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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 203

Hook, Line and Sinker

193072 minUnited States

Video edition: YouTube
Original language: English
This copy runs: 74:53
Subtitles: English

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Synopsis

Two insurance salesmen help an impoverished heiress revive her neglected hotel. Their success brings unwelcome attention from rival criminals interested in its safe. Family pressure over the owner's marriage adds another complication to a business already attracting the wrong guests.

Cast

Bert Wheeler

Wilbur Boswell

Robert Woolsey

Addington Ganzy

Dorothy Lee

Mary Marsh

Jobyna Howland

Rebecca Marsh

DirectorsEdward F. Cline Frederick FleckAssistant direction

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Bert Wheeler — NBC Blue Network · Public domain
Robert Woolsey — RKO Radio Pictures · Public domain
Dorothy Lee — Picture Play Magazine · Public domain
Jobyna Howland — Film screenshot (RKO Radio Pictures) · Public domain

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