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Adventures of Kitty O'Day is a american film of genre Thriller directed by William Beaudine released in USA on 19 january 1945 with Jean Parker
Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)
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Add to a movie listAdventures 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. 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.
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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.Actors
Jean Parker
(Kitty O'Day)
Peter Cookson
(Johnny Jones)
Lorna Gray
(Gloria Williams)
Ralph Sanford
(Mike, Police Detective Sergeant)
Jan Wiley
(Carla Brant)
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