Blackie runs into a woman he formally loved who now is married with a kid. When her husband gets out of prison he's killed in Blackie's apartment and of course the police thing Blackie pulled the trigger. Blackie must set out to prove his innocence as well as capture the real killers.
Chester Morris
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
Lynn Merrick
as Geraldine 'Gerry' Peyton
Richard Lane
as Inspector Farraday
Frank Sully
as Sgt. Matthews
George E. Stone
as The Runt
Claire Carleton
as Mamie Kirwin
Russell Hicks
as Attorney Harcourt (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as Hack Hagen (uncredited)
Erik Rolf
as Smiley Slade (uncredited)
John Tyrrell
as Policeman (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
as Coroner (uncredited)
Wanda Perry
as Tenant in Hallway (uncredited)
