Girl on the Run

A hootchy-kootchy whodunit set at a small seedy carnival where a reporter tries to discover who killed his boss while his girlfriend inexplicably joins the burlesque show!

Cast

Richard Coogan

as Bill Martin

Rosemary Pettit

as Janet

Frank Albertson

as Hank

Harry Bannister

as Clay Reeves

Edith King

as Carnival Girl

Charles Bolender

as Blake

George Marshall

as Managing Editor

Renee De Milo

as Gigi

Joseph Sullivan

as Marty

Mike O'Dowd

as Bat

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