Romance on the Run

May 11, 1938

1h 8m

★ 6.0

Overview

A (rather shady?) private detective specializing in recovering highly insured items gets involved in recovering a stolen necklace. In the process also gets involved with a secretary at the insurance company.

Genres

Comedy

Mystery

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Romance on the Run Trailers

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Cast

Barry Drake

Donald Woods

Dale Harrison

Patricia Ellis

Lily Lamont

Grace Bradley

Whitey Whitehouse

Edward Brophy

Police Lt. Eckhardt

William Demarest

Charlie Cooper

Craig Reynolds

J.W. Ridgeway

Andrew Tombes

Happy Drunk

Bert Roach

Pappy Hatfield

Leon Weaver

Mondoon

Edwin Maxwell

Phelps

Granville Bates

Dolly

Jean Joyce

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