Synopsis
Two private eyes compete to find an heiress and bring her back, unmarried, to New York.
Movie Information
- Director
- Charles Lamont
- Writers
- Arthur T. Horman, Sam Hellman
- Release Year
- 1946
- Runtime
- 86 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Mystery
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
Ella Raines
Penelope 'Annabelle' Hampton
Rod Cameron
Eddie J. Kildane
Broderick Crawford
Louis Prentiss
Frank McHugh
Wally Quayle
George Cleveland
Feenan the cabbie
Joan Shawlee
Mamie 'Baby' Willis (as Joan Fulton)
Samuel S. Hinds
Norman Hampton
Joe Sawyer
Hutchins
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