Movie: Private Detective

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman

Myrna Winslow

Dick Foran
Dick Foran

Jim Rickey

Gloria Dickson
Gloria Dickson

Mona Lannon

Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie Rosenbloom

Brody

John Ridgely
John Ridgely

Donald Norton

Morgan Conway
Morgan Conway

Nat Flavin

John Eldredge
John Eldredge

Millard K. Lannon

Joseph Crehan
Joseph Crehan

Capt. Murphy

William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson

Inspector Evans

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Simmy Sanger

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    A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.

  • Release Date

    1939-12-09

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