Chinatown - Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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Chinatown as seen and depicted in Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Hmm, is it Charlie Wu or Charley Wu?

Benson Fong - Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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Benson Fong plays a clerk in Mr. Wong's Curio Shop. Boston Blackie and The Runt, his sidekick, try to solve the murder for which they are under suspicion. (The premise of the series is that reformed criminals Blackie and The Runt fall into situations that put them under the scrutiny of Inspector Farraday and the doltish Detective Sgt. Matthews.)

Les, the Chinatown tour-guide, got the special tea

Now, Boston Blackie and The Runt want the special tea 

Benson Fong and Korean-American Philip Ahn (as Mr. Wong)

Mr. Wong and Boston Blackie

Mr. Wong, Boston Blackie and The Runt

Maylia - Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) [Roast Pork Sliced From A Rusty Cleaver] (飲水思源)

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The things one finds on one's DVDR!

Back in December I recorded Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949), the final entry in the Boston Blackie series, one of a bunch of 60 minute B-films made by Columbia Pictures to fill out a multi-feature movie bill. Last night, I finally got around to watching it.

Here are a few screen captures of Maylia (aka Grace Fong nee Grace Chin) from Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture. Maylia plays Mei Ling, niece of Charlie Wu, a laundry man found dead at the start of the film. In real life, Maylia/Grace Fong was married to Benson Fong (you might know him as Charlie Chan's #3 son, Tommy Chan) who also had a supporting role in this film.

Inspector Farraday, Detective Sgt. Matthews and Mei Ling

Maylia

More to come...

Check out more great pictures and learn more about Maylia at David Wells' SoftFilm blog.

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