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Miss Pinkerton
Miss Pinkerton

Miss Pinkerton

The Most Unusal Mystery of the Year

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ComedyMysteryThriller

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Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she tends to Wynn's elderly aunt Julia. Jokingly given the 'rank' of Miss Pinkerton, after the famous detective agency, Adams probes into the mystery, but not before a second death.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

27 May 1932

Country

United States of America

Cast

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton

George Brent

George Brent

Police Inspector Patten

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

Paula Brent

John Wray

John Wray

Hugo

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Juliet Mitchell

C. Henry Gordon

C. Henry Gordon

Dr. Stuart

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Arthur Glenn

Mary Doran

Mary Doran

Florence Lenz

Blanche Friderici

Blanche Friderici

Mary

Mae Madison

Mae Madison

Second Nurse

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

Coroner James A. Clemp

Eulalie Jensen

Eulalie Jensen

Superintendent of Nurses Miss Gibbons

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Police Dispatcher (uncredited)

Lyle Talbot

Lyle Talbot

Newspaper Editor (uncredited)

Luana Walters

Luana Walters

First Nurse (uncredited)

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