United States / Dec 22, 1939
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Scotty Hamilton is a reporter who works for a crooked editor. Bill Banning is another reporter who is about to expose the editor's ties to the mob. When the editor is killed, both reporter Banning and mobster Tony Garcia are suspected.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Harold Huber | Tony Garcia |
| Warren Hymer | Dutch |
| Mortimer Snerd | Mortimer Snerd |
| Ray Turner | Harrison 'Gravy' Randolph |
| Stanley Andrews | Freight Captain |
| Granville Bates | Judge Black |
| Dora Clement | Drunk's Wife |
| G. Pat Collins | McNeil |
| Alec Craig | Bounds |
| Eddie Dunn | Officer Walsh |
| Edward Fliegle | Laundry Boy |
| Bess Flowers | Mrs. Aldrich - Party Guest |
| Robert Greig | 2nd Buther |
| Anne Gwynne | Miss Larkin, Charlie's Nurse |
| Eddie Hall | Policeman |
| John Harmon | Harry |
| Grace Hayle | Fat Woman |
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| Al Hill | Detective (uncredited) |
| Charles Irwin | Drunk |
| Charles Lane | Charlie's Doctor |
| Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart | Young Intern |
| Frances Morris | Miss Nelson |
| Joey Ray | Master of Ceremonies |
| Frances Robinson | Court Stenographer |
| William Ruhl | Doctor |
| Dick Rush | Detective |
| Louise Seidel | Young Woman |
| Konstantin Shayne | Headwaiter |
| Milburn Stone | Joe Felton |
| Charles Sullivan | Policeman |
| Anthony Warde | Photographer |
| Billy Wayne | Doctor |
| Crane Whitley | Henchman Pete |
| Claire Whitney | Maid |
| June Wilkins | Flower Girl |
| Charles Williams | Peters (uncredited) |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Charlie McCarthy, Detective |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal Pictures |
| Release date | 22 dicembre 1939 |
| Writer | Darrell Ware, Edward Eliscu, Richard Mack, Robertson White, Harold Shumate |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Assistant directors | Frank Tuttle |
| Camera operators | George Robinson |
| Additional photography | George Robinson |
| Music | Frank Skinner, Charles Carroll |
| Sound | Frank Skinner, Charles Carroll |
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