Detective Kitty O'Day is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. The film was intended as an attempt to create a new low-budget detective series, but only one sequel, Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945), was made.Marshall p.243
Plot After her boss is murdered, secretary and aspiring detective Kitty O'Day sees a chance to put her skills to the test to the annoyance of the investigating police officer Inspector Clancy. When Clancy won't properly investigate the dead man's widow, O'Day takes it upon herself to unmask the killer - with the reluctant assistance of her boyfriend Johnny Jones.
Cast Jean Parker as Kitty O'Day Peter Cookson as Johnny Jones Tim Ryan as Inspector Clancy Veda Ann Borg as Mrs. Wentworth Edward Gargan as Mike Douglas Fowley as Harry Downs Olaf Hytten as Charles, Wentworth's Butler Edward Earle as Oliver M. Wentworth Herbert Heyes as Attorney Robert Jeffers
See also List of American films of 1944
References
Bibliography Gates, Phillipa. Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press, 2011. Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
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