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So You Want to Be a Detective

06/26/1948

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0hr 11min

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Comedy

,Crime

STORY

Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • George O'Hanlon
  • Art Gilmore
  • Lila Leeds
  • Kit Guard

    Director

  • Richard L. Bare

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Richard L. Bare Productions

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

George O'Hanlon

Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)

Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Lila Leeds

Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Barroom Thug (uncredited)

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