Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)

  • NR
  • 12/26/1930 (US)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 15m

Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

Overview

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.

Edward F. Cline

Director

Tim Whelan

Screenplay

Ralph Spence

Screenplay

Cast

Bert Wheeler's headshot

Bert Wheeler

Wilbur Boswell
Robert Woolsey's headshot

Robert Woolsey

Addington Ganzy
Dorothy Lee's headshot

Dorothy Lee

Mary Marsh
Jobyna Howland's headshot

Jobyna Howland

Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
Natalie Moorhead's headshot

Natalie Moorhead

Duchess Bessie Von Essie
Hugh Herbert's headshot

Hugh Herbert

Hotel House Detective
George F. Marion's headshot

George F. Marion

Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy
William B. Davidson's headshot

William B. Davidson

Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)

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