The Awful Sleuth
5.4
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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Bert Wheeler
Bert
Also in
Hook, Line and Sinker
Half Shot at Sunrise
Jean Willes
Ruthie
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ocean's Eleven
Richard Quine
Elwood Ullman
Jules White
Ben Welden
Memphis Mike
Known for
The Fighting Seabees
Marked Woman
Minerva Urecal
Bert's Mother-In-Law
Known for
The Corpse Vanishes
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Vernon Dent
Al Keefer
Also in
Tars and Stripes
Malice in the Palace
Tom Kennedy
Pinky
Known for
Monkey Business
Pack Up Your Troubles
Ralph Volkie
Also in
Cahill: United States Marshal
The Big Knife
Richard Quine Director · Elwood Ullman Writer Allen G. Siegler Cinematographer
United States release April 18, 1951 · Produced in United States
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Distribution
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 18, 1951
Theatrical · Production Number 4173
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