A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
Alyce Ardell
- Josephine, Hildegarde's Maid
- (uncredited)
John T. Bambury
- Midget
- (uncredited)
Billy Dooley
- Gas Station Attendant
- (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
- Detective Fanning
- (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
- Woman with Bag
- (uncredited)
Reed Howes
- Museum Guard in Egyptian Room
- (uncredited)
John Indrisano
- Man in Line for Inspection
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaPitts replaced scheduled star because of illness.
- GoofsThe Italian couple that Officer Cassidy talks to near the beginning of the movie say "good night" to him in Spanish.
- Quotes
Hildegarde Withers: Now don't behave more stupid than is natural, Oscar.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
- SoundtracksPretty Baby
Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Played by the organ grinder in the park
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For once, a mystery film where the leading detective is NOT an idiot!
Back in the 1930s, Edna May Oliver played amateur detective Hildegarde Withers in several very successful films. Unfortunately, when Miss Oliver went to MGM to work, this left a vacancy. RKO/Radio Pictures didn't want to discontinue the series and they tried a couple actresses in the role...though none were as good as Oliver. In "The Plot Thickens", they tried out Zazu Pitts in the lead...and they apparently liked her enough to have her appear once more time as the detective.
Soon after the story begins, a man is shot. Was he the victim of a jealous boyfriend? It appears this way. However, through the course of the picture, it becomes obvious that the victim was a jerk...and had something to do with the theft of a valuable piece of art, the Cellini Cup.
I liked this film for many reasons. Much of it was because the film had lots of false leads that kept you guessing. And, much was because the detective (James Gleason) investigating the case was NOT an idiot and often made smart moves. So, instead of Hildegarde saving the day and constantly out-thinking the cops, she was more an assistant to an already capable guy...which made this much unlike the average B-mystery. Well worth seeing...even without Oliver.
Soon after the story begins, a man is shot. Was he the victim of a jealous boyfriend? It appears this way. However, through the course of the picture, it becomes obvious that the victim was a jerk...and had something to do with the theft of a valuable piece of art, the Cellini Cup.
I liked this film for many reasons. Much of it was because the film had lots of false leads that kept you guessing. And, much was because the detective (James Gleason) investigating the case was NOT an idiot and often made smart moves. So, instead of Hildegarde saving the day and constantly out-thinking the cops, she was more an assistant to an already capable guy...which made this much unlike the average B-mystery. Well worth seeing...even without Oliver.
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- planktonrules
- Apr 15, 2018
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- The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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