Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)
Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel
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.

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Cast

Bert Wheeler Bert Wheeler As: Wilbur Boswell
Robert Woolsey Robert Woolsey As: Addington Ganzy
Dorothy Lee Dorothy Lee As: Mary Marsh
Jobyna Howland Jobyna Howland As: Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
Natalie Moorhead Natalie Moorhead As: Duchess Bessie Von Essie
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 26 December 1930

Country: US

Runtime: 75m

Company Credits

Company: RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

Wilbur Boswell

Robert Woolsey

Robert Woolsey

Addington Ganzy

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy Lee

Mary Marsh

Jobyna Howland

Jobyna Howland

Mrs. Rebecca Marsh

Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead

Duchess Bessie Von Essie

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Hotel House Detective

George F. Marion

George F. Marion

Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)

Stanley Fields

Stanley Fields

McKay, Blackwell Henchman

Ralf Harolde

Ralf Harolde

John Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie

Directed By

Edward F. Cline

Edward F. Cline

Director

Fred Fleck

Fred Fleck

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Ralph Spence

Ralph Spence

Screenplay

Tim Whelan

Tim Whelan

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Max Rée

Max Rée

Costume Design

Sound

Not currently known.

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Nicholas Musuraca

Nicholas Musuraca

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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