Hook, Line and Sinker(1930)
Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel
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.
Movie: Hook, Line and Sinker
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wilbur Boswell
Addington Ganzy
Mary Marsh
Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
Duchess Bessie Von Essie
Hotel House Detective
Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy
Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
McKay, Blackwell Henchman
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.
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1930-12-26
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Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel
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