Joel Sloane is a rare book dealer and part time detective. He finds stolen or lost rare books for the insurance companies and gets a reward for their return. But this is a little different. Otto Brockler, a rare book dealer with questionable ethics, has been murdered. The list of suspects is long. Ned, who Otto sent to prison to get insurance money and keep him away from Leah. Leah, who is in love with the falsely convicted Ned. Elias, a silent partner in stolen and forged books. Sydney, a master forger of rare books. Julia, Otto’s secretary who has expensive clothes and jewelry. Joel is the one who must find the murderer before he becomes the next victim. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.6/10 | |
Released: | July 8, 1938 | |
Runtime: | 75 min | |
Genres: | Romance Comedy Mystery | |
Countries: | United States | |
Companies: | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | |
Cast: | Melvyn Douglas Florence Rice Claire Dodd | |
Crew: | Edward Buzzell Harry Kurnitz Harold Tarshis | |
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