Hook, Line and Sinker poster

Hook, Line and Sinker( 1930)

TV-MAComedyRomance
52%
User
Score

Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

Overview

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Bert Wheeler

      Wilbur Boswell

    2. cast image

      Robert Woolsey

      Addington Ganzy

    3. cast image

      Dorothy Lee

      Mary Marsh

    4. cast image

      Jobyna Howland

      Mrs. Rebecca Marsh

    5. cast image

      Natalie Moorhead

      Duchess Bessie Von Essie

    6. cast image

      Hugh Herbert

      Hotel House Detective

    7. cast image

      George F. Marion

      Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy

    8. cast image

      William B. Davidson

      Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)

    9. cast image

      Stanley Fields

      McKay, Blackwell Henchman

    10. cast image

      Ralf Harolde

      John Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 13 2022
    This starts off with Messrs. Wheeler and Woolsey nonchalantly riding their tandem when they are pulled over by a police officer. Moments later that have fast-talked their way into selling him insurance for just about everything and we are clued up for what to expect over the next 75 minutes. It turns out our two sweet-talkers could sell sand to the Saudis - and when they meet up with "Mary" (Dorothy Lee) who is on the run from her wealthy, overbearing, mother, they agree to help her run her ramshackle hotel that soon becomes a roaring success. That success is, however, based on a few false prem...

    Media

    Videos 0Backdrops 2Posters 4

    Recommendations

    1. The Lady Confesses

      The Lady Confesses44%

    2. Scarface

      Scarface82%

    3. Six Reasons Why

      Six Reasons Why52%

    4. War95%

    5. Six: Inside85%

    6. John

      John67%

    7. Film66%

    8. The Kiss

      The Kiss53%

    9. Angelique and the Sultan

      Angelique and the Sultan64%

    10. A Night at the Opera

      A Night at the Opera74%

    11. Qwerty

      Qwerty57%

    12. Junkyard Dog

      Junkyard Dog69%

    13. Untamable Angelique

      Untamable Angelique65%

    14. 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

      3: The Dale Earnhardt Story75%

    15. Minsk

      Minsk72%

    16. Caño Mánamo52%

    17. School Daze

      School Daze57%

    18. Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado

      Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado68%

    19. The Wind in the Willows

      The Wind in the Willows70%

    20. Hey Qween - Holigay Special54%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • hotel
    • mother
    • gang
    • advertising
    • insurance