No Place for a Lady
No Place for a Lady

No Place for a Lady

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1943
1h 6m
6.0(1 votes)
Crime
Drama
Mystery

Overview

A private detective and a blonde acquaintance whom he has rescued from a misdirected murder charge, discover a body in his beachside cottage; only it has disappeared by the time the police arrive, leaving him to be charged with hoaxing the police. With his license in jeopardy, his would-be fiancee and an inquiring reporter set out to investigate.

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Columbia Pictures

Cast & Crew

26 members
Acting

Margaret Lindsay

June Terry

Margaret Lindsay
Acting

Dick Purcell

Randy Brooks

Dick Purcell
Acting

William Gargan

Jess Arno

William Gargan
Acting

Phyllis Brooks

Dolly Adair

Phyllis Brooks
Acting

Thomas E. Jackson

Captain Baker, district attorney

Thomas E. Jackson
Acting

Frank M. Thomas

Webley, club owner

Frank M. Thomas
Acting

Edward Norris

Mario, club manager

Edward Norris
Acting

Jerome Cowan

Eddie Moore

Jerome Cowan
Acting

James Burke

Police Substation Chief Moriarty

James Burke
Acting

Tom Dugan

Officer Rawlins

Tom Dugan
Acting

Ralph Sanford

Hal, truck driver-henchman

Ralph Sanford
Acting

Doris Lloyd

Mrs. Evelyn Harris

Doris Lloyd
Acting

Chester Clute

'Yvonne', dress designer

Chester Clute
Acting

Claire Du Brey

Apartment House Manager

Claire Du Brey
Acting

Emmett Vogan

Mr. Hartley, tire company dispatcher

Emmett Vogan
Acting

Dennis Moore

Reporter #1 at June's office

Dennis Moore
Acting

Jack Gardner

Reporter #2 at June's office

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Acting

Barbara Brown

Miss Foster, tire warehouse clerk

Barbara Brown
Acting

William Newell

Toreador Club Waiter

William Newell
Acting

Dewey Robinson

Air Raid Warden on street

Dewey Robinson
Acting

Eddie Kane

Jules, club maitre de

Eddie Kane
Acting

Bess Flowers

Yvonne's Employee (bit)

Bess Flowers
Acting

William Hunter

Thomas (? - Henchman Tommy bit?)

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Acting

Carl M. Leviness

Toreador Cafe Patron - extra

Carl M. Leviness
Acting

Sam Harris

Toreador Cafe Patron - extra

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Acting

Tom London

Air Raid Warden (? - ever seen in final cut?)

Tom London

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