No Place for a Lady

Feb 11, 1943

1h 6m

★ 6.0

MURDER IN A BLACKOUT...With A Blonde!

Overview

A private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder charge, discover a body in his beachside cottage; only it has disappeared by the time the police arrive, leaving him to be charged with hoaxing the police. With his license in jeopardy, his would-be fiancee and an inquiring reporter set out to investigate.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Larry Darmour Productions

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

June Terry

Margaret Lindsay

Randy Brooks

Dick Purcell

Jess Arno

William Gargan

Dolly Adair

Phyllis Brooks

Captain Baker, district attorney

Thomas E. Jackson

Webley, club owner

Frank M. Thomas

Mario, club manager

Edward Norris

Eddie Moore

Jerome Cowan

Police Substation Chief Moriarty

James Burke

Officer Rawlins

Tom Dugan

Hal, truck driver-henchman

Ralph Sanford

Mrs. Evelyn Harris

Doris Lloyd

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