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15 January 1948 (USA)
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Five lovelies leave a trail of perfume... and murder! See more »
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A wealthy man hires a detective to investigate his wife's past. The detective (Franchot Tone) discovers...
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Franchot Tone | ... | Stuart Bailey |
 | Janet Blair | ... | Norma Shannon aka Gretchen Breeger |
 | Janis Carter | ... | Ligia Caprillo aka Jane Breeger aka Janie Joy |
 | Adele Jergens | ... | Boots Nestor |
| Glenda Farrell | ... | Hazel Bixby |
| Steven Geray | ... | Keller |
| Tom Powers | ... | Ralph Johnston |
| Lynn Merrick | ... | Mrs. Johnston |
 | John Ireland | ... | Reno |
 | Donald Curtis | ... | Martin |
 | Eduardo Ciannelli | ... | John Vega Caprillo |
| Robert Barrat | ... | Lt. Quint |
 | Raymond Burr | ... | Herb |
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| George Bell | ... | Elevator Boy (uncredited) |
| Paul E. Burns | ... | Janitor (uncredited) |
| Claire Carleton | ... | Irene Feston - Tired Blonde (uncredited) |
 | Lane Chandler | ... | Recording Detective (uncredited) |
| Douglas D. Coppin | ... | Lab Man (uncredited) |
| Louise Franklin | ... | Maid (uncredited) |
| Karen X. Gaylord | ... | Betty (uncredited) |
 | John Hart | ... | (uncredited) |
| Mary Adams Hayes | ... | Fannie - Waitress (uncredited) |
| Nan Holliday | ... | High School Girl (uncredited) |
| Eddie Marr | ... | Sharpy (uncredited) |
| Martha Montgomery | ... | Angel (uncredited) |
| Roseanne Murray | ... | Miss Phipps (uncredited) |
| Vesey O'Davoren | ... | Lilly - Butler (uncredited) |
| Garry Owen | ... | Gus (uncredited) |
| Gene Roth | ... | Plainclothesman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Space | ... | Sgt. Muller (uncredited) |
| William Stubbs | ... | Dealer (uncredited) |
| Sid Tomack | ... | Buster Buffin (uncredited) |
| Harry Tyler | ... | Warehouse Foreman (uncredited) |
| Isabel Withers | ... | Gracie (uncredited) |
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| S. Sylvan Simon | |||
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| Roy Huggins | (screenplay) | |
| Roy Huggins | (novel "The Double Take") | |
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| S. Sylvan Simon | .... | producer | |
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| George Duning | |||
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| Charles Lawton Jr. | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Al Clark | |||
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| Stephen Goosson | |||
| A. Leslie Thomas | (as Leslie Thomas) | ||
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| Louis Diage | |||
| Wilbur Menefee | |||
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| Jean Louis | (gowns) | ||
Sound Department | |||
| Frank Goodwin | .... | sound recordist | |
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| Bob Davis | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Mary Adams Hayes | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Ned Scott | .... | still photographer | |
Music Department | |||
| Morris Stoloff | .... | musical director (as M.W. Stoloff) | |
| Arthur Morton | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Earl McEvoy | .... | assistant to producer | |
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- Columbia Pictures (1948) (USA) (theatrical)
- Teakwood Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
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Based on a magazine story by Roy Huggins, this movie provided the round-about genesis of the TV series "77 Sunset Strip" (1958) (also created by Huggins). In this movie, 'Franchot Tone' plays LA detective Stuart Bailey, which is same name of detective played ten years later by 'Ephrem Zimbalist Jr.' in the 1958 movie Girl on the Run (1958), which, in turn, was spun off into the 77 Sunset Strip TV series that same year. Oddly, this movie was produced by Columbia Pictures, while subsequent movie and TV series were made by Warner Bros.See more »
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Martin:[Pointing at Bailey] This is a gun in my hand.
Stuart Bailey:Yeah, I've seen one before.
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Stuart Bailey:Yeah, I've seen one before.
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A detective is hired to investigate the real identity of client's wife, leading him into a tangled thicket of leads.
So where is Janie Joy. Detective Bailey's having a heckuva time finding out, what with all those luscious ladies parading in and out—not that I'm complaining. But the sorting process does get difficult at times. This is a detective story, and not classic noir, more like Philo Vance than Phillip Marlowe. LA-area locations are emphasized rather than light and shadow. But it is a good look at post-war LA, including the photogenic Buster Buffin's Buffett.
As the detective, the slender Tone brings a different kind of appeal. Wisely, the screenplay emphasizes his verbal skills rather than tough-guy brawn. In fact, he almost gets shoved around enough to embarrass fall-guy Elisha Cook Jr. Still, Tone does have a ready smile and easy charm. But that's also a problem for the movie. In short, characters and events lack the kind of grit needed to generate needed menace. Sure, there is a guessing game as to where Janie Joy is, but it's more like a brain-teaser than a fear factor. Plus, screenwriter Huggins clearly knows his way around wisecracks and clever banter. Yet the story's architecture remains murky and plodding. All in all, this is a movie of individual scenes rather than memorable whole.
Nonetheless, it's a good chance to ogle the ladies and their 40's fashions, along with Detroit's four-wheel designs, post-war, that is.