Movie·1947·1h 3m
Hard Boiled Mahoney
They're tip-top snoopers in the tip-toe racket!
Directed By
William Beaudine
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
Sach just lost his job as an assistant to a private detective, but he wasn't paid. Slip goes with him down to the detective's office to demand payment, but finds the office empty. A woman enters the office and mistakes Slip for the detective and convinces him to take on a case to find her sister after offering a $50 retainer.
Written By
Cy Endfield
Producer
Jan Grippo
Cinematography
James S. Brown Jr.
Editor
William Austin
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
6 votes
// cast
Cast
Leo Gorcey
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Huntz Hall
Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Betty Compson
Selena Webster
Gabriel Dell
Gabe
Teala Loring
Eleanor Williams
William Benedict
Whitey
Bobby Jordan
Bobby
David Gorcey
Chuck
Bernard Gorcey
Louie
Dan Seymour
Dr. Armand
Byron Foulger
Prof. Quizard
Patti Brill
Alice
Pierre Watkin
Dr. Rolfe Carter
Danny Beck
Lennie the Meatball
Carmen D'Antonio
Receptionist
Noble Johnson
Hasson / Richard
William Ruhl
McGregor - Apartment Manager
Louis Faust
Tom Williams (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Cy Endfield
Screenplay
William Beaudine
Director
Jan Grippo
Producer
James S. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography
William Austin
Editor
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