Dangerous Blondes
1943 film by Leigh Jason
- 23 September 1943 (1943-09-23)
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Dangerous Blondes is a 1943 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Richard Flournoy and Jack Henley, from the story If the Shroud Fits by Kelley Roos.The film stars Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keyes, and was released by Columbia Pictures in September 1943. Alternate titles for this film were Reckless Lady and The Case of the Dangerous Blondes.[1] A review in Vanity Fair review characterized the film as a "laugh-packed session here via the antics of Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn Keyes.".[2] This was Dwight Frye's final film.
Plot
Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn), a crime fiction writer, and his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes) are approached by Jane's friend, Julie Taylor (Anita Louise). Julie works for fashion photographer Ralph McCormick (Edmund Lowe), and she believes the studio is being stalked by a murderer. Soon after, a wealthy socialite, Isabel Fleming (Mary Forbes), is murdered during a photo session. The police become involved and the investigation takes its course.[1]
Cast
- Allyn Joslyn as Barry Craig
- Evelyn Keyes as Jane Craig
- Edmund Lowe as Ralph McCormick
- John Hubbard as Kirk Fenley
- Anita Louise as Julie Taylor
- Frank Craven as Inspector Joseph Clinton
- Michael Duane as Harry Duerr
- Ann Savage as Erika McCormick
- William Demarest as Detective Gatling
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Edward E. 'Pop' Philpot
- Frank Sully as Detective Joe Henderson
- Robert Stanford as Jim Snyder
- Lynn Merrick as May Ralston
- Mary Forbes as Isabel Fleming (uncredited)
- Emory Parnell as Officer McGuire (uncredited)
References
- ^ a b Morton, Lisa; Adamson, Kent (2009). Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage. McFarland. pp. 98–101. ISBN 978-0786443536. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Blottner, Gene (2015). Columbia Noir: A Complete Filmography, 1940-1962. McFarland. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-0786470143. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
External links
- Dangerous Blondes at IMDb
- Dangerous Blondes at the TCM Movie Database
- "Dangerous Blondes (1943)". The Silent Film Still Archive. Retrieved April 10, 2017. still photos
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Films directed by Leigh Jason
- The Price of Fear (1928)
- Wolves of the City (1929)
- Eyes of the Underworld (1929)
- The Tip Off (1929)
- The Body Punch (1929)
- High Gear (1933)
- A Preferred List (1933)
- Bubbling Over (1934)
- The Knife of the Party (1934)
- Love on a Bet (1936)
- The Bride Walks Out (1936)
- That Girl from Paris (1936)
- New Faces of 1937 (1937)
- Wise Girl (1937)
- The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
- The Flying Irishman (1939)
- Career (1939)
- Model Wife (1941)
- Three Girls About Town (1941)
- Lady for a Night (1942)
- Dangerous Blondes (1943)
- Nine Girls (1944)
- Carolina Blues (1944)
- Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
- Lost Honeymoon (1947)
- Out of the Blue (1947)
- Man from Texas (1948)
- Okinawa (1952)
- The Go-Getter (1956)
- The Choppers (1961)
- The Festival Girls (1961)
