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Partners in Crime
6.0 / 10• 1928• 1h 5m•NR• English
RomanceActionAdventureComedyCrime
Storyline
After being dismissed for imitating his boss's voice on radio, former Assistant District Attorney Richard Deming witnesses a store robbery and is taken captive by the criminals. Suspected of the crime, he is sought by the police, but his sweetheart, Marie, convinced of his innocence, enlists the help of two friends, a newspaper reporter and a half-witted detective. Hoping to win the girl's favor, the two go to the gangsters' hideout, encounter a violent gang war, and accidently set off a case of police tear bombs. The police, summoned by Marie, arrive just in time to save the kidnaped attorney.
Cast & Crew
Wallace Beery
Mike Doolan, The Detective
Lead
Raymond Hatton
"Scoop" McGee, The Reporter / "Knife" Reagan, Terror of the Underworld
Mary Brian
Marie Burke, The Cigarette Girl
William Powell
Smith
Jack Luden
Richard Deming, Assistant DistrictAttorney
Arthur Housman
Barton
Albert Roccardi
Kanelli, The Restaurant Owner
Joseph W. Girard
Chief of Police
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank R. Strayer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Partners in Crime is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
