The Awful Sleuth
1951•18m•10.0•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
Richard Quine
Writer
Elwood Ullman
Languages
English
Studio
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Bert Wheeler
Bert
Jean Willes
Ruthie
Ben Welden
Memphis Mike
Minerva Urecal
Bert's Mother-In-Law
Vernon Dent
Al Keefer
Tom Kennedy
Pinky
Ralph Volkie
Production
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Jules White
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