Detective Kitty O'Day

Detective Kitty O'Day
Directed by	William Beaudine
Written by	Tim Ryan Victor Hammond
Produced by	Lindsley Parsons
Starring	Jean Parker Peter Cookson Tim Ryan Veda Ann Borg
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Richard C. Currier
Music by	Edward J. Kay
Production company	Monogram Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	May 13, 1944 (1944-05-13)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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.

External links

• Detective Kitty O'Day at IMDb