Summary
Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.
Details
Release Date: July 5, 1938
Runtime: 75 minutes
Genres: Mystery, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 5.0/10 (10 votes)
Joel & Garda Sloane Collection
Fast Company
Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller.
Fast and Furious
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.
Fast and Loose
The Sloanes tie murder to the theft of a Shakespeare manuscript.
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Cast
Melvyn Douglas
Joel Sloane
Florence Rice
Garda Sloane
Claire Dodd
Julia Thorne
Shepperd Strudwick
Ned Morgan
Louis Calhern
Elias Z. Bannerman
Nat Pendleton
Paul Terison
Douglass Dumbrille
Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille)
Mary Howard
Leah Brockler
George Zucco
Otto Brockler
Minor Watson
Steve Langner
Donald Douglas
Lt. James Flanner
Dwight Frye
Sidney Z. Wheeler
Thurston Hall
Dist. Atty. MacMillen
Horace McMahon
Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon)
Barbara Bedford
MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Roger Converse
Assistant Dist. Atty. Byers (uncredited)
Natalie Garson
Mildred, Girl with Sidney (uncredited)
Edward Hearn
Policeman (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Auction Attendee (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell
Man in Victim's House (uncredited)
Ronald R. Rondell
Taxi Driver (uncredited)