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	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1943	High Explosive.	Frank McDonald	7 reels
1943	The Chance Of A Lifetime.	William Castle	7 reels		B&W
1943	Tornado.	Calvin Productions Inc.	5:40	16mm		sound
1944	Double Exposure.	William A. Berke	7 reels		B&W
1944	Gambler's Choice. ▶	Frank McDonald	7 reels		B&W
1944	One Mysterious Night.	Budd Boetticher	7 reels		B&W
1944	Secret Command.	A. Edward Sutherland	9 reels		B&W
1945	Boston Blackie Booked On Suspicion.	Arthur Dreifuss	7 reels		B&W
1945	Boston Blackie's Rendezvous.	Arthur Dreifuss	64 min.		B&W
1945	Rough, Tough, And Ready.	Del Lord	66 min.		B&W
1946	A Close Call For Boston Blackie.	Lew Landers	6 reels		B&W
1946	Boston Blackie And The Law.	D. Ross Lederman	69 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1946	The Phantom Thief.	D. Ross Lederman	7 reels		B&W
1947	Blind Spot.	Robert Gordon	73 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1948	Trapped By Boston Blackie.	Seymour Friedman	6 reels	35mm	B&W	sound
1949	Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture.	Seymour Friedman	59 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1956	The She Creature.	Golden State Productions	77 min.	35mm	B&W	sound
1959	Captured.	Protestants & Other Americans United for Separation of Church & State a.k.a. P. O. A. U.	1 reel	16mm	B&W	sound