Fast and Furious

Oct 6, 1939

1h 13m

★ 5.1

Crime doesn't pay with these two super sleuths on the job!

Overview

Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

Joel Sloane

Franchot Tone

Garda Sloane

Ann Sothern

Lily Cole

Ruth Hussey

Mike Stevens

Lee Bowman

Ted Bentley

Allyn Joslyn

Eric Bartell

John Miljan

Ed Connors

Bernard Nedell

Jerry Lawrence

Mary Beth Hughes

Sam Travers

Cliff Clark

Clancy

James Burke

Captain Joe Burke

Frank Orth

Emmy Lou

Margaret Roach

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