A Christmas themed Boston Blackie movie.
Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and friends head up to prison on Christmas Eve to perform a show for the convicts. However, Joe (Larry Parks) takes advantage of them being there to escape prison dressed as a clown. Joe claims he was set-up and wants to find the men who framed him. This drags his sister (Adele Mara) and Blackie into the trouble and hunted by the police. Blackie has to find Joe and try and prove his innocence, without getting collared by Farraday (Richard Lane) himself...
One of the best in the Boston Blackie series, a fast paced crime drama romp with plenty of shenanigans in a hotel. A good and enjoyable film. Apart from the trees and some decorations it isn't very festive though.
