Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

Release Date: 1930-12-26

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.

Rating: 5.385 / 10

Cast

Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

as Wilbur Boswell

Robert Woolsey

Robert Woolsey

as Addington Ganzy

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy Lee

as Mary Marsh

Jobyna Howland

Jobyna Howland

as Mrs. Rebecca Marsh

Natalie Moorhead

Natalie Moorhead

as Duchess Bessie Von Essie

Crew

  • Edward F. Cline - Director

  • Tim Whelan - Screenplay

  • Ralph Spence - Screenplay

  • Fred Fleck - Assistant Director

  • Max Rée - Costume Design

Reviews

CinemaSerf:

This starts off with Messrs. Wheeler and Woolsey nonchalantly riding their tandem when they are pulled over by a police officer. Moments later that have fast-talked their way into selling him insuranc...

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