Comedy ·Mystery ·Crime · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 3m

Hard Boiled Mahoney

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Director
William Beaudine
Cast
Leo Gorcey as Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney Huntz Hall as Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones Betty Compson as Selena Webster Gabriel Dell as Gabe Teala Loring as Eleanor Williams William Benedict as Whitey
Crew
James S. Brown Jr. — Director of Photography William Austin — Editor Cy Endfield — Screenplay Jan Grippo — Producer
Tagline

They're tip-top snoopers in the tip-toe racket!

Synopsis

Sach just lost his job as an assistant to a private detective, but he wasn't paid. Slip goes with him down to the detective's office to demand payment, but finds the office empty. A woman enters the office and mistakes Slip for the detective and convinces him to take on a case to find her sister after offering a $50 retainer.

Mood & Themes
blackmailamateur detectivepsychicbowery boys
Key Collaborators
William Beaudine Director James S. Brown Jr. Director of Photography William Austin Editor Cy Endfield Screenplay Jan Grippo Producer
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