When a girl and her boyfriend are suspected of murdering her employer, they have to clear their names and find the real killer.When a girl and her boyfriend are suspected of murdering her employer, they have to clear their names and find the real killer.When a girl and her boyfriend are suspected of murdering her employer, they have to clear their names and find the real killer.
Edward Gargan
- Mike
- (as Ed Gargan)
Fred Aldrich
- Policeman Joe Kasinski
- (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
- Hood
- (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
- Spike
- (uncredited)
I. Stanford Jolley
- Fenton Arms Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
- Coroner
- (uncredited)
Dewey Robinson
- Building Watchman
- (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
- Man Loitering Outside Building
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIntended to be a low-budget detective series, but only one sequel was made - Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945).
- GoofsThe view out of Mrs. Wentworth's and Harry Down's apartment windows are the same - the Subway Terminal Building at 417 South Hill Street in Los Angeles - even though their apartments are across the hall from each other.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fargo: The Heap (2014)
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Sublimely silly slapdash mystery-comedy
Jean Parker is fast-talking Kitty O'Day, a spunky secretary who sets out to solve a murder. Peter Cookson tries to keep up as Johnny Jones, the boyfriend who assists in her investigation. Together they track a murderer
.but they have a couple of problems: 1) more dead bodies keep turning up, and 2) the cops think they did it.
Tim Ryan, who co-wrote the script, has many of the funniest lines as wise-cracking police detective Clancy. (Finding Kitty and Johnny in a room with yet another dead body: ""The butler! Every time I see you with somebody, they're dead.") Edward Gargan is also fun as the usual dumb assistant cop who goes through the picture saying "Yes, Chief." B movie regulars Douglas Fowley and Veda Ann Borg are also along for the ride.
The plot isn't much, and the situations are all pretty familiar .hiding behind apartment furniture, sneaking out on a window ledge, stumbling over dead bodies in the dark—all the usual dangers and dilemmas are here.
However, it's all done in such good humor! It looks like they slapped together a few sets, glanced through the script, and shot it with no rehearsal, just kind of seeing how it would turn out—and having a great time. It's sloppy and goofy—but somehow it clicks in a way few of these B comedies manage to do.
The enthusiastic cast is apparently the key. Led by Parker, the whole gang roar through the proceedings with great gusto. It won't make you think, but it's lots of fun.
Tim Ryan, who co-wrote the script, has many of the funniest lines as wise-cracking police detective Clancy. (Finding Kitty and Johnny in a room with yet another dead body: ""The butler! Every time I see you with somebody, they're dead.") Edward Gargan is also fun as the usual dumb assistant cop who goes through the picture saying "Yes, Chief." B movie regulars Douglas Fowley and Veda Ann Borg are also along for the ride.
The plot isn't much, and the situations are all pretty familiar .hiding behind apartment furniture, sneaking out on a window ledge, stumbling over dead bodies in the dark—all the usual dangers and dilemmas are here.
However, it's all done in such good humor! It looks like they slapped together a few sets, glanced through the script, and shot it with no rehearsal, just kind of seeing how it would turn out—and having a great time. It's sloppy and goofy—but somehow it clicks in a way few of these B comedies manage to do.
The enthusiastic cast is apparently the key. Led by Parker, the whole gang roar through the proceedings with great gusto. It won't make you think, but it's lots of fun.
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- csteidler
- Jun 19, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 1 minute
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Detective Kitty O'Day (1944) officially released in Canada in English?
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