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Partners in Crime (1928)
After being dismissed for imitating his boss's voice on radio, former Assistant District Attorney Richard Deming witnesses a store robbery and is taken captive by the criminals. Suspected of the crime, he is sought by the police, but his sweetheart, Marie, convinced of his innocence, enlists the help of two friends, a newspaper reporter and a half-witted detective. Hoping to win the girl's favor, the two go to the gangsters' hideout, encounter a violent gang war, and accidently set off a case of police tear bombs. The police, summoned by Marie, arrive just in time to save the kidnaped attorney.
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After being dismissed for imitating his boss's voice on radio, former Assistant District Attorney Richard Deming witnesses a store robbery and is taken captive by the criminals. Suspected of the crime, he is sought by the police, but his sweetheart, Marie, convinced of his innocence, enlists the help of two friends, a newspaper reporter and a half-witted detective. Hoping to win the girl's favor, the two go to the gangsters' hideout, encounter a violent gang war, and accidently set off a case of police tear bombs. The police, summoned by Marie, arrive just in time to save the kidnaped attorney.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy, Crime
Written By:Grover Jones, Gilbert Pratt
In Theaters:3/17/1928
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Runtime:65 minutes
Studio:Paramount Pictures, Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation
Cast
Frank R. Strayer
Director
Wallace Beery
Mike Doolan, The Detective
Raymond Hatton
"Scoop" McGee, The Reporter / "Knife" Reagan, Terror of the Underworld
Mary Brian
Marie Burke, The Cigarette Girl
William Powell
Smith
Jack Luden
Richard Deming, Assistant DistrictAttorney
Arthur Housman
Barton
Albert Roccardi
Kanelli, The Restaurant Owner
Joseph W. Girard
Chief of Police
George Irving
B.R. Carnwall
Bruce Gordon
Dodo
Jack Richardson
Jake
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