Brenda Starr, Reporter

Brenda Starr, Reporter

★ 9.0IMDb Score
Released:1945-01-26
Duration:243 min
Director:Wallace Fox
Actors:Joan Woodbury, Kane Richmond, Ernie Adams, William Benedict, Marion Burns
Production:Columbia Pictures

Overview:

Reporter Brenda Starr and her photographer Chuck Allen get involved in a search for the loot from a payroll robbery. Cliffhanging action and adventure and a fair amount of comic relief follow them at every turn.

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