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The Chance of a Lifetime is a 1943 crime drama starring Chester Morris, Erik Rolf and Jeanne Bates. It is one of 14 films made by Columbia Pictures involving detective Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-crime solver. This was the sixth in the series and one of three that did not have his name in the title. The film is also William Castle 's ...
The Chance of a Lifetime: Directed by William Castle. With Chester Morris, Erik Rolf, Jeanne Bates, Richard Lane. Sleuth Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) helps a wartime convict (Erik Rolf) who was framed for a murder while out on parole.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Crime
- William Castle
- 1943-10-26
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Future horror film producer and showman extraordinaire William Castle worked hard at Columbia to establish his directing credentials. His first feature film outing The Chance of a Lifetime (1943) is the sixth of fourteen Boston Blackie comedy-thrillers starring Chester Morris released between 1941 and 1949. An ex-crook turned sleuth, Horatio ...
- William Castle, Earl Bellamy
- Chester Morris
Chester Morris gives a good performance in his role as the sleuth involved, while Erik Rolf is decent as Dooley Watson, the convict who hasn’t done anything wrong. Elsewhere, Jeanne Bates as Mary Watson, Richard Lane as Inspector John Farraday, George E. Stone as The Runt and Lloyd Carrigan as Arthur Maleader are all fine in their respective ...
- William Castle
- Columbia Pictures
A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.
The Chance of a Lifetime is a 1943 crime drama starring Chester Morris, Erik Rolf and Jeanne Bates. It is one of 14 films made by Columbia Pictures involving detective Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-crime solver. This was the sixth in the series and one of three that did not have his name in the title.
