

So You Want to Be a Detective(1948)
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
Movie: So You Want to Be a Detective

So You Want to Be a Detective
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Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
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1948-06-26
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6.8
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