Blonde for a Day
Seen it?1946 | 68 min | Mystery, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved The Maltese Falcon or The Thin Man, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1946: an older pace and style.
Newspaper reporter Tim Rourke keeps writing articles that attack the police department for its failure to solve a chain of murders, which nearly leads to the reporter's death. He calls in private detective Michael Shayne, who turns up a blonde and a blackmailer.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Newfield
- Hugh BeaumontMichael Shayne
- Kathryn AdamsPhyllis Hamilton
- Cy KendallInspector Pete Rafferty
- Marjorie HoshelleHelen Porter
- Frank FergusonWalter Bronson
- Richard FraserDillingham 'Dilly' Smith
- Paul BryarTim Rourke
- Mauritz HugoHank Brenner
- Charles Cahill WilsonChief of Police Will Gentry (as Charles Wilson)
- Sonia SorelMuriel Bronson