Muss 'em Up

Feb 13, 1936

1h 10m

★ 5.5

It's a gripping chapter in our great war on the underworld!

Overview

Famous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul Harding, but finds the telegram was sent by Paul's attractive secretary, Amy Hutchins. Paul admits his dog was shot by extortionists to show they mean business, and shows Tip some threatening notes they sent. That night, Paul's ward, Corinne, is kidnapped by two gangsters and her driver is found dead the next morning. The kidnappers contact Tip demanding $200,000, which is delivered according to instructions. Awaiting the return of Corrine, Tip learns her fiancé, Gene Leland, is an ex-convict, and he also investigates why a thug, Maratti, was found prowling around the grounds, and why Paul's brother-in-law, Jim Glenray, was seen leaving the estate late the night before. And when the chauffeur is murdered with Amy's gun as he was about to confess some complicity, Tip has to piece together various clues to pinpoint the culprits.

Genres

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

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Cast

Tip O'Neil

Preston Foster

Amy Hutchins

Margaret Callahan

Paul Harding

Alan Mowbray

Jim Glenray

Ralph Morgan

'Red' Cable

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Snake

Maxie Rosenbloom

Nancy Harding

Molly Lamont

Gene Leland

John Carroll

Corinne

Florine McKinney

Inspector Brock

Robert Middlemass

Tony Spivali, Gambler

Noel Madison

Cleo

Maxine Jennings

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