Blue, White and Perfect

1942
Approved
1h 14m

IMDb RATING

6.5/10

558

YOUR RATING

George Reeves, Mary Beth Hughes, Lloyd Nolan, and Helene Reynolds in Blue, White and Perfect (1942)

Crime Mystery

Detective Michael Shayne boards a Hawaii-bound ocean liner on the trail of stolen industrial diamonds and a German smuggling ring.Detective Michael Shayne boards a Hawaii-bound ocean liner on the trail of stolen industrial diamonds and a German smuggling ring.Detective Michael Shayne boards a Hawaii-bound ocean liner on the trail of stolen industrial diamonds and a German smuggling ring.

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IMDb RATING

6.5/10

558

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This film was released in January of 1942, and the action takes place in 1941. The shipping tag on the large trunk shows the sailing date to Honolulu as Saturday, December 6th, which was the day before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Goofs
If the smuggled diamonds are supposedly going to German factories, why are they smuggled from New York to Honolulu in the Pacific Theater? Answer, because with the submarine war sinking cargo ships in the Atlantic, it made sense to take the longer route through the Panama Canal and across the Pacific.

Quotes
Michael Shayne: You drive a pawnbroker's bargain!

Connections
Followed by The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942)

Soundtracks
(I Wish I Was in) Dixie's Land
(uncredited)
Written by Daniel Decatur Emmett
Whistled by Michael Shayne

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Review

Featured review

8/10

They really don't make them like this any more.

Crisp black and white prints look very good on my HD set. Great film, part of a package of four on two DVDs. My wife and I have now gone through three with one to go. I was intrigued by product placement which is very unusual at this time in film history. For example, in Sleepers West, a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes is held so that anyone can read it. Then, in Blue, White and Perfect, two cartons of Chesterfields are held up for the longest time. Mission Orange soda is also prominently shown and directors make no effort to disguise the makes of the great cars used in the films. DelMonte is plainly advertised along with Yellow Cab. Also, there seems to be just enough location scenes to give the viewer a good look at life in the 40s. This Michael Shane group is great fun and easy viewing; four little time machines waiting to take you back.