The Plot Thickens

Name: The Plot Thickens
Genre: comedy, mystery
Released: 1936
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: James Gleason, Zasu Pitts, Owen Davis Jr., Louise Latimer, Arthur Aylesworth

The Plot Thickens (1936) — comedy, mystery film. Directed by Ben Holmes. Starring James Gleason, Zasu Pitts, Owen Davis Jr., Louise Latimer. This page maps 2 characters and 1 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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An amateur sleuth investigates a wealthy man's murder and searches for its connection to a stolen museum jewel.

Comedy, Mystery · 6.3/10 · 69 min · 1936

Credits

Director

Ben Holmes
Cast

as Police Insp. Oscar Piper

James Gleason
Cast

as Hildegarde Withers

Zasu Pitts
Cast

as Robert Wilkins

Owen Davis Jr.
Cast

as Alice Stevens

Louise Latimer
Cast

as Kendall

Arthur Aylesworth
Cast

as Joe

Paul Fix
Cast

as John Carter

Richard Tucker
Cast

as Marie

Barbara Barondess
Cast

as Jim

James Donlan
Cast

as Dagmar

Agnes Anderson
Cast

as Robbins

Oscar Apfel
Cast

as Josephine, Hildegarde's Maid (uncredited)

Alyce Ardell

Universe & Franchise Timeline

The Plot Thickens is title 4 of 5 in the Hildegarde Withers Mystery Collection release order. Previous: Murder on a Bridle Path (1936). Next: Watzmann ermittelt (2019).

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q7757519), public domain (CC0).