Hook, Line and Sinker (1930 film)
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5.6/10 Letterboxd Genre Comedy, Romance Music director Max Steiner Language English | 6.4/10 IMDb Director Edward F. Cline Initial DVD release March 15, 2005 Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Ralph Spence , Tim Whelan Release date December 24, 1930 (1930-12-24) ( Premiere-New York City)
December 26, 1930 (1930-12-26) (U.S.) Cast Bert Wheeler (Wilbur Boswell), Robert Woolsey (Addington Ganzy), Dorothy Lee (Mary Marsh), Jobyna Howland (Mrs. Rebecca Marsh), Natalie Moorhead (Duchess Bessie Von Essie), Hugh Herbert (Hotel House Detective)Similar movies Straight Outta Compton , Blackhat , Knock Knock , Mission: Impossible II , Salt , RoboCop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hook, Line and Sinker is a 1930 American Pre-Code slapstick comedy directed by Edward F. Cline from a screenplay by Ralph Spence and Tim Whelan. It was the third starring vehicle for the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey (Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey), and also featured Dorothy Lee. It would be one of the largest financial successes for RKO Pictures in 1930.
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Plot summary
Two fast-talking insurance salesmen — Wilbur Boswell and J. Addington Ganzy — help penniless socialite Mary Marsh to turn a dilapidated hotel, which was willed to her, into a thriving success. They soon run into trouble, however, in the form of two sets of rival gangsters who want to break into the hotel safe; also, Mary's mother, Rebecca Marsh, wants her to marry wealthy lawyer John Blackwell, although Mary has fallen in love with Wilbur. And while she takes an instant dislike to Wilbur, Rebecca falls for Ganzy. Adding to the complications is the fact that Blackwell is actually in league with the gangsters. The finale involves nighttime runarounds and a shoot-out in the hotel. During the pitched battle between the rival gangs and the police, Boswell and Ganzy save the jewels, after which Ganzy marries Rebecca, and then gives away Mary at her marriage to Wilbur.
Cast
(Cast list as per AFI database)
Reception
The film made a profit of $225,000, and would be one of the top two money earners for RKO Radio Pictures in 1930.
References
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