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This Girl for Hire (1983)
In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother Zandra, a washed-up actress, as well as Brady's live-in boyfriend Wolfe who runs a memorabilia shop.
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In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother Zandra, a washed-up actress, as well as Brady's live-in boyfriend Wolfe who runs a memorabilia shop.
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Genre:Comedy, Mystery, TV Movie
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In Theaters:1/11/1983
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Runtime:100 minutes
Studio:Orion Television, CBS
Cast
Jerry Jameson
Director
Bess Armstrong
B' T' Brady
Celeste Holm
Zandra Stoneham
Cliff DeYoung
Lieutenant Phil Hansen
Ray Walston
Abner Litto
Roddy McDowall
Manfred Hayes
Hermione Baddeley
Edwina Gaylord
Scott Brady
Mitch Dillon
Howard Duff
Wolfe Macready
José Ferrer
Harrison Wooly
Beverly Garland
Evan Picard
Percy Rodriguez
Jonathan Eastman
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