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Hook, Line and Sinker
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5.6Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.
Released: 1930-12-2675 minDir: Edward F. ClineComedy, Romance
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Cast
- Bert Wheeler as Wilbur Boswell
- Robert Woolsey as Addington Ganzy
- Dorothy Lee as Mary Marsh
- Jobyna Howland as Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
- Natalie Moorhead as Duchess Bessie Von Essie
- Hugh Herbert as Hotel House Detective
Themes
- hotel
- mother
- gang
- advertising
- insurance
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Screenwriter
- Ralph Spence
- Cast member
- Natalie Moorhead
- Producer
- William LeBaron
- Production company
- RKO Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Nicholas Musuraca
- Duration
- 75
- FilmAffinity ID
- 901040
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- publication date
- 1930-01-01
- distributed by
- RKO Pictures
- title
- Hook, Line and Sinker
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- Hook, Line and Sinker
- set in environment
- hotel
- copyright status
- public domain
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