So You Want to Be a Detective

Top 4 Billed Cast

George O'Hanlon
George O'Hanlon

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

Art Gilmore
Art Gilmore

Narrator (voice)

Lila Leeds
Lila Leeds

Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)

Kit Guard
Kit Guard

Barroom Thug (uncredited)

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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.

  • Release Date

    1948-06-26

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    English
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