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Detective Kitty O'Day

Detective Kitty O'Day

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1944
1h 1m
4.6(21 votes)
Comedy
Mystery
Romance

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Convinced that she has what it takes to be a detective, inquisitive secretary Kitty O'Day gets her chance to put her sleuthing skills to the test when her investment broker boss is mysteriously murdered. But Kitty's investigation hits a snag when Inspector Miles Clancy begins to suspect that she's the culprit.

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