Comedy · United States of America · 1951 · 18m

The Awful Sleuth

Synopsis

Drug store soda jerk Bert is a true-crime buff who revels in detective magazines. But he doesn't recognize the notorious gangster he waits on, smiling Memphis Mike.

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