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Initial release 2 May 1936 (USA) | 2.6/10 IMDb Director Edward F. Cline | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Screenplay by Richard ConnellHenry JohnsonPaul Girard SmithEddie Welch Starring Jack HaleyWilliam FrawleyGrace BradleyAdrienne MardenOnslow StevensFranklin Parker Screenplay Paul Girard Smith, Eddie Welch, Henry Johnson Cast Similar Vacation in Reno, Thanks for Everything, Love on Toast, Professor Beware, The McGuerins from Broo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
F-Man is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Richard Connell, Henry Johnson, Paul Girard Smith and Eddie Welch. The film stars Jack Haley, William Frawley, Grace Bradley, Adrienne Marden, Onslow Stevens and Franklin Parker. The film was released on May 2, 1936, by Paramount Pictures.
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Johnny Dime goes to California determined to become a government agent. He ends up a soda jerk instead, then lies to sweetheart Molly Carter when she follows him west, claiming he is working undercover.
Hogan, a detective, can't help him become a "G-Man" so he bestows a fake title, F-Man, on the gullible Johnny. He becomes annoyed when Johnny accidentally interferes with his own undercover operation, trying to bring gangster Shaw to justice. Johnny ends up getting himself shot and wounded, but apprehends Shaw with a fake gun and becomes a hero by sheer luck.