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The Runaround (1946)

APPROVED 86 min  -  Comedy | Mystery  -   4 June 1946 (USA)
6.9
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Maverick private eyes Kildane and Quayle leave a large agency to work on their own. Their first assignment (pirated from the old firm): retrieve eloping heiress Penelope Hampton... See full summary »

Director:

Charles Lamont

Writers:

Sam Hellman, Arthur T. Horman (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ella Raines ...
Penelope 'Annabelle' Hampton
Rod Cameron Rod Cameron ...
Eddie J. Kildane
Broderick Crawford ...
Louis Prentiss
Frank McHugh Frank McHugh ...
Wally Quayle
George Cleveland George Cleveland ...
Feenan the cabbie
Joan Shawlee Joan Shawlee ...
Mamie 'Baby' Willis (as Joan Fulton)
Samuel S. Hinds Samuel S. Hinds ...
Norman Hampton
Joe Sawyer Joe Sawyer ...
Hutchins
Nana Bryant Nana Bryant ...
Mrs. Mildred Hampton
Dave Willock Dave Willock ...
Hubert 'Billy' Willis
Charles Coleman Charles Coleman ...
Butler
Jack Overman Jack Overman ...
Cusack
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Storyline

Maverick private eyes Kildane and Quayle leave a large agency to work on their own. Their first assignment (pirated from the old firm): retrieve eloping heiress Penelope Hampton...in competition with their former boss Prentiss. Kildane finds Penelope with surprising ease and keeps her one jump ahead of Prentiss with assorted difficulties, but can he avoid a romantic complication with his lovely charge? Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Private Eye | Heiress | Taxi | Missing Daughter | Car Chase  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Deadly Enemies See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Connections

Remake of It Happened One Night (1934) See more »