The Plot Thickens
HIST!...A Sizzling Crime Drammer!
1936 | 69m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Ben Holmes |
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| Writer: | Jack Townley, Clarence Upson Young |
| Staring: |
| A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 11, 1936 |
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| Director: | Ben Holmes |
| Writer: | Jack Townley, Clarence Upson Young |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | dwarf, amateur detective, chauffeur, schoolteacher, sculptor, forgery, false arrest, amateur sleuth, jewel thieves, suspicious butler, blow to the head, rowdy kids, art object |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 18, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| James Gleason | Police Insp. Oscar Piper |
| Zasu Pitts | Hildegarde Withers |
| Owen Davis Jr. | Robert Wilkins |
| Louise Latimer | Alice Stevens |
| Arthur Aylesworth | Kendall |
| Paul Fix | Joe |
| Richard Tucker | John Carter |
| Barbara Barondess | Marie |
| James Donlan | Jim |
| Agnes Anderson | Dagmar |
| Oscar Apfel | Robbins |
| Alyce Ardell | Josephine, Hildegarde's Maid (uncredited) |
| John T. Bambury | Midget (uncredited) |
| Billy Dooley | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
| Frank Fanning | Detective Fanning (uncredited) |
| Mary Gordon | Woman with Bag (uncredited) |
| Reed Howes | Museum Guard in Egyptian Room (uncredited) |
| John Indrisano | Man in Line for Inspection (uncredited) |
| Lew Kelly | Cassidy, a Policeman (uncredited) |
| John Miltern | Mr. Gordon, Museum Guard (uncredited) |
| Tom Quinn | First Hatless Suspect (uncredited) |
| Bodil Rosing | Theresa the Cook (uncredited) |
| George Sorel | Man Threatening Carter (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ben Holmes | Director |
| John Lockert | Editor |
| Jack Townley | Screenplay |
| Clarence Upson Young | Screenplay |
| Nicholas Musuraca | Director of Photography |
| Stuart Palmer | Short Story |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Feild M. Gray | Art Direction |
| Edward Stevenson | Costume Design |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| George D. Ellis | Sound Recordist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William Sistrom | Associate Producer |
| Samuel J. Briskin | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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