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Detective Kitty O’Day

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Detective Kitty O’Day

A slew of laughs with a glamorous sleuth on a manhunt! When her boss is murdered, a fast-talking secretary Kitty O’Day will put her sleuthing skills to the test. But when bodies start to pile up, all fingers point to her as the killer. Jean Parker stars in a fun-filled mystery directed by William Beaudine, with co-screenwriter Tim Ryan memorably appearing as the exasperated police detective.

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Director
William Beaudine
Writer
Screenplay by Tim Ryan and Victor Hammond, Original story by Victor Hammond
Starring
Jean Parker, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan, Veda Ann Borg, Ed Gargan
Year
1944
Country
USA
Format
16mm
Running Time
61 minutes

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It’s a case of moider and you’re the victim! You’ll die laffing as the Sidewalk Sockers blast the Tenement Terror! Muggs (Leo Gorcey) is working as a newspaper copy boy and he’s got the scoop on a big story. Now he’ll enlist Glimpy (Huntz Hall) and his East Side Kids gang to help investigate the murder of a nightclub owner. While the cops hunt for the dead man’s wife as their prime suspect, our boys have other ideas.

Director
William Beaudine
Writer
Original Screenplay by Earle Snell
Starring
Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bill Benedict, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Thelma White
Year
1944
Country
USA
Format
16mm
Running Time
62 minutes

Upcoming Showtimes

Mon, April 20
7:30 pm
Detective Kitty O’Day
9:00 pm
Bowery Champs

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