An entertaining start to the 'Boston Blackie' series with Chester Morris playing the titular character and he does it well with a winning mixture of charm, determination and humour. In this one Blackie returns from abroad and gets involved in foiling a foreign spy conspiracy, helped by his aide The Runt while being harassed by Inspector Faraday of the New York police. He also has the help of Cecilia Bradley (played by the delightful Rochelle Hudson) whom he 'meets cute' by basically stealing her car! All the actors are suitable for their roles and the movie zips along not wasting any moment in its sixty minute runtime. It looks good and the scenes in the amusement park are particularly well staged.
The great Byron Foulger has a brief appearance as a blind man who isn't really, always a welcome face in any film.
The great Byron Foulger has a brief appearance as a blind man who isn't really, always a welcome face in any film.