US Release date: 2 March 1949
First Melbourne Saturday Suburban: 6 May 1950
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Running time: 59 minutes
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Chester Morris, Maylia & Richard Lane
Australian Distributor: Columbia
Melbourne Premiere Venue: Union’s State theatre for three weeks from 14 April 1950 supporting Jolson Sings Again.
Suburban Release Type: Union 3-L-2
Rankings
| Rank | ||
| EF Points | 109 | 188 |
| EF PPE | 3.03 | 176 |
| Metres Travelled | 364,660 | 260 |
| Average MT | 10,129 | 188 |
| Engagements | 36 | 255 |
| Slots | 66 | 73 |
| Weeks | 30 | 41 |
| Weeks as % of engagements | 83.33% | 7 |
| Saturdays | 3 | 317 |
| Sats as % of engagements | 8.33% | 342 |
| Tuesdays | 3 | 299 |
| Tues as % of engagements | 8.33% | 318 |
| First billed | 3 | 209 |
| Second billed | 33 | 108 |
| Feature only | 0 | 34* |
Independent ratios
| Engagements weeks 1-10 | 28 |
| Ratio | 77.78% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -8.89% |
| Eng weeks 11-26 | 5 |
| Ratio | 13.89% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 6.27% |
| Eng weeks 27-52 | 3 |
| Ratio | 8.33% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 2.62% |
| Hoyts eng | 0 |
| Ratio | 0.00% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -0.84% |
| Independent eng | 29 |
| Ratio | 80.56% |
| Difference to chain ratio | 3.45% |
| Suburban eng | 7 |
| Ratio | 19.44% |
| Difference to chain ratio | -2.61% |
Notes: Cheap series support filler that gained an audience through being paired with That Midnight Kiss on the Union circuit. That 30 of its 36 engagements were for full weeks is quite remarkable and placed it 7th on that metric. In its 9th week it actually picked up a couple of Tuesday headline gigs, with Blondie’s Secret as support – no expenses spared entertainment there, I tells ya!
Boston Blackie’s Chinese Venture engagements
| SUBURB | VENUE | CHAIN | DATE | W | D | B | CO-FEATURE |
| Burnley | Burnley | Independent | 3/6/50 | 1 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| St.Kilda | Astor | Independent | 3/6/50 | 1 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| St.Kilda | Palais | Suburban | 3/6/50 | 1 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Brunswick | Empire | Independent | 10/6/50 | 2 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Caulfield | Camden | Independent | 10/6/50 | 2 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Elsternwick | Esquire | Independent | 10/6/50 | 2 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Moonee Ponds | Moonee | Independent | 10/6/50 | 2 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| West Brunswick | Western | Independent | 10/6/50 | 2 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Westgarth | Westgarth | Independent | 10/6/50 | 2 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Preston West | Rivoli | Independent | 17/6/50 | 3 | T | 2 | A Song is Born |
| East Malvern | Waverley | Independent | 17/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Essendon | Regal | Independent | 17/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Glenferrie | Glen | Independent | 17/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Hawthorn | Vogue | Independent | 17/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Balwyn | Balwyn | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Ormond | Plaza | Suburban | 17/6/50 | 3 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Middle Brighton | Dendy | Independent | 24/6/50 | 4 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Brighton North | Gardenvale | Independent | 24/6/50 | 4 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| North Melbourne | Central | Independent | 24/6/50 | 4 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Preston East | Gowerville | Independent | 24/6/50 | 4 | W | 2 | The Doolins of Oklahoma |
| Coburg | Plaza | Independent | 1/7/50 | 5 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Heidelberg | Orient | Independent | 1/7/50 | 5 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Box Hill | Rialto | Suburban | 1/7/50 | 5 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Oakleigh | Plaza | Independent | 8/7/50 | 6 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Port Melbourne | Port | Independent | 8/7/50 | 6 | W | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Newport | Plaza | Independent | 29/7/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Blondie’s Secret |
| Williamstown | Empress | Independent | 29/7/50 | 9 | T | 1 | Blondie’s Secret |
| Reservoir | Plaza | Independent | 5/8/50 | 10 | S | 2 | That Midnight Kiss |
| Coburg West | Progress | Independent | 19/8/50 | 12 | S | 2 | Britannia Mews |
| East Brunswick | Liberty | Independent | 9/9/50 | 15 | W | 2 | Adam’s Rib |
| Preston | Planet | Suburban | 23/9/50 | 16 | W | 2 | Paid in Full |
| Preston | St. James | Suburban | 30/9/50 | 17 | W | 2 | Paid in Full |
| South Melbourne | Empire | Suburban | 11/11/50 | 24 | S | 2 | Anthony Adverse |
| Richmond | National | Independent | 3/12/50 | 31 | W | 1 | The Plunderers |
| Footscray | Grand | Independent | 24/2/51 | 39 | W | 2 | Duchess of Idaho |
| Yarraville | Sun | Independent | 3/3/51 | 40 | W | 2 | Duchess of Idaho |


