''Boston Blackie'' is a lost 1923 American

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directed by Scott R. Dunlap and written by

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. The film stars William Russell, Eva Novak,

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, Otto Matieson,

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and Fred Esmelton. The film was released on May 6, 1923, by Fox Film Corporation.

Cast

* William Russell as Boston Blackie * Eva Novak as Mary Carter *

as Warden Benton * Otto Matieson as Danny Carter *

as Shorty McNutt * Fred Esmelton as John Gilmore

Preservation

With no prints of ''Boston Blackie'' located in any film archives, it is a lost film.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Boston Blackie''
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* {{Boston Blackie 1923 films Lost American crime films 1923 crime films Fox Film films Films directed by Scott R. Dunlap American silent feature films American black-and-white films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films English-language crime films 1923 lost films