So You Want to Be a Detective
June 26, 1948
11 minutes
6.8
ComedyCrime

So You Want to Be a Detective

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

Trailer
Cast
George O'Hanlon
(Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow))
Art Gilmore
(Narrator (voice))
Lila Leeds
(Veronica Vacuum (uncredited))
Kit Guard
(Barroom Thug (uncredited))
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