Blue, White, and Perfect

Blue, White, and Perfect

74 mins | Crime, Romance, Mystery | Jan. 6, 1942

In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industrial diamonds from the plant's safe and, utilizing a variety of false identities, traces them first to a dress factory and later to a Hawaii-bound ocean liner. Escaping several attempts on his life, he is able to uncover a Nazi smuggling ring, but the location of the missing diamonds continues to elude him.

Blue, White, and Perfect

74 mins | Crime, Romance, Mystery | Jan. 6, 1942

Blue, White, and Perfect
In order to win back his girlfriend, Mike Shayne promises to give up his detective practice and get a job as riveter in an aircraft plant. He quickly finds himself investigating the theft of industrial diamonds from the plant's safe and, utilizing a variety of false identities, traces them first to a dress factory and later to a Hawaii-bound ocean liner. Escaping several attempts on his life, he is able to uncover a Nazi smuggling ring, but the location of the missing diamonds continues to elude him.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Blue, White, and Perfect
Directors Herbert I. Leeds
Writers Brett Halliday, Borden Chase, Samuel G. Engel

Cast

Lloyd Nolan

as Michael Shayne

Mary Beth Hughes

as Merle Garland

George Reeves

as Juan Arturo O'Hara

Helene Reynolds

as Helen Shaw

Steven Geray

as Vanderhoefen

Henry Victor

as Rudolf Hagerman

Curt Bois

as Friedrich Gerber, alias Nappy Dubois

Marie Blake

as Ethel

Emmett Vogan

as Charlie

Mae Marsh

as Mrs. Bertha Toby

Frank Orth

as Mr. Toby

Ivan Lebedeff

as Alexis Fournier

Wade Boteler

as Judge

Charles Trowbridge

as Capt. Brown

Edward Earle

as First Officer Richards

Cliff Clark

as Inspector Peterson

Arthur Loft

as Joseph P. McCordy

Ann Doran

as Miss Hoffman

Charles Williams

as Theodore H. Sherman Jr.- Printer

Monica Bannister

as Clerk (uncredited)

Ray Beltram

as Man at Ship Dock (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Bud Geary

as Helper (uncredited)

Mary Gordon

as Mrs. Flaherty - Mike's Landlady (uncredited)

Al Kikume

as Honolulu Cop (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

as First Junior Officer Brooks (uncredited)

Barry Norton

as Man at Ship Dock (uncredited)

Harry Carter

as Jonesy

Don Dillaway

as Ship's Purser

Lester Dorr

as Porter

Mildred Gover

as Maid

Gerardo Sei Groves

as Taxi Driver

Nora Lane

as Salesgirl

Perc Launders

as Taxi Driver

George Melford

as Ship's Doctor

Paul Michael

as Felix

Steve O'Brien

as Ship's Pageboy

Pat O'Malley

as Police Sergeant

Addison Richards

as Thomas

Cyril Ring

as Court Clerk

Rudy Robles

as Kali - Chauffeur

Tim Ryan

as Barney - Cop

Walter Sande

as Sailor Carson

Edwin Stanley

as Ship's Doctor

Jack Stoney

as Truck Driver

Charles Tannen

as Ship's Ticket Agent

Basil Walker

as Minor Role