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| Director: | Edward Buzzell | 
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| Writer: | Marco Page, Harold Tarshis, Harry Kurnitz | 
| Staring: | 
| Married book-dealers Joel & Garda Sloane try to clear a friend in the murder of a rival book-seller. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 05, 1938 | 
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| Director: | Edward Buzzell | 
| Writer: | Marco Page, Harold Tarshis, Harry Kurnitz | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance, Mystery | 
| Keywords | amateur detective, married couple, gunshot wound, thug, false accusations, insurance investigator, rare book, framed for murder, kept woman, frameup, rare book forger | 
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Melvyn Douglas | Joel Sloane | 
| Florence Rice | Garda Sloane | 
| Claire Dodd | Julia Thorne | 
| Shepperd Strudwick | Ned Morgan | 
| Louis Calhern | Elias Z. Bannerman | 
| Nat Pendleton | Paul Terison | 
| Douglass Dumbrille | Arnold Stamper (as Douglas Dumbrille) | 
| Mary Howard | Leah Brockler | 
| George Zucco | Otto Brockler | 
| Minor Watson | Steve Langner | 
| Donald Douglas | Lt. James Flanner | 
| Dwight Frye | Sidney Z. Wheeler | 
| Thurston Hall | Dist. Atty. MacMillen | 
| Horace McMahon | Danny Scolado (as Horace MacMahon) | 
| Barbara Bedford | MacMillen's Secretary (uncredited) | 
| James B. Carson | Safe Expert (uncredited) | 
| Jack Chefe | Maitre d' (uncredited) | 
| Roger Converse | Assistant Dist. Atty. Byers (uncredited) | 
| Jack Foss | Attendant Bringing Sandwich (uncredited) | 
| Natalie Garson | Mildred, Girl with Sidney (uncredited) | 
| Chuck Hamilton | Police Detective (uncredited) | 
| Edward Hearn | Policeman (uncredited) | 
| Harold Miller | Auction Attendee (uncredited) | 
| Edmund Mortimer | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 
| Wedgwood Nowell | Man in Victim's House (uncredited) | 
| Ronald R. Rondell | Taxi Driver (uncredited) | 
| Henry Sylvester | Auctioneer (uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| William Axt | Music | 
| Dolly Tree | Wardrobe Designer | 
| Edward Buzzell | Director | 
| Clyde De Vinna | Director of Photography | 
| Fredrick Y. Smith | Editor | 
| Gabriel Scognamillo | Assistant Art Director | 
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction | 
| Edwin B. Willis | Assistant Art Director | 
| Douglas Shearer | Sound Director | 
| Marco Page | Novel | 
| Harold Tarshis | Screenplay | 
| Charles O'Malley | Assistant Director | 
| Harry Kurnitz | Screenplay | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Frederick Stephani | Producer | 
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