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So You Want to Be a Detective(1948)
Status: Released
Date: 1948-06-26
68%
19 Votes
Time: 0h 11m
Overview:
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
Richard L. Bare Productions
Movie: So You Want to Be a Detective
Top 4 Billed 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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Overview
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
Release Date
1948-06-26
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6.842
Rating:
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