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So You Want to Be a Detective

Name: So You Want to Be a Detective
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1948-06-26
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Lila Leeds, Kit Guard

1948 · 11m · 6.8 on TMDB

Comedy Crime

Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

Cast

George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Lila Leeds
Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Barroom Thug (uncredited)

Part of the So You Want... Collection

9 films, in story order

6.6
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
1946
5.6
So You Want to Be a Gambler
1948
10.0
So You Want to Be in Politics
1948
10.0
So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
1949
6.1
So You Think You're Not Guilty
1950
6.7
So You Never Tell a Lie
1952
6.3
So You Want to Be a Gladiator
1955
4.0
So You Want to Be Pretty
1956

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