Movie·1946·1h 8m
Blonde for a Day
MICHAEL SHANE, DETECTIVE STEPS OUT WITH A BLONDE...AND GETS KNOCKED FOR A LOOP BY A BRUNETTE!
Directed By
Sam Newfield
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Newspaper reporter Tim Rourke keeps writing articles that attack the police department for its failure to solve a chain of murders, which nearly leads to the reporter's death. He calls in private detective Michael Shayne, who turns up a blonde and a blackmailer.
Written By
Fred Myton
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
5 votes
// cast
Cast
Hugh Beaumont
Michael Shayne
Kathryn Adams
Phyllis Hamilton
Cy Kendall
Inspector Pete Rafferty
Marjorie Hoshelle
Helen Porter
Frank Ferguson
Walter Bronson
Richard Fraser
Dillingham 'Dilly' Smith
Paul Bryar
Tim Rourke
Mauritz Hugo
Hank Brenner
Charles C. Wilson
Chief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
Sonia Sorel
Muriel Bronson
Claire Rochelle
Minerva Dickens
// crew
Crew
Sam Newfield
Director
Fred Myton
Screenplay
Brett Halliday
Story
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