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Muss 'em Up (1936)

Muss 'em Up (1936)

Crime Mystery

It's a gripping chapter in our great war on the underworld!

Release Date: 1936, February 13
Directors: Charles Vidor
Countries: United States of America
Production: RKO Radio Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures
Cast: Ward Bond, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Paul Porcasi, Preston Foster, Alan Mowbray, Lucille Ball, Florence Lake, Clarence Muse, Florine McKinney, Robert Middlemass, Ralph Morgan, John Carroll

Overview:

Famous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul Harding, but finds the telegram was sent by Paul's attractive secretary, Amy Hutchins. Paul admits his dog was shot by extortionists to show they mean business, and shows Tip some threatening notes they sent. That night, Paul's ward, Corinne, is kidnapped by two gangsters and her driver is found dead the next morning. The kidnappers contact Tip demanding $200,000, which is delivered according to instructions. Awaiting the return of Corrine, Tip learns her fiancé, Gene Leland, is an ex-convict, and he also investigates why a thug, Maratti, was found prowling around the grounds, and why Paul's brother-in-law, Jim Glenray, was seen leaving the estate late the night before. And when the chauffeur is murdered with Amy's gun as he was about to confess some complicity, Tip has to piece together various clues to pinpoint the culprits.

Keywords:

murder private detective