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The League of Frightened Men( 1937)

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Overview

Nero Wolfe agrees to investigate a series of murders that seem to be tied in with a past Harvard hazing prank that went awry.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Walter Connolly

      Nero Wolfe

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      Lionel Stander

      Archie Goodwin

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      Eduardo Ciannelli

      Paul Chapin

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      Irene Hervey

      Evelyn Hibbard

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      Victor Kilian

      Pitney Scott

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      Nana Bryant

      Agnes Burton

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      Walter Kingsford

      Ferdinand E. Bowen

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      Ian Wolfe

      Nicholas Cabot

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      Leonard Mudie

      Andrew Hibbard

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      Rafaela Ottiano

      Dora Chapin

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      Joseph Allen

      Mark Chapin

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      Jonathan Hale

      Alexander Drummond

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      Edward McNamara

      Insp. Cramer

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      Kenneth Hunter

      Dr. Loring A. "Burt" Burton

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      Charles Irwin

      Augustus Farrell

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      Jameson Thomas

      Michael Ayers

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 20 2022
    Walter Connolly is really only competent in this rather lightweight crime thriller. His "Nero Wolfe" character is called upon to investigate the killings of some Harvard alumni many years after a hazing incident at the frat house went spectacularly wrong; leaving one poor fresher crippled. Now I've only read one or two of Rex Stout's books featuring this legendary, self-indulgent, detective and I can't say I ever really engaged with his character, or that of his sidekick "Archie" (Lionel Stander in this) and that didn't exactly help me appreciate this pretty formulaic, lacklustre even, drama th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • detective
    • nero wolfe