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Chester Morris

Chester Morris

American actor (1901–1970)

John Chester Brooks Morris was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for Alibi (1929). Morris is remembered for portraying the title role in Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective film series of the 1940s.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 68 films (1925–1959) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1925 The Road to Yesterday Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Urson 12:00 B&W
1925 THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY. Cinema Corp. of America 10 reels B&W
1929 Alibi. Feature Productions Inc. 10 reels 16mm B&W sound
1929 SECOND CHOICE. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1929 THE ALIBI. Vitaphone Corp. 2 reels
1929 Woman Trap William A. Wellman 82 min B&W
1930 PLAYING AROUND. Vitaphone Corp. 1 reel B&W
1930 THE BAT WHISPERS. Art Cinema Corp. 10 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1930 The Big House Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp 1:27:00 16mm B&W sound
1930 THE CASE OF SERGEANT GRISCHA. RKO Productions Inc. 10 reels B&W
1930 The Divorcee Robert Z. Leonard 110 min B&W
1931 CORSAIR. Art Cinema Corp. 8 reels 16mm B&W Sound
1932 BREACH OF PROMISE. Benjamin Verschleiser. 7 reels B&W
1932 COCK OF THE AIR. The Caddo Co. Inc. 8 reels B&W
1932 RED-HEADED WOMAN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp. 8 reels B&W
1932 SINNERS IN THE SUN. Paramount Publix Corp. 70 min B&W
1932 THE MIRACLE MAN. Paramount Publix Corp. 9 reels B&W
1933 BLONDIE JOHNSON. Vitaphone Corp. 67 min B&W
1933 INFERNAL MACHINE. Fox Film Corp 65 min B&W
1933 KING FOR A NIGHT. Universal Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1933 TOMORROW AT SEVEN. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels
1934 EMBARRASSING MOMENTS. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels 16mm B&W Silent
1934 I'VE BEEN AROUND. Universal Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1934 Let's Talk It Over Kurt Neumann B&W
1934 THE GAY BRIDE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 9 reels B&W
1935 PURSUIT. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 6 reels
1935 SOCIETY DOCTOR. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 7 reels B&W
1936 LET'S TALK IT OVER. AudiVision Inc. 1 reel B&W
1936 MOONLIGHT MURDER. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 7 reels B&W
1936 PIRATE PARTY ON CATALINA ISLE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 2 reels
1936 THEY MET IN A TAXI. Columbia Pictures Corporation of Calif. Ltd. 7 reels B&W
1936 THREE GODFATHERS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. 8 reels B&W
1937 FLIGHT FROM GLORY. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1937 I PROMISE TO PAY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 7 reels B&W
1938 LAW OF THE UNDERWORLD. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 7 reels B&W
1938 SMASHING THE RACKETS. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 69 min 16mm B&W Sound
1939 BLIND ALLEY. Columbia Pictures Corp. 8 reels B&W
1939 FIVE CAME BACK. RKO Radio Pictures Inc. 75 min B&W
1939 THUNDER AFLOAT. Loew's Inc. 10 reels B&W
1940 Girl From God's Country. Sidney Salkow 8 reels Color
1940 The Marines Fly High. Benjamin Stoloff, George Nicholls, Jr. 68 min. B&W
1940 Wagons Westward. Lew Landers 8 reels Color & B&W
1941 Meet Boston Blackie. Robert Florey 6 reels B&W
1941 No Hands On The Clock. Frank McDonald 8 reels B&W
1942 Alias Boston Blackie. Lew Landers 7 reels B&W
1942 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood. Michael Gordon 7 reels B&W
1942 Confessions Of Boston Blackie. Edward Dmytryk 6 reels B&W
1942 I Live On Danger. Sam White 7 reels B&W
1943 Aerial Gunner. William H. Pine 8 reels B&W
1943 After Midnight With Boston Blackie. Lew Landers 7 reels B&W