So You Want to Be a Detective (1948): Cast
So You Want to Be a Detective is a 1948 short crime comedy directed by Richard L. Bare, starring George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow), Art Gilmore and Kit Guard. It runs 11 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Director
- Richard L. Bare
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Richard L. Bare Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is So You Want to Be a Detective About?
The premise of So You Want to Be a Detective without spoilers.
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
So You Want to Be a Detective Themes & Keywords
· 20 tags- parody comedy
- narration
- private detective
- satire comedy
- slapstick comedy
- breaking the fourth wall
- corpse
- file cabinet
- butler
- cigarette girl
- casino
- gunpowder
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- harmonica
- it was all a dream
- murder
- fight
- shooting
- janitor
- juvenile delinquency
- disguise
So You Want to Be a Detective Cast & Characters
George O'Hanlon leads the cast as Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow), with Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice) and Kit Guard as Barroom Thug (uncredited). Directed by Richard L. Bare; 4 actors are credited in all.
- Director Richard L. Bare
- George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
- Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice)
- Kit Guard as Barroom Thug (uncredited)
- Lila Leeds as Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)
More from Richard L. Bare
More films directed by Richard L. Bare: Wicked, Wicked, This Rebel Breed, Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend and So Your Wife Wants to Work.
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So You Want to Be a Detective FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of So You Want to Be a Detective, each answered in a sentence.
How long is So You Want to Be a Detective?
So You Want to Be a Detective runs 11 minutes.
When was So You Want to Be a Detective released?
So You Want to Be a Detective was released on June 26, 1948.
Who directed So You Want to Be a Detective?
So You Want to Be a Detective was directed by Richard L. Bare.
More films by Richard L. Bare Who is in the cast of So You Want to Be a Detective?
So You Want to Be a Detective stars George O'Hanlon as Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow), Art Gilmore as Narrator (voice) and Kit Guard as Barroom Thug (uncredited), among 4 credited actors.
Does So You Want to Be a Detective have a post-credit scene?
No. So You Want to Be a Detective has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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