Muss 'em Up

Muss 'em Up (1936)

CrimeMystery

Famous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul Harding, but finds the telegram was sent by Paul's attractive secretary, Amy Hutchins. Paul admits his dog was shot by extortionists to show they mean business, and shows Tip some threatening notes they sent. That night, Paul's ward, Corinne, is kidnapped by two gangsters and her driver is found dead the next morning. The kidnappers contact Tip demanding $200,000, which is delivered according to instructions. Awaiting the return of Corrine, Tip learns her fiancé, Gene Leland, is an ex-convict, and he also investigates why a thug, Maratti, was found prowling around the grounds, and why Paul's brother-in-law, Jim Glenray, was seen leaving the estate late the night before. And when the chauffeur is murdered with Amy's gun as he was about to confess some complicity, Tip has to piece together various clues to pinpoint the culprits.

Director: Charles Vidor
Writer: Erwin S. Gelsey

Casts

	Preston Foster as Tip O'Neil
	Margaret Callahan as Amy Hutchins
	Alan Mowbray as Paul Harding
	Ralph Morgan as Jim Glenray
	Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as 'Red' Cable
	Maxie Rosenbloom as Snake
	Molly Lamont as Nancy Harding
	John Carroll as Gene Leland
	Florine McKinney as Corinne
	Robert Middlemass as Inspector Brock
	Noel Madison as Tony Spivali, Gambler
	Maxine Jennings as Cleo
	Harold Huber as Maratti
	Clarence Muse as William
	Paul Porcasi as Luigi Turseniani, Head of the Mob
	Ward Bond as John Doe, a Gangster
	John Adair as John Doe, Jr.-a Gangster
	Florence Lake as Tony's Girlfriend (uncredited)
	Lucille Ball as Departing Train Passenger (uncredited)
	Willie Best as Janitor at Spivali's Bar (uncredited)
	Ward Bond as Kidnapper (uncredited)

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