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Blonde for a Day (1946) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Blonde for a Day
director: Sam Newfield actor: Hugh Beaumont / Kathryn Adams
other title: Blonde Barrage
Newspaper reporter Tim Rourke keeps writing articles that attack the police department for its failure to solve a chain of murders, which nearly leads to the reporter's death. He calls in private detective Michael Shayne, who turns up a blonde and a blackmailer.
Blue, White and Perfect (1942) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Blue, White and Perfect
other title: Il mistero dei diamanti / Contrabando
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.
Three Cases of Murder (1955) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Three Cases of Murder
other title: Tre casi di omicidio / Mord ohne Mörder
An atmospheric British omnibus film presenting three tales of murder and the supernatural. In “In the Picture,” a museum attendant is drawn into the eerie world within a painting. In “You Killed Elizabeth,” two lifelong friends become suspects when the woman they both love is murdered. In “Lord Mountdrago,” a disgraced politician seeks revenge on a powerful statesman by exploiting his dreams. Linked by a recurring figure, the film blends psychological horror, mystery, and fantasy across its three interconnected stories.