The Awful Sleuth (1951)
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.
Director: Richard Quine
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Bert Wheeler as Bert |
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Jean Willes as Ruthie |
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Ben Welden as Memphis Mike |
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Minerva Urecal as Bert's Mother-In-Law |
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Vernon Dent as Al Keefer |
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Tom Kennedy as Pinky |
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Ralph Volkie as |
| Directing | Richard Quine | Director |
| Production | Jules White | Producer |
| Writing | Elwood Ullman | Writer |
| Art | Charles Clague | Art Direction |
| Camera | Allen G. Siegler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Henry DeMond | Editor |