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Hook, Line and Sinker
“Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel”
5.6 / 10• 1930• 1h 15m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bert Wheeler
Wilbur Boswell
Lead
Robert Woolsey
Addington Ganzy
Dorothy Lee
Mary Marsh
Jobyna Howland
Mrs. Rebecca Marsh
Natalie Moorhead
Duchess Bessie Von Essie
Hugh Herbert
Hotel House Detective
George F. Marion
Ritz de la Rivera Bellboy
William B. Davidson
Frank Dukette aka Duke of Winchester (as William Davidson)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward F. Cline's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hook, Line and Sinker is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
