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A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
William Powell Myrna Loy Maureen O'Sullivan Nat Pendleton Minna Gombell Porter Hall Henry Wadsworth William Henry Harold Huber Cesar Romero Natalie Moorhead Edward Brophy Edward Ellis Cyril Thornton William Augustin Polly Bailey Arthur Belasco Brooks Benedict Tui Bow Raymond Brown Ruth Channing Jack Cheatham Clay Clement Nick Copeland Pat Flaherty Douglas Fowley Christian J. Frank Kenneth Gibson Dick Gordon Creighton Hale Sherry Hall Edward Hearn Robert Homans John Irwin Thomas E. Jackson Sydney Jarvis Tiny Jones Kenner G. Kemp John Larkin Walter Long Fred Malatesta Hans Moebus William H. O'Brien Frank O'Connor Henry Otho Garry Owen Lee Phelps Alexander Pollard Albert Pollet Bob Reeves Bert Roach Rolfe Sedan Gertrude Short Lee Shumway Skippy Pietro Sosso Ben Taggart Phil Tead George Templeton Harry Tenbrook Huey White Leo White Charles Williams
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