Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane are engaged to find who is stealing rare books from a private library.Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane are engaged to find who is stealing rare books from a private library.Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane are engaged to find who is stealing rare books from a private library.
John Hubbard
- Phil Sergeant
- (as Anthony Allan)
Roy Barcroft
- Reilly - Casino Bodyguard
- (uncredited)
Don Brodie
- Detective Jackson
- (uncredited)
Don Castle
- Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaTom Kennedy was originally scheduled to play "Reilly" but was replaced by Roy Barcroft.
- GoofsJoel and Garda sustain black eye injuries from having their auto run off the road by Lucky Nolan's gang. They even put raw meat over the black eyes for relief. The black eyes are shown in the next few scenes. But a few hours later that night both eyes return to normal.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Fast and Furious (1939)
- SoundtracksWhy'd Ya Make Me Fall In Love?
(uncredited)
Written by Walter Donaldson
Played over the closing credits
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sequel to a copy
Quick-witted rare book seller couple Joel and Garda Sloane occasionally dabbles in the dangerous world of detectives. Absent-minded Mr. Oates tells them that cash-strapped Nicholas Torrent is looking to sell a rare scrap of a William Shakespeare manuscript. They track down Nicholas for Oates and they uncover a mystery of missing books.
A fast talking couple solving mysteries is almost a genre of its own with William Powell and Myrna Loy as the movies gained sound. This is a sequel to a movie from a year earlier although that one stars two different actors. The mystery genre owes a lot to Agatha Christie. In many ways, it's a copy of a copy, a sequel to a follower. I hate to say it but it reminds me a lot of all the Lifetime mystery solving people whether they're book sellers, gardeners, or bakers. The quick retorts have moments of almost humor. I don't mind the leads although I don't see how people can develop attachments to a constant rotation of actors for the same roles. I would rather have more of the rapid fire dialogue between the married couple than the slow moving mystery.
A fast talking couple solving mysteries is almost a genre of its own with William Powell and Myrna Loy as the movies gained sound. This is a sequel to a movie from a year earlier although that one stars two different actors. The mystery genre owes a lot to Agatha Christie. In many ways, it's a copy of a copy, a sequel to a follower. I hate to say it but it reminds me a lot of all the Lifetime mystery solving people whether they're book sellers, gardeners, or bakers. The quick retorts have moments of almost humor. I don't mind the leads although I don't see how people can develop attachments to a constant rotation of actors for the same roles. I would rather have more of the rapid fire dialogue between the married couple than the slow moving mystery.
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- SnoopyStyle
- Jul 13, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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