Chester Morris Movies

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

Mary wants to marry a gangster because that is where the money is. Unfortunately, the life expectancy and finances of a gangster are unstable.

Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he...

After a rare gem is stolen from an exhibition at a posh hotel, Inspector Farraday decides to recruit former thief Boston Blackie to find the stone....

A cab driver takes in a young woman who claims to be a reluctant bride, and becomes involved in the search for a stolen necklace.

A stock market broker plans to liven up his boring life by taking up piracy on the high seas.

A wise-cracking private detective's honeymoon is interrupted by a kidnapping case.

Blackie is seen leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered, and must track down the real killer in Chinatown.

In New York City, a newly hired photographer becomes embroiled in a scandal when her photo is mistaken for evidence of a murder and she must try to...

A remake of Frank Capra's Submarine (1928), Devil's Playground is a snappy Columbia "B plus" picture starring Richard Dix and Chester Morris....

The story of a woman, Frankie, and the man who has done her wrong, Johnnie.

Blackie is the natural suspect when an expensive pearl necklace is stolen while he is supposed to be guarding it.

A prizefighter is convicted of a murder that was actually committed by his sister.

The professional gambler Ross Hadley is the owner of a posh gaming establishment in the heart of New York...

Given the job of training young pilots for important post-war cargo flights, hard-boiled Col. Stockton forces ex-officer Stag Cahill back into the...

Various Hollywood performers put on a pirate-themed variety show on Catalina Island, with a number of amiable stars in the audience.

An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at...

Blackie helps the police rescue hostage from an escaped maniac on a killing spree.

A gang of crooks evade the police by moving their operations to a small town. There the gang's leader, John Madison, encounters a faith healer and...

Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered...