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Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)

"Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel"

5.2/10 1h 15m Dec 26, 1930
Comedy Romance

Two 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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Hook, Line and Sinker
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Bert Wheeler
Bert Wheeler
Wilbur Boswell
Popularity: 1.1
Robert Woolsey
Robert Woolsey
Addington Ganzy
Popularity: 0.3
Dorothy Lee
Dorothy Lee
Mary Marsh
Popularity: 0.1
Jobyna Howland
Jobyna Howland
Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
Popularity: 0.1
Natalie Moorhead
Natalie Moorhead
Duchess Bessie Von Essie
Popularity: 0.2
Hugh Herbert
Hugh Herbert
Hotel House Detective
Popularity: 1.1
George F. Marion
George F. Marion
Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy
Popularity: 2.8
William B. Davidson
William B. Davidson
Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
Popularity: 0.4
Stanley Fields
Stanley Fields
McKay, Blackwell Henchman
Popularity: 1.5
Ralf Harolde
Ralf Harolde
John Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Director Edward F. Cline
Screenplay Tim Whelan, Ralph Spence
Producer William LeBaron
Editor Archie Marshek

Production

RKO Radio Pictures
US

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Keywords

hotel mother gang advertising insurance

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 5/10
Jun 13, 2022

This starts off with Messrs. Wheeler and Woolsey nonchalantly riding their tandem when they are pulled over by a police officer. Moments later that have fast-talked their way into selling him insurance for just about everything and we are clued up for what to expect over the next 75 minutes. It turn ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 26, 1930
Runtime 1h 15m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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