11 Aug 1942
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A detective investigating kidnapping case discovers the victim, who may be a zombie.
Blonde for a Day
MICHAEL SHANE, DETECTIVE STEPS OUT WITH A BLONDE...AND GETS KNOCKED FOR A LOOP BY A BRUNETTE!
Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.
Top 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)
Sonia Sorel Muriel Bronson
Claire Rochelle Minerva Dickens
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