Blonde for a Day

MICHAEL SHANE, DETECTIVE STEPS OUT WITH A BLONDE...AND GETS KNOCKED FOR A LOOP BY A BRUNETTE!

Genres

MysteryCrime

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Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

68 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

10 June 1946

Country

United States of America

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

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