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This was the first in a series of Boston Blackie films starring Chester Morris and was sufficiently popular to spawn 13 more hour-long pictures released by Columbia from 1941 to 1949. Most of the films in the series worked on a twelve day schedule.
Charles Wagenheim, who played the Runt, was replaced in succeeding episodes by George E. Stone.
Schlitze best known for his appearance in Freaks (1932) is seen briefly as sideshow "Princess Betsy".
The character, "Boston Blackie," was first used in a story, "Boston Blackie's Mary," by Jack Boyle, in Red Book Magazine, published November 1917.
A similar mechanical man impersonator can be seen in the film noir, City That Never Sleeps (1953).
"Cecelia Bradley: Who are you, or who do you think you are ? Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black: At the moment, I'm a fugitive from an autopsy."
"Insp. Farraday: I couldn't find your name on the passenger list. Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black: No, no, I'm using my maiden name."
