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Muss 'Em Up (1936)

Muss 'Em Up poster
Original title
Muss 'em Up
Directed by
Charles Vidor
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A retired police detective is called back to investigate a kidnapping and a murder at a wealthy man's estate. He works through a list of suspects to find the culprit.

lightheartedwhodunitfast-pacedplayfulmysteriouscynicaltalkyquirky

What happens

Muss 'Em Up is a 1936 American mystery detective film directed by Charles Vidor from a screenplay by Erwin Gelsey. RKO Radio pictures premiered the film in New York City on February 1, 1936, with a nationwide opening on February 14. The film stars Preston Foster and Margaret Callahan, with a supporting cast which includes Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan, Big Boy Williams, and Maxie Rosenbloom. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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