
Boston Blackie (1923)
50 min
Boston Blackie is a former prison inmate campaigning to outlaw Warden Benton's infamous "Water Cross" torture. Benton, however, is successful in his attempt to have Blackie arrested and returned to the prison, but his evil schemes are ultimately thwarted by Mary Carter, Blackie's girlfriend, who manages to alert the governor. Considered a lost film.
- Release date
- May 6, 1923
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- William Russell as Boston Blackie
- Eva Novak as Mary Carter
- Frank Brownlee as Prison Warden Benton
- Otto Matieson as Danny Carter
- W.C. Robinson as Shorty McNutt
- Fred Esmelton as John Gilmore
Crew
- Scott R. Dunlap · Director
- Jack Boyle · Writer
- Paul Schofield · Writer
- George Schneiderman · Cinematographer