Adventures of Kitty O'Day | |
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Directed by | William Beaudine |
Written by | Tim Ryan Victor Hammond George Callahan |
Produced by | Lindsley Parsons Trem Carr |
Starring | Jean Parker Peter Cookson Tim Ryan Lorna Gray |
Cinematography | Mack Stengler |
Edited by | Richard Pike |
Music by | Edward J. Kay |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Running time | 63 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Adventures of Kitty O'Day is a 1945 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. It was a sequel to the 1944 film Detective Kitty O'Day . [1] The two films were an attempt to create a new detective series but no further films were made. A third film, Fashion Model , also directed by Beaudine, was made using a similar formula but with another actress playing a heroine with a different name. [2]
Amateur detective Kitty O'Day and her boyfriend are employed in a hotel. After the owner is shot, O'Day takes over the investigation despite the protests of the police.
William Washington Beaudine was an American film director. He was one of Hollywood's most prolific directors, turning out a remarkable 179 feature-length films in a wide variety of genres.
Timothy Thomas Ryan was an American performer and film actor.
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Forgotten Women is a 1949 American drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Elyse Knox, Edward Norris and Robert Shayne. The film follows the lives and romantic entanglements of three women who frequent a bar.
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