Private Detective 62
It's a pleasure to have your home wrecked by a man like him.
1933 | 66m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Michael Curtiz |
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| Writer: | Rian James, Raoul Whitfield |
| Staring: |
| A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 10, 1933 |
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| Director: | Michael Curtiz |
| Writer: | Rian James, Raoul Whitfield |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | drug addiction, murder, private detective, gambler, pre-code, detective agency, business partner, racket, club owner |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| William Powell | Donald Free |
| Margaret Lindsay | Janet Reynolds |
| Arthur Hohl | Dan Hogan |
| Ruth Donnelly | Amy Moran |
| Gordon Westcott | Tony Bandor |
| Natalie Moorhead | Helen Burns |
| James Bell | Whitey |
| Hobart Cavanaugh | Harcourt S. Burns |
| Irving Bacon | Cab Driver |
| Arthur Byron | Tracey (Uncredited) |
| Heinie Conklin | Bartender (Uncredited) |
| Eddie Dunn | Club Doorman (Uncredited) |
| Charles Lane | Process Server (Uncredited) |
| Eddie Phillips | Mrs. Wright's Paramour (Uncredited) |
| Georges Renavent | Ship's Captain Henri LaFarge (Uncredited) |
| Sheila Terry | Mrs. Wright (Uncredited) |
| Charles C. Wilson | Club Bartender (Uncredited) |
| Toby Wing | Free's Lady Friend (Uncredited) |
| Joan Barclay | Gambler (Uncredited) |
| Bill Elliott | Man at Roulette Table (Uncredited) |
| Theresa Harris | Janet's Maid (Uncredited) |
| Ann Hovey | Rose (Uncredited) |
| Rolfe Sedan | Casino Man (Uncredited) |
| Harry Seymour | Gambler (Uncredited) |
| Joan Standing | Client with Free (Uncredited) |
| Ellinor Vanderveer | Woman in Speakeasy (Uncredited) |
| Renee Whitney | Alice (Uncredited) |
| Pat Wing | Secretary (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Curtiz | Director |
| Orry-Kelly | Costume Design |
| Rian James | Screenplay |
| Raoul Whitfield | Story |
| Tony Gaudio | Director of Photography |
| Harold McLernon | Editor |
| Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |
| Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Gordon Hollingshead | Assistant Director |
| Leo F. Forbstein | Conductor |
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Popularity History
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Trending Position
They used to say that in the end, Samuel Goldwyn couldn't get arrested in Hollywood. Well the same is true here for "Donald Free" (William Powell). His government career went down in flames and now he can't get a job for love nor money. Until, that is, he alights on the dodgy "Peerless" detective ag ... ency where he is charged with a frame-up of "Janet" (Margaret Lindsay) who has fallen foul of a gambler who is the man behind the cheques at his new employer. What nobody (except the audience, that is) predicts though, is that the two will begin to fall for each other and his task becomes not only more difficult, but downright perilous. It's quite a fun, and quirkily plotted, thriller this with a degree of chemistry on screen and just enough wriggle-room with the story to keep it interesting for an hour. By now the studio was quite adept at eking out the budget and the aesthetic of the film works quite well too, before a lively ending that offers no surprises but entertains well enough for a standard, afternoon B-feature.