Partners in Crime (1937)
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66 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Partners in Crime (1937)

Passed

66 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Detective Hank Hyer and reporter Sim Perkins of The Star are nearly evicted from Twitchell Arms apartments. Hank then needles Silas Wagon, who is running for mayor, into hiring him to help him defeat incumbent Callaghan, a grafter, who is ...See moreDetective Hank Hyer and reporter Sim Perkins of The Star are nearly evicted from Twitchell Arms apartments. Hank then needles Silas Wagon, who is running for mayor, into hiring him to help him defeat incumbent Callaghan, a grafter, who is running a crooked campaign. Next, Odette La Vin checks into Twitchell Arms with ex-con Nick Mazaney in order to blackmail Wagon with a bigamy scandal by claiming she is his daughter. However, Callaghan, who hired Mazaney to get rid of Wagon, realizes Mazaney might get a higher price from Wagon by letting him win the election and has him arrested. Odette goes ahead with her scheme, however, and gives Wagon one day to come up with $10,000. Hank then gets Sim drunk to land him in jail with Mazaney and interview him. Odette makes her move during a campaign speech, calling Wagon "father" and getting her story in the newspapers. Callaghan is confused because he knows Odette is not on the payroll. Hank then makes a speech to Wagon's constituents about the cause being "greater than any individual," making a case for Sim to run for mayor on the laurels of his editorials, which have been criticizing Callaghan and his grafters. In jail, meanwhile, Sim offers his cold medicine to Mazaney, who apparently falls dead. Sim is accused of murder until Hank discovers a poisoned cigarette butt in the cell, which was delivered by a messenger to Mazaney. The messenger identifies Wagon as the murderer, but Hank proves the cigarettes came from Odette. Mazaney then recovers and the police arrest Odette for a string of crimes perpetrated across the country. Sim runs for mayor against Callaghan and wins, but, much to Sim's relief, Callaghan reveals that Sim is a Canadian citizen and kicks Hank out of town. See less

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57 cast members

Name	Known for
Lynne Overman Hank Hyer Hank Hyer See fewer	Union Pacific (1939)
Roscoe Karns Sim Perkins Sim Perkins See fewer	His Girl Friday (1940)
Muriel Hutchison Odette Le Vin Odette Le Vin See fewer	The Women (1939)
Anthony Quinn Nicholas Mazaney Nicholas Mazaney See fewer	Zorba the Greek (1964)
Inez Courtney Lillian Tate Lillian Tate See fewer	The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Lucien Littlefield Mr. Twitchell Mr. Twitchell See fewer	Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
Charles Halton Silas Wagon Silas Wagon See fewer	To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Charles C. Wilson Inspector Simpson Inspector Simpson See fewer	It Happened One Night (1934)
June Brewster Mabel Mabel See fewer	Flying Devils (1933)
Esther Howard Mrs. Wagon Mrs. Wagon See fewer	Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Nora Cecil Housekeeper Housekeeper See fewer	Seven Days Leave (1930)
Russell Hicks Mayor Callahan Mayor Callahan See fewer	The Little Foxes (1941)
Don Brodie Reporter Reporter See fewer	A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
Archie Twitchell Photographer Photographer See fewer	Mickey the Kid (1939)
Ricca Allen Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	The Power and the Glory (1918)
Hooper Atchley Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Return of Jimmy Valentine (1936)
Art Baker Radio Announcer (uncredited) Radio Announcer (uncredited) See fewer	Spellbound (1945)
Genevieve Bell Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited) See fewer
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Harry C. Bradley Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited) See fewer	The House of Mystery (1934)
William Burress Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1917)
Wheaton Chambers Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Crimson Ghost (1946)
Jack Cheatham Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	A Fig Leaf for Eve (1944)
Davison Clark Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) Police Desk Sergeant (uncredited) See fewer	The Scarlet Empress (1934)
Ethel Clayton Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	Pettigrew's Girl (1919)
Nick Copeland Jail Guard (uncredited) Jail Guard (uncredited) See fewer	Legion of Terror (1936)
Lester Dorr Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)
Sarah Edwards Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Eddie Fetherston Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	The Lost City (I) (1935)
Billy Franey Jail Clerk (uncredited) Jail Clerk (uncredited) See fewer	When Damon Fell for Pythias (1917)
William Gould Callahan's Henchman (uncredited) Callahan's Henchman (uncredited) See fewer	Buck Rogers (1939)
Dell Henderson Campaign Orator (uncredited) Campaign Orator (uncredited) See fewer	Show People (1928)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian Cab Driver (uncredited) Cab Driver (uncredited) See fewer	The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
Robert Homans Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Night Monster (1942)
Arthur Hoyt Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) Callahan's Secretary (uncredited) See fewer	It Happened One Night (1934)
John Iven Committee Man (uncredited) Committee Man (uncredited) See fewer	Love in a Bungalow (1937)
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George Lloyd Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	Idol of the Crowds (1937)
Rollo Lloyd Ex-Convict (uncredited) Ex-Convict (uncredited) See fewer	The Mystery Man (1935)
Jane Loofbourrow Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited) See fewer
Howard M. Mitchell Plainclothesman (uncredited) Plainclothesman (uncredited) See fewer	The Mother Heart (1921)
Ottola Nesmith Committee Woman (uncredited) Committee Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Becky Sharp (1935)
Hal Price Second G-Man (uncredited) Second G-Man (uncredited) See fewer	Arizona Frontier (1940)
Dick Rush Plainclothesman (uncredited) Plainclothesman (uncredited) See fewer	Playing Double (1923)
Francis Sayles Jail Guard (uncredited) Jail Guard (uncredited) See fewer	The Shadow (1937)
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Charles Sherlock Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Shakedown (1950)
Lee Shumway Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited) See fewer	Go-Get-'Em, Haines (1936)
Harry Strang Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Come on, Leathernecks! (1938)
Robert Strange Jail Doctor (uncredited) Jail Doctor (uncredited) See fewer	High Sierra (1940)
Ben Taggart First G-Man (uncredited) First G-Man (uncredited) See fewer	Don Winslow of the Navy (1942)
Lucille Ward Maid (uncredited) Maid (uncredited) See fewer	The Island of Intrigue (1919)
Ruth Warren Miss Brown (uncredited) Miss Brown (uncredited) See fewer	The Guilty Generation (1931)
Dorothy White Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	Hold 'Em Navy (1937)
Charles Williams Messenger (uncredited) Messenger (uncredited) See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Gloria Williams Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited) See fewer	Sophie Lang Goes West (1937)
Duke York Cab Driver (uncredited) Cab Driver (uncredited) See fewer	Flash Gordon (I) (1936)

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