Big Brown Eyes

Big Brown Eyes

1936 · 77 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby.

Directed by Raoul Walsh · Written by James Edward Grant

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