Private Detective (1939)
55m
Running Time
December 9, 1939Release Date
Private Detective (1939)
55m
Running Time
December 9, 1939Release Date
Network & Production Companies
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Plot.
A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
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Cast & Crew.
Jane Wyman
Myrna Winslow
Dick Foran
Jim Rickey
Gloria Dickson
Mona Lannon
John Ridgely
Donald Norton
Maxie Rosenbloom
Brody
Morgan Conway
Nat Flavin
Noel M. Smith
Director
Earle Snell
Writer
John Eldredge
Millard K. Lannon
Raymond L. Schrock
Writer
Joseph Crehan
Capt. Murphy
Kay Krausse
Writer
William B. Davidson
Inspector Evans
Ted D. McCord
Cinematographer
Selmer Jackson
Simmy Sanger
Harold McLernon
Editor
Vera Lewis
Mrs. Widner
Julie Stevens
Elsie
Jack Mower
Detective Dolan
Henry Blair
Bobby Lannon
Willie Best
Norton's Valet
Alice Connors
Stenographer (uncredited)
Frank Dae
Judge Jas. C. Dewitt (uncredited)
John Deering
Police Operator (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Policeman (uncredited)
Leo Gorcey
Newsboy (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Al Herman
Palace Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Jean Maddox
Cleaning Woman (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
John Crane, Mona's Lawyer (uncredited)
Dick Rich
Chick Jerome, Millard's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Man Buying Newspaper (uncredited)
Media.
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Wiki.
Private Detective is a 1939 American drama film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Earle Snell and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Jane Wyman and Dick Foran and is based on the short story "Invitation to Murder" by Kay Krausse in the Pocket Detective Magazine. It was released by Warner Bros. on December 9, 1939.