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  • Partners in Crime (1937)
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    66 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Partners in Crime (1937)
Passed
66 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Detective Hank Hyer and reporter Sim Perkins of The Star are nearly evicted from Twitchell Arms apartments. Hank then needles Silas Wagon, who is running for mayor, into hiring him to help him defeat incumbent Callaghan, a grafter, who is ...See moreDetective Hank Hyer and reporter Sim Perkins of The Star are nearly evicted from Twitchell Arms apartments. Hank then needles Silas Wagon, who is running for mayor, into hiring him to help him defeat incumbent Callaghan, a grafter, who is running a crooked campaign. Next, Odette La Vin checks into Twitchell Arms with ex-con Nick Mazaney in order to blackmail Wagon with a bigamy scandal by claiming she is his daughter. However, Callaghan, who hired Mazaney to get rid of Wagon, realizes Mazaney might get a higher price from Wagon by letting him win the election and has him arrested. Odette goes ahead with her scheme, however, and gives Wagon one day to come up with $10,000. Hank then gets Sim drunk to land him in jail with Mazaney and interview him. Odette makes her move during a campaign speech, calling Wagon "father" and getting her story in the newspapers. Callaghan is confused because he knows Odette is not on the payroll. Hank then makes a speech to Wagon's constituents about the cause being "greater than any individual," making a case for Sim to run for mayor on the laurels of his editorials, which have been criticizing Callaghan and his grafters. In jail, meanwhile, Sim offers his cold medicine to Mazaney, who apparently falls dead. Sim is accused of murder until Hank discovers a poisoned cigarette butt in the cell, which was delivered by a messenger to Mazaney. The messenger identifies Wagon as the murderer, but Hank proves the cigarettes came from Odette. Mazaney then recovers and the police arrest Odette for a string of crimes perpetrated across the country. Sim runs for mayor against Callaghan and wins, but, much to Sim's relief, Callaghan reveals that Sim is a Canadian citizen and kicks Hank out of town. See less
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Director
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Gladys Unger (screenplay) | Garnett Weston (screenplay) | Kurt Steel (novel "Murder Goes to College")
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Oct 8, 1937 (United States)

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57 cast members
Name Known for
Lynne Overman
Hank Hyer Hank Hyer   See fewer
Roscoe Karns
Sim Perkins Sim Perkins   See fewer
Muriel Hutchison
Odette Le Vin Odette Le Vin   See fewer
Anthony Quinn
Nicholas Mazaney Nicholas Mazaney   See fewer
Inez Courtney
Lillian Tate Lillian Tate   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Mr. Twitchell Mr. Twitchell   See fewer
Charles Halton
Silas Wagon Silas Wagon   See fewer
Charles C. Wilson
Inspector Simpson Inspector Simpson   See fewer
Esther Howard
Mrs. Wagon Mrs. Wagon   See fewer
Nora Cecil
Housekeeper Housekeeper   See fewer
Russell Hicks
Mayor Callahan Mayor Callahan   See fewer
Don Brodie
Reporter Reporter   See fewer
Archie Twitchell
Photographer Photographer   See fewer
Ricca Allen
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Hooper Atchley
Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Baker
Radio Announcer (uncredited) Radio Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Genevieve Bell
Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Bowen
Stretcher Bearer (uncredited) Stretcher Bearer (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry C. Bradley
Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited)   See fewer
William Burress
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Wheaton Chambers
Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Cheatham
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Davison Clark
Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Ethel Clayton
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Copeland
Jail Guard (uncredited) Jail Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Lester Dorr
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Sarah Edwards
Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Fetherston
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Franey
Jail Clerk (uncredited) Jail Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
William Gould
Callahan's Henchman (uncredited) Callahan's Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dell Henderson
Campaign Orator (uncredited) Campaign Orator (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Cab Driver (uncredited) Cab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Homans
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Hoyt
Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) Callahan's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
John Iven
Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Lane
Druggist (uncredited) Druggist (uncredited)   See fewer
George Lloyd
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Rollo Lloyd
Ex-Convict (uncredited) Ex-Convict (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Loofbourrow
Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard M. Mitchell
Plainclothesman (uncredited) Plainclothesman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ottola Nesmith
Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal Price
Second G-Man (uncredited) Second G-Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Rush
Plainclothesman (uncredited) Plainclothesman (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis Sayles
Jail Guard (uncredited) Jail Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Semels
Off-Stage Bit (uncredited) Off-Stage Bit (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Shumway
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Strang
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Strange
Jail Doctor (uncredited) Jail Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Ben Taggart
First G-Man (uncredited) First G-Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucille Ward
Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Warren
Miss Brown (uncredited) Miss Brown (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy White
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Williams
Messenger (uncredited) Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Gloria Williams
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Duke York
Cab Driver (uncredited) Cab Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
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