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Private Detective 62 (1933)

Private Detective 62 poster
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genre
comedy film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective is hired to frame a woman in a scandal but instead falls in love with her. He must navigate the tricky job while protecting her.

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What happens

Private Detective 62 is a 1933 American pre-Code detective film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring William Powell as a private detective who falls for a woman whom he has been hired to frame in a scandal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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