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So You Want to Be a Detective
1948 Directed by Richard L. BareJoe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
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George O'Hanlon
....................................................Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
Art Gilmore
....................................................Narrator (voice)
Lila Leeds
....................................................Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)
Kit Guard
....................................................Barroom Thug (uncredited)
Director
...........................................................Richard L. Bare
Producer
...........................................................Gordon Hollingshead
Writer
...........................................................Richard L. Bare
Original Music Composer
...........................................................William Lava
Editor
...........................................................Everett Sutherland
Sound Designer
...........................................................Francis J. Scheid
Story
...........................................................David Swift
Production Companies
...................................................Richard L. Bare Productions
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Genres
....................................................Comedy
Crime
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