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So You Want to Be a Detective
6.8
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0h 11m
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1948
Overview
Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
Cast
![George O'Hanlon pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fgq8ueQObgDjDIPUFpxLm6FCU213.jpg&w=320&q=75)
George O'Hanlon
Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
![Art Gilmore pic](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2FPortraitPlaceholder.a8aff590.png&w=320&q=75)
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
![Lila Leeds pic](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimage.tmdb.org%2Ft%2Fp%2Foriginal%2Fav8Hd0RkZhDVy44Jcary1svyj6S.jpg&w=320&q=75)
Lila Leeds
Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)
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Kit Guard
Barroom Thug (uncredited)
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