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.
- Date of release
- 1951-04-18
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 18m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Richard Quine
Casting
- Bert Wheeler — Bert
- Jean Willes — Ruthie
- Ben Welden — Memphis Mike
- Minerva Urecal — Bert's Mother-In-Law
- Vernon Dent — Al Keefer
- Tom Kennedy — Pinky
- Ralph Volkie
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