Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
1h 14m
Running Time
January 6, 1942Release Date
Blue, White, and Perfect (1942)
1h 14m
Running Time
January 6, 1942Release Date
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Plot.
In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industrial diamonds from the plant's safe and, utilizing a variety of false identities, traces them first to a dress factory and later to a Hawaii-bound ocean liner. Escaping several attempts on his life, he is able to uncover a Nazi smuggling ring, but the location of the missing diamonds continues to elude him.
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Cast & Crew.
Lloyd Nolan
Michael Shayne
Mary Beth Hughes
Merle Garland
Helene Reynolds
Helen Shaw
George Reeves
Juan Arturo O'Hara
Steven Geray
Vanderhoefen
Henry Victor
Rudolf Hagerman
Curt Bois
Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois
Marie Blake
Ethel
Emmett Vogan
Charlie
Frank Orth
Mr. Toby
Mae Marsh
Mrs. Bertha Toby
Herbert I. Leeds
Director
Ivan Lebedeff
Alexis Fournier
Borden Chase
Writer
Wade Boteler
Judge
Samuel G. Engel
Writer
Charles Trowbridge
Capt. Brown
Brett Halliday
Writer
Edward Earle
First Officer Richards
Cliff Clark
Inspector Peterson
Glen MacWilliams
Cinematographer
Arthur Loft
Joseph P. McCordy
Alfred Day
Editor
Ann Doran
Miss Hoffman
Charles Williams
Theodore H. Sherman Jr.- Printer
Monica Bannister
Clerk (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
Man at Ship Dock (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Bud Geary
Helper (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)
Al Kikume
Honolulu Cop (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
First Junior Officer Brooks (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Man at Ship Dock (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Jonesy
Don Dillaway
Ship's Purser
Lester Dorr
Porter
Mildred Gover
Maid
Gerardo Sei Groves
Taxi Driver
Nora Lane
Salesgirl
Perc Launders
Taxi Driver
George Melford
Ship's Doctor
Paul Michael
Felix
Steve O'Brien
Ship's Pageboy
Pat O'Malley
Police Sergeant
Addison Richards
Thomas
Cyril Ring
Court Clerk
Rudy Robles
Kali - Chauffeur
Tim Ryan
Barney - Cop
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 6, 1942
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 14m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Blue, White and Perfect is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Helene Reynolds. It is part of Twentieth Century Fox's Michael Shayne film series.: 112 The basis of the plot came from Blue, White, and Perfect, a six-part serialized story by Borden Chase that was published in Argosy magazine. The story was subsequently published as Diamonds of Death, a paperback novel.The film sets were designed by the art directors Lewis Creber and Richard Day.
The film was released for home video as part of the Michael Shayne Mysteries Collection, Vol. 1, DVD set from 20th Century Fox.
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