Private Detective 62
It's a pleasure to have your home wrecked by a man like him.
1933 · 1h 6m · Approved
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
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Private Detective 62
Overview
A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.
Director and cast
- Michael Curtiz Director
- William Powell as Donald Free
- Margaret Lindsay as Janet Reynolds
- Arthur Hohl as Dan Hogan
- Ruth Donnelly as Amy Moran
- Gordon Westcott as Tony Bandor
- Natalie Moorhead as Mrs. Helen Burns
- James Bell as Whitey
- Hobart Cavanaugh as Harcourt S. Burns
- Irving Bacon as Cab Driver
- Arthur Byron Cast
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