Blonde for a Day

Private eye Mike Shayne (Hugh Beaumont) helps a reporter friend who’s a target of gamblers. Kathryn Adams. Tim: Paul Bryar. Dilly: Richard Fraser. Helen: Marjorie Hoshelle. Rafferty: Cy Kendall. Up to standard. Directed by Sam Newfield., Number Three in PRC’s “Michael Shayne” B-series was the fair-to-middling Blonde for a Day. Hugh Beaumont stars as Shayne, while his real-life wife Kathryn Adams (no, he wasn’t married to Barbara Billingsley) costars as his secretary Phyllis. This time, Shayne gets involved with police reporter Helen Porter (Marjorie Hoshelle), who has in her possession damning evidence against a gambling ring. Since Helen has written several biting attacks on the police force, she turns to Shayne for help when her life is threatened. The climax finds Helen in the clutches of the crooks, forcing Shayne to resort to a clever subterfuge to effect her rescue. Purportedly, Blonde for a Day was based on Brett Halliday’s very first “Michael Shayne” story.