Blue, White and Perfect (1942)

Directed by

Herbert I. Leeds

Genre

crime film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 14m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A private detective investigates a case involving stolen diamonds. He follows clues that lead him through a series of twists and encounters.

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What happens

Blue, White and Perfect is a 1942 American mystery film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Helene Reynolds. It is part of Twentieth Century Fox's Michael Shayne film series. The basis of the plot came from Blue, White, and Perfect, a six-part serialized story by Borden Chase that was published in Argosy magazine. The story was subsequently published as Diamonds of Death, a paperback novel. The film sets were designed by the art directors Lewis Creber and Richard Day. The film was released for home video as part of the Michael Shayne Mysteries Collection, Vol. 1, DVD set from 20th Century Fox. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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