''Trouble Preferred'' is a 1948 American

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film directed by

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, written by Arnold Belgard, and starring Peggy Knudsen,

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, Charles Russell, Paul Langton, Marcia Mae Jones and Mary Bear. It was released on December 31, 1948, by

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Plot

Two rookie policewomen investigate a woman's apparent suicide attempt.

Cast

* Peggy Knudsen as Dale Kent *

as Madge Walker * Charles Russell as Lt. Rod Brooks * Paul Langton as Ed Poole * Marcia Mae Jones as Virginia Evans *Mary Bear as Sgt. Hazel Craine * James Cardwell as Hal 'Tuffy' Tucker * June Storey as Hilary Vincent * Paul Guilfoyle as Baby Face Charlie

References

External links

* 1948 films 20th Century Fox films American thriller films 1940s thriller films Films directed by James Tinling American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{1940s-thriller-film-stub