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Fast and Furious (1939)

Directed by Busby Berkeley

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Overview

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel’s pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda’s dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.

Rated NR | Length 73 minutes

Actors

James Flavin | James Burke | Mary Beth Hughes | Ruth Hussey | William Tannen | Bert Roach | Frank Orth | Ray Turner | Franchot Tone | Sidney Bracey | Ann Sothern | Allyn Joslyn | Henry Roquemore | Cliff Clark | John Miljan | William Irving | Phillip Terry | Granville Bates | Gladys Blake | Lee Bowman | Jack Daley | Arthur Belasco | Bernard Nedell | Jerry Fletcher | Bill Cartledge | Brick Sullivan | Lester Dorr | C. Bakaleinikoff | Charles Sullivan | Eddie Gribbon | Will Stanton | Paul Newlan | Margaret Roach | Edward Hearn | Sam Finn | Harold Minjir | Tom Herbert | Buddie Messinger | Ernie Alexander | Joe Yule | Harry Brown | Lois Lindsay | Jack Chapin | George Noisom | Irene Coleman | Tom O'Grady | Inna Gest | Yvonne Duval | Claire Owen | Claire James | Clarice Sherry | Rube Demarest | Patsy Bedell | Caroline Frasher | Muriel Barr | Anne Borglum | Jack Foss | Marilyn Hope

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/03/2022PhoneStreamingVideo on Demand6 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Pretty good lift of THE THIN MAN template tho not as clever or funny. But that’s a high bar to clear and this one makes a decent attempt.

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