Detective Kitty O'Day is a 1944 American comedy mystery film directed by William Beaudine and starring Jean Parker, Peter Cookson and Tim Ryan. The film was intended as an attempt to create a new low-budget detective series, but only one sequel, Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945), was made.
Plot
After her boss is murdered, secretary and aspiring detective Kitty O'Day sees a chance to put her skills to the test to the annoyance of the investigating police officer Inspector Clancy. When Clancy won't properly investigate the dead man's widow, O'Day takes it upon herself to unmask the killer - with the reluctant assistance of her boyfriend Johnny Jones.
Cast
Jean Parker as Kitty O'Day
Peter Cookson as Johnny Jones
Tim Ryan as Inspector Clancy
Veda Ann Borg as Mrs. Wentworth
Edward Gargan as Mike
Douglas Fowley as Harry Downs
Olaf Hytten as Charles, Wentworth's Butler
Edward Earle as Oliver M. Wentworth
Herbert Heyes as Attorney Robert Jeffers
See also
List of American films of 1944
References
Bibliography
Gates, Phillipa. Detecting Women: Gender and the Hollywood Detective Film. SUNY Press, 2011. Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.