
The Awful Sleuth
1951-04-18 · 18 min · ★ 10.0
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.
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- Directors
- Richard Quine
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
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- Released
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Bert WheelerBert
Jean WillesRuthie
Ben WeldenMemphis Mike
Minerva UrecalBert's Mother-In-Law
Vernon DentAl Keefer
Tom KennedyPinky
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