telephone, and dial the operator. He tells police Inspector Farraday to go to the building that houses the boxes, to look for two men who are going to open box 13 and take the diamonds. But before he can finish the conversation, someone comes into the office and shoots him to death.Blackie has a key for the box, and he and his sidekick The Runt get there first--just in time for Farraday to nab him.Farraday has traced the call to the club owned by Joe, but when he brings Blackie and The Runt to the club, Joe denies that anyone was shot in his office or that anyone used his telephone.Blackie manages to start a fire and escapes. Can Boston Blackie find out who killed 'Diamond Ed' Barnaby, find the diamonds, and restore them to sweet Betty Barnaby, or will the crooks triumph and Blackie end up in prison on a trumped up charge?