Comedy · Crime · 1948 · 11 min

So You Want to Be a Detective.

Name: So You Want to Be a Detective
Director: Richard L. Bare
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1948-06-26
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: George O'Hanlon, Art Gilmore, Lila Leeds, Kit Guard

Weighted average

6.8/10

IMDb6.9
TMDB6.8
Lbxd6.7

ComedyCrime

Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

Director: Richard L. Bare

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IMDb

6.9 /10

446 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

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Metacritic

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TMDB

6.8 /10

19 votes

Letterboxd

6.7 /10

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Estados UnidosJun 26, 1948

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