Synopsis
A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
Movie Information
- Director
- Noel M. Smith
- Writers
- Earle Snell, Raymond L. Schrock
- Release Year
- 1939
- Runtime
- 55 minutes
- Genre
- Mystery
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (4 votes)
Top Cast
Jane Wyman
Myrna Winslow
Dick Foran
Jim Rickey
Gloria Dickson
Mona Lannon
Maxie Rosenbloom
Brody
John Ridgely
Donald Norton
Morgan Conway
Nat Flavin
John Eldredge
Millard K. Lannon
Joseph Crehan
Capt. Murphy
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