Hook, Line and Sinker (1930)

Name: Hook, Line and Sinker
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1930-12-26
Duration: 75 min
Cast: Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Dorothy Lee, Jobyna Howland, Natalie Moorhead

Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

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.

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Released 1930-12-26 · 75 min · Comedy, Romance

Directed by Edward F. Cline

Cast

Bert Wheeler as Wilbur Boswell
Robert Woolsey as Addington Ganzy
Dorothy Lee as Mary Marsh
Jobyna Howland as Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
Natalie Moorhead as Duchess Bessie Von Essie
Hugh Herbert as Hotel House Detective
George F. Marion as Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy
William B. Davidson as Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
Stanley Fields as McKay, Blackwell Henchman
Ralf Harolde as John Blackwell aka Buffalo Blackie