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Muss 'em Up (1936)

It's a gripping chapter in our great war on the underworld!

Genre : Crime, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Charles Vidor
Writer : Erwin S. Gelsey

Synopsis

Famous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul Harding, but finds the telegram was sent by Paul's attractive secretary, Amy Hutchins. Paul admits his dog was shot by extortionists to show they mean business, and shows Tip some threatening notes they sent. That night, Paul's ward, Corinne, is kidnapped by two gangsters and her driver is found dead the next morning. The kidnappers contact Tip demanding $200,000, which is delivered according to instructions. Awaiting the return of Corrine, Tip learns her fiancé, Gene Leland, is an ex-convict, and he also investigates why a thug, Maratti, was found prowling around the grounds, and why Paul's brother-in-law, Jim Glenray, was seen leaving the estate late the night before. And when the chauffeur is murdered with Amy's gun as he was about to confess some complicity, Tip has to piece together various clues to pinpoint the culprits.

Actors

Preston Foster
Preston Foster
Tip O'Neil
Margaret Callahan
Margaret Callahan
Amy Hutchins
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
Paul Harding
Ralph Morgan
Ralph Morgan
Jim Glenray
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
'Red' Cable
Maxie Rosenbloom
Maxie Rosenbloom
Snake
Molly Lamont
Molly Lamont
Nancy Harding
John Carroll
John Carroll
Gene Leland
Florine McKinney
Florine McKinney
Corinne
Robert Middlemass
Robert Middlemass
Inspector Brock
Noel Madison
Noel Madison
Tony Spivali, Gambler
Maxine Jennings
Maxine Jennings
Cleo
Harold Huber
Harold Huber
Maratti
Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse
William
Paul Porcasi
Paul Porcasi
Luigi Turseniani, Head of the Mob
Ward Bond
Ward Bond
John Doe, a Gangster
John Adair
John Adair
John Doe, Jr.-a Gangster
Florence Lake
Florence Lake
Tony's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Departing Train Passenger (uncredited)
Willie Best
Willie Best
Janitor at Spivali's Bar (uncredited)

Crews

Charles Vidor
Charles Vidor
Director
J. Roy Hunt
J. Roy Hunt
Director of Photography
Erwin S. Gelsey
Erwin S. Gelsey
Screenplay
James Edward Grant
James Edward Grant
Novel
Pandro S. Berman
Pandro S. Berman
Producer

Posters and backgrounds

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