Movie: Detective Kitty O'Day

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jean Parker
Jean Parker

Kitty O'Day

Peter Cookson
Peter Cookson

Johnny Jones

Tim Ryan
Tim Ryan

Inspector Clancy

Veda Ann Borg
Veda Ann Borg

Georgia Wentworth

Edward Gargan
Edward Gargan

Mike Storm

Douglas Fowley
Douglas Fowley

Harry Downs

Pat Gleason
Pat Gleason

Taxi Driver

Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten

Charles

Edward Earle
Edward Earle

Oliver M. Wentworth

Herbert Heyes
Herbert Heyes

Robert Jeffers

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    Convinced that she has what it takes to be a detective, inquisitive secretary Kitty O'Day gets her chance to put her sleuthing skills to the test when her investment broker boss is mysteriously murdered. But Kitty's investigation hits a snag when Inspector Miles Clancy begins to suspect that she's the culprit.

  • Release Date

    1944-05-13

  • Average

    4.571

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
  • Tagline

    HELP! HELP! MURDER!...and YOU'RE THE VICTIM!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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