Blue, White and Perfect
| Blue, White and Perfect | |
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| Directed by | Herbert I. Leeds |
| Written by |
Borden Chase Samuel G. Engel Brett Halliday |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Starring |
Lloyd Nolan Mary Beth Hughes Helene Reynolds |
| Cinematography | Glen MacWilliams |
| Edited by | Alfred Day |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
Production company |
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| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time |
74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
Plot
Cast
- Lloyd Nolan as Michael Shayne
- Mary Beth Hughes as Merle Garland
- Helene Reynolds as Helen Shaw
- George Reeves as Juan Arturo O'Hara
- Steven Geray as Vanderhoefen
- Henry Victor as Rudolf Hagerman
- Curt Bois as Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois
- Marie Blake as Ethel
- Emmett Vogan as Charlie
- Mae Marsh as Mrs. Bertha Toby
- Frank Orth as Mr. Toby
- Ivan Lebedeff as Alexis Fournier
- Wade Boteler as Judge
- Charles Trowbridge as Capt. Brown
- Edward Earle as First Officer Richards
- Cliff Clark as Inspector Peterson
- Arthur Loft as Joseph P. McCordy
- Ann Doran as Miss Hoffman
- Charles Williams as Theodore H. Sherman Jr.- Printer