Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1948 · 11m

So You Want to Be a Detective

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Director
Richard L. Bare
Cast
George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow) Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice) Lila Leeds as Veronica Vacuum (uncredited) Kit Guard as Barroom Thug (uncredited)
Crew
Wesley Anderson — Director of Photography Everett Sutherland — Editor William Lava — Original Music Composer Richard L. Bare — Writer David Swift — Story Gordon Hollingshead — Producer
Synopsis

Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

Mood & Themes
detectivenarrationprivate detectiveshort film
Key Collaborators
Richard L. Bare Director Wesley Anderson Director of Photography Everett Sutherland Editor William Lava Original Music Composer Richard L. Bare Writer David Swift Story Gordon Hollingshead Producer
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