Blue, White and Perfect (1942)

6.5/10 74 min Crime Mystery Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

Lloyd Nolan

Michael Shayne

Mary Beth Hughes

Merle Garland

George Reeves

Juan Arturo O'Hara

Helene Reynolds

Helen Shaw

Steven Geray

Vanderhoefen

Henry Victor

Rudolf Hagerman

Curt Bois

Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois

Marie Blake

Ethel

Emmett Vogan

Charlie

Mae Marsh

Mrs. Bertha Toby

Frank Orth

Mr. Toby

Ivan Lebedeff

Alexis Fournier

Wade Boteler

Judge

Charles Trowbridge

Capt. Brown

Edward Earle

First Officer Richards

Cliff Clark

Inspector Peterson

Arthur Loft

Joseph P. McCordy

Ann Doran

Miss Hoffman

Charles Williams

Theodore H. Sherman Jr.- Printer

Monica Bannister

Clerk (uncredited)

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