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Cast

Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

Bert

Jean Willes

Jean Willes

Ruthie

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Memphis Mike

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Bert's Mother-In-Law

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Al Keefer

Tom Kennedy

Tom Kennedy

Pinky

Ralph Volkie

Ralph Volkie

Crew

Richard Quine

Richard Quine

Director

Jules White

Jules White

Producer

Elwood Ullman

Elwood Ullman

Writer

Charles Clague

Charles Clague

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Allen G. Siegler

Allen G. Siegler

Director of Photography

Henry DeMond

Henry DeMond

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The Awful Sleuth

19510.0 / 1018 min
Comedy

Overview

Drug store soda jerk Bert is a true-crime buff who revels in detective magazines. But he doesn't recognize the notorious gangster he waits on, smiling Memphis Mike.