Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945)

Dragging along her spineless boyfriend Johnny, hare-brained secretary Kitty O'Day is unstoppable as she tries to determine her boss's murderer. In her exuberance she and Johnny keep running... See full summary »

Director:

William Beaudine

Writers:

Victor Hammond (story), George Callahan (screenplay),

Stars:

Jean Parker, Peter Cookson, Tim Ryan

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Parker	...	Kitty O'Day
Peter Cookson	...	Johnny Jones
Tim Ryan	...	Inspector Clancy
Lorna Gray	...	Gloria Williams
Jan Wiley	...	Carla Brant
Ralph Sanford	...	Mike, Police Detective Sergeant
William Forrest	...	Sauter (as Bill Forrest)
Byron Foulger	...	Roberts
Hugh Prosser	...	Nick Joel
Dick Elliott	...	Bascom, Hotel Guest
William Ruhl	...	Michael Tracey (as Bill Ruhl)
Shelton Brooks	...	Jeff

Storyline

Dragging along her spineless boyfriend Johnny, hare-brained secretary Kitty O'Day is unstoppable as she tries to determine her boss's murderer. In her exuberance she and Johnny keep running into more corpses, as well as the unbelievabley inept team of Inspector Clancy and his sergeant, Mike. Their luck seems to run out, though, as they deliver themselves right into the hands of the murderer.

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | police | murder | telephone | inspector | 

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Taglines:

SHE'S MAD ABOUT MURDER! and when Kitty gets mad...there's a howl-a-minute hilarity for you!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 1945 (USA)

Also Known As:

As Aventuras de Kitty O'Day

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

63 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)

User Reviews

Murders at the Townley Hotel

Kitty O'Day, the telephone operator at the Townley Hotel loved her detective stories, popular at one time in America. She was also a snoop who loved spying on conversations from the guests at the hotel. She could spot danger anywhere, but because of her meddling character, she got into hot water all the time. When she overhears one day the shooting of Mr. Williams, the owner of the Townley, she goes to Johnny Jones, the travel desk colleague, and love interest, into coming with her to investigate. Kitty and Johnny don't stop until they solve the crime and attracting the police attention who think the either one of them is really the assassin.

This Monogram Pictures comedy is mildly amusing. It never hides the fact it is a B picture because of the humble production values. Directed by William Beaudine, it featured Jean Parker, an actress who worked a lot in the Hollywood of the 30s and 40s. She never made it big the movie industry. Peter Cookson, seen as Johnny, also did not have much success with important pictures.

Watch it as a curiosity if it shows on cable.