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Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)

Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

Genre : Comedy, Romance

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Edward F. Cline
Writer : Tim Whelan, Ralph Spence

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Edward F. Cline
Edward F. Cline
Director
Tim Whelan
Tim Whelan
Screenplay
Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence
Screenplay
William LeBaron
William LeBaron
Producer
Archie Marshek
Archie Marshek
Editor
Max Rée
Max Rée
Costume Design
Fred Fleck
Fred Fleck
Assistant Director
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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