Fast and Furious
Crime doesn't pay with these two super sleuths on the job!
1939 · 1h 13m · PASSED
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Directed by
Busby Berkeley
Overview
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.
Director and cast
- Busby Berkeley Director
- Franchot Tone as Joel Sloane
- Ann Sothern as Garda Sloane
- Ruth Hussey as Lily Cole
- Lee Bowman as Mike Stevens
- Allyn Joslyn as Ted Bentley
- Frank Orth as Joe Burke
- John Miljan as Eric Bartell
- Bernard Nedell as Ed Connors
- Mary Beth Hughes as Jerry Lawrence
- Cliff Clark as Sam Travers
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