Comedy ·Mystery ·Thriller · United States of America · 1932 · 1h 6m

Miss Pinkerton

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Director
Lloyd Bacon
Cast
Joan Blondell as Nurse Georgia Adams aka Miss Pinkerton George Brent as Police Inspector Patten Ruth Hall as Paula Brent John Wray as Hugo Elizabeth Patterson as Juliet Mitchell C. Henry Gordon as Dr. Stuart
Crew
Barney McGill — Director of Photography Ray Curtiss — Editor Niven Busch — Writer Lillie Hayward — Writer Mary Roberts Rinehart — Novel Hal B. Wallis — Producer
Tagline

The Most Unusual Mystery of the Year

Synopsis

Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she tends to Wynn's elderly aunt Julia. Jokingly given the 'rank' of Miss Pinkerton, after the famous detective agency, Adams probes into the mystery, but not before a second death.

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Mood & Themes
policenursebutlerinsurance fraudlocker roomhospitalprivate detective
Key Collaborators
Lloyd Bacon Director Barney McGill Director of Photography Ray Curtiss Editor Niven Busch Writer Lillie Hayward Writer Mary Roberts Rinehart Novel Hal B. Wallis Producer
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