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The Phantom Thief

Directed by	D. Ross Lederman
Written by	Jack Boyle G.A. Snow Richard Wormser Richard Weil Malcolm Stuart Boylan
Produced by	John Stone
Starring	Chester Morris Jeff Donnell Richard Lane
Cinematography	George Meehan
Edited by	Al Clark
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 2, 1946 (1946-05-02)
Running time	65 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Phantom Thief is a 1946 American mystery crime film directed by D. Ross Lederman and starring Chester Morris, Jeff Donnell and Richard Lane. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures as part of the Boston Blackie series.

Plot

Detective Boston Blackie tries to track down a blackmailer-murderer. As the investigation goes on, a supernatural element becomes clear.

Cast

Chester Morris as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Jeff Donnell as Anne Parks Duncan
Richard Lane as Inspector John Farraday
Dusty Anderson as Sandra
George E. Stone as The Runt
Frank Sully as Detective Sergeant Matthews
Marvin Miller as Dr. Nejino
Wilton Graff as Rex Duncan
Murray Alper as Eddie Alexander, Chauffeur
Forbes Murray as Dr. Purcell Nash
Joseph Crehan as 'Jumbo' Madigan - Pawnbroker

References

Sandra Brennan (2014). "The Phantom Thief". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

External links

The Phantom Thief at IMDb
The Phantom Thief at the TCM Movie Database
The Phantom Thief at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

v t e Boston Blackie films
Silent films	Boston Blackie's Little Pal (1918) The Poppy Girl's Husband (1919) The Silk Lined Burglar (1919) Blackie's Redemption (1919) Boomerang Bill (1922) Missing Millions (1922) The Face in the Fog (1922) Boston Blackie (1923) Through the Dark (1924) The Return of Boston Blackie (1927)
Sound films, starring Chester Morris	Meet Boston Blackie (1941) Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) Alias Boston Blackie (1942) Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942) After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943) The Chance of a Lifetime (1943) One Mysterious Night (1944) Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945) A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) The Phantom Thief (1946) Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948) Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
Actors in sound films	Chester Morris as Boston Blackie George E. Stone as the "Runt" Richard Lane as Inspector Faraday Lloyd Corrigan as Arthur Manleder

v t e Films directed by D. Ross Lederman
Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short) A Dog of the Regiment (1927) A Race for Life (1928) Rinty of the Desert (1928) Shadows of the Night (1928) The Million Dollar Collar (1929) The Man Hunter (1930) The Phantom of the West (1931) The Texas Ranger (1931) Branded (1931) The Fighting Marshal (1931) The Range Feud (1931) Ridin' for Justice (1932) Texas Cyclone (1932) High Speed (1932) The Riding Tornado (1932) Two-Fisted Law (1932) Daring Danger (1932) McKenna of the Mounted (1932) Speed Demon (1932) End of the Trail (1932) State Trooper (1933) Silent Men (1933) Soldiers of the Storm (1933) The Whirlwind (1933) Rusty Rides Alone (1933) The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934) Hell Bent for Love (1934) A Man's Game (1934) Beyond the Law (1934) Girl in Danger (1934) Murder in the Clouds (1934) Red Hot Tires (1935) Dinky (1935) The Case of the Missing Man (1935) Moonlight on the Prairie (1935) Too Tough to Kill (1935) Hell-Ship Morgan (1936) Pride of the Marines (1936) Panic on the Air (1936) The Final Hour (1936) Alibi for Murder (1936) Come Closer, Folks (1936) Counterfeit Lady (1936) Motor Madness (1937) I Promise to Pay (1937) The Frame-Up (1937) A Dangerous Adventure (1937) The Game That Kills (1937) Tarzan's Revenge (1938) Juvenile Court (1938) Adventure in Sahara (1938) The Little Adventuress (1938) North of Shanghai (1939) Racketeers of the Range (1939) Military Academy (1940) Glamour for Sale (1940) Thundering Frontier (1940) Father's Son (1941) Across the Sierras (1941) Shadows on the Stairs (1941) Strange Alibi (1941) Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short) Passage from Hong Kong (1941) The Body Disappears (1941) Bullet Scars (1942) I Was Framed (1942) Escape from Crime (1942) Busses Roar (1942) The Gorilla Man (1943) Adventure in Iraq (1943) Find the Blackmailer (1943) Gun to Gun (1944) (Short) The Racket Man (1944) Three of a Kind (1944) The Last Ride (1944) Navy Nurse (1945) (Short) Out of the Depths (1945) The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946) The Phantom Thief (1946) Dangerous Business (1946) Sing While You Dance (1946) Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947) Key Witness (1947) The Return of the Whistler (1948) Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

Films directed by D. Ross Lederman

Sheiks in Bagdad (1925) (Short)
A Dog of the Regiment (1927)
A Race for Life (1928)
Rinty of the Desert (1928)
Shadows of the Night (1928)
The Million Dollar Collar (1929)
The Man Hunter (1930)
The Phantom of the West (1931)
The Texas Ranger (1931)
Branded (1931)
The Fighting Marshal (1931)
The Range Feud (1931)
Ridin' for Justice (1932)
Texas Cyclone (1932)
High Speed (1932)
The Riding Tornado (1932)
Two-Fisted Law (1932)
Daring Danger (1932)
McKenna of the Mounted (1932)
Speed Demon (1932)
End of the Trail (1932)
State Trooper (1933)
Silent Men (1933)
Soldiers of the Storm (1933)
The Whirlwind (1933)
Rusty Rides Alone (1933)
The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934)
Hell Bent for Love (1934)
A Man's Game (1934)
Beyond the Law (1934)
Girl in Danger (1934)
Murder in the Clouds (1934)
Red Hot Tires (1935)
Dinky (1935)
The Case of the Missing Man (1935)
Moonlight on the Prairie (1935)
Too Tough to Kill (1935)
Hell-Ship Morgan (1936)
Pride of the Marines (1936)
Panic on the Air (1936)
The Final Hour (1936)
Alibi for Murder (1936)
Come Closer, Folks (1936)
Counterfeit Lady (1936)
Motor Madness (1937)
I Promise to Pay (1937)
The Frame-Up (1937)
A Dangerous Adventure (1937)
The Game That Kills (1937)
Tarzan's Revenge (1938)
Juvenile Court (1938)
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
The Little Adventuress (1938)
North of Shanghai (1939)
Racketeers of the Range (1939)
Military Academy (1940)
Glamour for Sale (1940)
Thundering Frontier (1940)
Father's Son (1941)
Across the Sierras (1941)
Shadows on the Stairs (1941)
Strange Alibi (1941)
Here Comes the Cavalry (1941) (Short)
Passage from Hong Kong (1941)
The Body Disappears (1941)
Bullet Scars (1942)
I Was Framed (1942)
Escape from Crime (1942)
Busses Roar (1942)
The Gorilla Man (1943)
Adventure in Iraq (1943)
Find the Blackmailer (1943)
Gun to Gun (1944) (Short)
The Racket Man (1944)
Three of a Kind (1944)
The Last Ride (1944)
Navy Nurse (1945) (Short)
Out of the Depths (1945)
The Notorious Lone Wolf (1946)
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Dangerous Business (1946)
Sing While You Dance (1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
The Lone Wolf in Mexico (1947)
Key Witness (1947)
The Return of the Whistler (1948)
Military Academy with That Tenth Avenue Gang (1950)

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