You Never Can Tell

Sep 23, 1951

1h 18m

★ 6.8

A picture for people who think they've seen EVERYTHING!

Overview

Ex-police/army dog King inherits a fortune from an eccentric millionaire. But someone poisons him for his fortune. He gets to go back to earth as a human detective to bring his killer to justice and protect the girl who used to look after him.

Genres

Comedy

Fantasy

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Universal International Pictures

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Cast

Rex Shepherd

Dick Powell

Ellen Hathaway

Peggy Dow

Goldie Harvey

Joyce Holden

Perry Collins

Charles Drake

Grandpa Hathaway

Albert Sharpe

Sergeant Novak

Lou Polan

Lieutenant Gilpin

Frank Nelson

Nicholas

William Vedder

Detective

Frank Gerstle

Louie Luisetti

Anthony George

Bus Driver (uncredited)

Tom Dugan

Gorilla / Prisoner (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

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