Private Detective (1939)
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A female private eye joins forces with a police detective to investigate the suspicious murder of a millionaire.
- Date of release
- 1939-12-09
- TMDB
- 6.8 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 55m
- Genres
- Mystery
- Director
- Noel M. Smith
Casting
- Jane Wyman — Myrna Winslow
- Dick Foran — Jim Rickey
- Gloria Dickson — Mona Lannon
- Maxie Rosenbloom — Brody
- John Ridgely — Donald Norton
- Morgan Conway — Nat Flavin
- John Eldredge — Millard K. Lannon
- Joseph Crehan — Capt. Murphy
- William B. Davidson — Inspector Evans
- Selmer Jackson — Simmy Sanger
- Vera Lewis — Mrs. Widner
- Julie Stevens — Elsie
Interesting facts
Private Detective is a 1939 American drama film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Earle Snell and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Jane Wyman and Dick Foran and is based on the short story "Invitation to Murder" by Kay Krausse in the Pocket Detective Magazine. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 9, 1939.
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