Blonde for a Day

1946 "MICHAEL SHANE, DETECTIVE STEPS OUT WITH A BLONDE...AND GETS KNOCKED FOR A LOOP BY A BRUNETTE!"

Blonde for a Day

5.6 | 1h8m | NR | en | Crime

Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.

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5.6 | 1h8m | NR | en | Crime , Mystery | More Info

Released: June. 10,1946 | Released Producted By: Sigmund Neufeld Productions , PRC Country: Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

Synopsis

Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.

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Cast

Hugh Beaumont , Kathryn Adams , Cy Kendall

Director

Sam Newfield

Producted By

Sigmund Neufeld Productions , PRC

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Cast

Hugh Beaumont

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Kathryn Adams

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Cy Kendall

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Reviews

dougdoepke Unremarkable Mike Shayne programmer, the sort of assembly line product that kept post-war audiences entertained (1946). Mike (Beaumont) is trying to find who shot his reporter buddy Rourke (Bryar), leading him through a thicket of blondes, a brunette, and an ornery editor (Ferguson). Unfortunately, the handsome Shayne lacks an edge to go along with his impish charm that too often bleeds into a wise-guy manner. As an actor, Beaumont's much better as Beaver Cleaver's dad. Not much suspense builds as the story progresses, nor does the visual style add mood. Rather, the focus is more on personalities than plot. And in that regard, the hefty Kendall's chief inspector appears too dense to be either amusing or convincing. Nonetheless, the two statuesque brunettes, Adams and Hoshelle, are real eye-catchers, at the same time Adams swings a really mean right-cross that's perhaps the movie's high point. Anyway, if you don't require much from amateur detective flicks, it's an easy though forgettable 68-minutes.