Sach just lost his job as an assistant to a private detective, but he wasn't paid. Slip goes with him down to the detective's office to demand payment, but finds the office empty. A woman enters the office and mistakes Slip for the detective and convinces him to take on a case to find her sister after offering a $50 retainer.
Cast
Leo Gorcey
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall
Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Betty Compson
Selena Webster
Gabriel Dell
Gabe
Teala Loring
Eleanor Williams
William Benedict
Whitey
Bobby Jordan
Bobby
David Gorcey
Chuck
Bernard Gorcey
Louie
Dan Seymour
Dr. Armand
Byron Foulger
Prof. Quizard
Patti Brill
Alice
Pierre Watkin
Dr. Rolfe Carter
Danny Beck
Lennie the Meatball
Carmen D'Antonio
Receptionist
Noble Johnson
Hasson / Richard
William Ruhl
McGregor - Apartment Manager
Louis Faust
Tom Williams (uncredited)
Crew
Recommendations
view all
Another Thin Man
Song of the Thin Man
Shadow of the Thin Man
A Shot in the Dark
The Interview
The Mask of Dimitrios
Each Dawn I Die
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Honey Pot
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
My Favorite Brunette
LaRoy, Texas
The Glass Key
Lady in the Lake
It's a Wonderful World
The Mad Miss Manton
Murder Most Foul
The Web
Sherlock Jr.
Glengarry Glen Ross