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Hook, Line and Sinker( 1930)

TV-MAComedyRomance
52%
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Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bert Wheeler

      Wilbur Boswell

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      Robert Woolsey

      Addington Ganzy

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      Dorothy Lee

      Mary Marsh

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      Jobyna Howland

      Mrs. Rebecca Marsh

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      Natalie Moorhead

      Duchess Bessie Von Essie

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      Hugh Herbert

      Hotel House Detective

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      George F. Marion

      Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy

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      William B. Davidson

      Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)

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      Stanley Fields

      McKay, Blackwell Henchman

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      Ralf Harolde

      John Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    This starts off with Messrs. Wheeler and Woolsey nonchalantly riding their tandem when they are pulled over by a police officer. Moments later that have fast-talked their way into selling him insurance for just about everything and we are clued up for what to expect over the next 75 minutes. It turns out our two sweet-talkers could sell sand to the Saudis - and when they meet up with "Mary" (Dorothy Lee) who is on the run from her wealthy, overbearing, mother, they agree to help her run her ramshackle hotel that soon becomes a roaring success. That success is, however, based on a few false prem...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • hotel
    • mother
    • gang
    • advertising
    • insurance