So You Want to Be a Detective
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
Cast
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Lila Leeds
Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Barroom Thug (uncredited)
Storyline
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
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