Blue, White and Perfect (1942)

★ 6.3 1h 14m IMDb

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.

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Cast

Lloyd Nolan
Lloyd Nolan as Michael Shayne Died 1985 · San Francisco, California, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lloyd Benedict Nolan (August 11, 1902 – September 27, 1985) was an American film and television actor. Among his many roles, Nolan is remembered for originatin...
Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Beth Hughes as Merle Garland Died 1995 · Alton, Illinois, USA Mary Beth Hughes (November 13, 1919) – August 27, 1995) was an American film, television, and stage actress best known for her roles in B movies..
George Reeves
George Reeves as Juan Arturo O'Hara Died 1959 · Woolstock, Iowa, USA George Reeves (January 5, 1914 – June 16, 1959) was an American actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1950s television program titled 'Adventures of Superman'. His death at age 45 from a gu...
Helene Reynolds
Helene Reynolds as Helen Shaw Died 1990 · Brussels, Belgium Helene Reynolds, previously known as Helene Whitney, was an American actress who appeared in films in the late 1930s through the 1940s..
Steven Geray
Steven Geray as Vanderhoefen Died 1973 · Ungvár, Austria-Hungary, now Uzhgorod, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steven Geray, born Istvan Gyergyay (10 November 1904 – 26 December 1973) was a film actor who appeared in over 100 films and dozens of television programs. Geray...
Henry Victor
Henry Victor as Rudolf Hagerman Died 1945 · London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Henry Victor (2 October 1892 – 15 March 1945) was an English-born character actor. Raised in Germany, Victor is probably best remembered for his portrayal of th...

Audience Reviews

CinemaSerf 6/10 Jan 08, 2024
On the trail of some industrial diamonds that go missing from the safe of his new employers, loved-up but down on his luck detective "Mike Shayne" (Lloyd Nolan) begs and borrows some cash so he can travel on an ocean liner upon which he is sure are the thieves. Pretty soon the presence of "Helen" (Helene Reynolds) arouses his suspicions - she isn't a lady to me messed with, but he also has a new ally in "Juan" (George Reeves) so has hopes of getting to the bottom of what looks increasingly like a Nazi plot. The boat scenario provides plenty for the story: small portholes, foggy decks and even a watertight door add to the mystery. It's ten minutes too long and I found Nolan's portrayal just a little too smug. That's not helped by way too much dialogue throughout and though it does pick up nicely at the end, it's all just a bit too much of the "Lloyd Nolan" show for me.

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