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Blonde for a Day(1946)
Status: Released
Date: 1946-06-10
50%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 8m
MICHAEL SHANE, DETECTIVE STEPS OUT WITH A BLONDE...AND GETS KNOCKED FOR A LOOP BY A BRUNETTE!
Overview:
Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Sigmund Neufeld Productions
Movie: Blonde for a Day
Top 10 Billed 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)
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Overview
Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.
Release Date
1946-06-10
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MICHAEL SHANE, DETECTIVE STEPS OUT WITH A BLONDE...AND GETS KNOCKED FOR A LOOP BY A BRUNETTE!
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