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"Crime doesn't pay with these two super sleuths on the job!"
Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.
60 Cast Members
Franchot Tone
Joel Sloane
Ann Sothern
Garda Sloane
Ruth Hussey
Lily Cole
Lee Bowman
Mike Stevens
Allyn Joslyn
Ted Bentley
John Miljan
Eric Bartell
Bernard Nedell
Ed Connors
Mary Beth Hughes
Jerry Lawrence
Cliff Clark
Sam Travers
James Burke
Clancy
Frank Orth
Captain Joe Burke
Margaret Roach
Emmy Lou
Gladys Blake
Miss Brooklyn
Granville Bates
Chief Miller
Ernie Alexander
Singer at Party (uncredited)
C. Bakaleinikoff
Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Muriel Barr
Miss St. Louis (uncredited)
Patsy Bedell
Miss Conshohocken (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco
Detective (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Hiccups (voice) (uncredited)
