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Private Detective 62( 1933)

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It's a pleasure to have your home wrecked by a man like him.

Overview

A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.

    Top Billed Cast

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      William Powell

      Donald Free

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      Margaret Lindsay

      Janet Reynolds

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      Arthur Hohl

      Dan Hogan

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      Ruth Donnelly

      Amy Moran

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      Gordon Westcott

      Tony Bandor

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      Natalie Moorhead

      Helen Burns

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      James Bell

      Whitey

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      Hobart Cavanaugh

      Harcourt S. Burns

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      Irving Bacon

      Cab Driver

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      Arthur Byron

      Tracey (Uncredited)

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      Heinie Conklin

      Bartender (Uncredited)

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      Eddie Dunn

      Club Doorman (Uncredited)

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      Charles Lane

      Process Server (Uncredited)

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      Eddie Phillips

      Mrs. Wright's Paramour (Uncredited)

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      Georges Renavent

      Ship's Captain Henri LaFarge (Uncredited)

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      Sheila Terry

      Mrs. Wright (Uncredited)

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      Charles C. Wilson

      Club Bartender (Uncredited)

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      Toby Wing

      Free's Lady Friend (Uncredited)

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      Joan Barclay

      Gambler (Uncredited)

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      Bill Elliott

      Man at Roulette Table (Uncredited)

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      Theresa Harris

      Janet's Maid (Uncredited)

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      Ann Hovey

      Rose (Uncredited)

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      Rolfe Sedan

      Casino Man (Uncredited)

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      Harry Seymour

      Gambler (Uncredited)

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      Joan Standing

      Client with Free (Uncredited)

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      Ellinor Vanderveer

      Woman in Speakeasy (Uncredited)

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      Renee Whitney

      Alice (Uncredited)

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      Pat Wing

      Secretary (Uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Dec 03 2022
    They used to say that in the end, Samuel Goldwyn couldn't get arrested in Hollywood. Well the same is true here for "Donald Free" (William Powell). His government career went down in flames and now he can't get a job for love nor money. Until, that is, he alights on the dodgy "Peerless" detective agency where he is charged with a frame-up of "Janet" (Margaret Lindsay) who has fallen foul of a gambler who is the man behind the cheques at his new employer. What nobody (except the audience, that is) predicts though, is that the two will begin to fall for each other and his task becomes not only mo...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • drug addiction
    • murder
    • private detective
    • gambler
    • pre-code
    • detective agency
    • business partner
    • racket
    • club owner