Movie: Hook, Line and Sinker

Top 10 Billed Cast

Bert Wheeler
Bert Wheeler

Wilbur Boswell

Robert Woolsey
Robert Woolsey

Addington Ganzy

Dorothy Lee
Dorothy Lee

Mary Marsh

Jobyna Howland
Jobyna Howland

Mrs. Rebecca Marsh

Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead

Duchess Bessie Von Essie

Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert

Hotel House Detective

George F. Marion
George F. Marion

Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy

William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson

Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)

Stanley Fields
Stanley Fields

McKay, Blackwell Henchman

Ralf Harolde
Ralf Harolde

John Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie

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    Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.

  • Release Date

    1930-12-26

  • Average

    5.385

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
  • Tagline

    Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

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  • Languages:

    English
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