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The Chance of a Lifetime

Directed by William Castle

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A mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

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Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Dooley Watson

Mary Watson

Insp. John Farraday

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Wallace MacDonald

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The Chance of a Lifetime is about a mad scramble for stolen loot ensues after Boston Blackie has prisoners released for work in a wartime defence plant.

Who directed The Chance of a Lifetime?

William Castle directed The Chance of a Lifetime.

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