So You Want to Be a Detective - Production & Contact Info

So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)

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Short | 11 min | Comedy, Crime, Short

Joe McDoakes presents himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.

Director

Richard L. Bare (as Richard Bare)

Writers

David Swift (original story) | Richard L. Bare (written by) (as Richard Bare)

Producer

Gordon Hollingshead (producer) (uncredited)

Composer

Cinematographer

Wesley Anderson (photographed by)

Editor

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Release date

Jun 26, 1948 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
George O'Hanlon Joe McDoakes aka Phillip Snarlowe Joe McDoakes aka Phillip Snarlowe See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Art Gilmore Gilmore - Narrator (voice) Gilmore - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Highway Patrol (1955)
Kit Guard Barroom Thug (uncredited) Barroom Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Corruption (1933)
Charles Horvath Body Falling Out of Closet (uncredited) Body Falling Out of Closet (uncredited) See fewer	A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Fred Kelsey The Bartender (uncredited) The Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	Mesa of Lost Women (1953)
Donald Kerr Croupier (uncredited) Croupier (uncredited) See fewer	Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
Lila Leeds Veronica Vacuum (uncredited) Veronica Vacuum (uncredited) See fewer	Wild Weed (1949)
George Magrill Barroom Thug (uncredited) Barroom Thug (uncredited) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1933)
Charles Marsh The Butler (uncredited) The Butler (uncredited) See fewer	Atlantic City (1944)
Philo McCullough Casino Gambler (uncredited) Casino Gambler (uncredited) See fewer	The Girl Who Wouldn't Quit (1918)
Howard M. Mitchell Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer	The Mother Heart (1921)
Clifton Young Num Num (uncredited) Num Num (uncredited) See fewer	Dark Passage (1947)