---
title: 'Dressed to Kill (1941)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eugene Forde'
released: '1941-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 74
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dressed-to-kill-1941'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033558/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dressed to Kill (1941)

1941 · 74 min · United States


## Synopsis

Dressed to Kill is a 1941 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Mary Beth Hughes, and Sheila Ryan. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, one of several films to feature the private detective Michael Shayne. The film is based on The Dead Take No Bows, a mystery novel by Richard Burke.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eugene Forde](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-forde)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Producer:** [Sol M. Wurtzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sol-m-wurtzel)
- **Editor:** [Fred Allen](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-allen)

## Cast

- [Charles Arnt](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-arnt)
- [Charles Trowbridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-trowbridge)
- [Hamilton MacFadden](https://cinepixo.com/people/hamilton-macfadden)
- [William Demarest](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-demarest)
- [Nestor Paiva](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-paiva)
- [Virginia Brissac](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-brissac)
- [Sheila Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sheila-ryan)
- [Mary Beth Hughes](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-beth-hughes)
- [Spec O'Donnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/spec-o-donnell)
- [Lloyd Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-nolan)
- [Mantan Moreland](https://cinepixo.com/people/mantan-moreland)
- [Don Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-brodie)
- [Erwin Kalser](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-kalser)
- [Henry Daniell](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-daniell)
- [May Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/may-beatty)

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