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Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

# Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel
Comedy   Romance
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1930-12-26
⌚ Running Time: 75 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

Bert Wheeler original image
Wilbur Boswell
Bert Wheeler
Robert Woolsey original image
Addington Ganzy
Robert Woolsey
Dorothy Lee original image
Mary Marsh
Dorothy Lee
Jobyna Howland original image
Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
Jobyna Howland
Natalie Moorhead original image
Duchess Bessie Von Essie
Natalie Moorhead
Hugh Herbert original image
Hotel House Detective
Hugh Herbert
George F. Marion original image
Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy
George F. Marion
William B. Davidson original image
Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
William B. Davidson
Stanley Fields original image
McKay, Blackwell Henchman
Stanley Fields
Ralf Harolde original image
John Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie
Ralf Harolde

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