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Dressed to Kill (1941)

Dressed to Kill poster
Directed by
Eugene Forde
Genre
film noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 14m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective investigates a murder connected to a theatrical costume shop. He navigates a web of suspects and clues in the world of show business.

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What happens

Dressed to Kill is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Sheila Ryan. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, one of several films to feature the private detective Michael Shayne. The film is based on The Dead Take No Bows, a mystery novel by Richard Burke. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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