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No Hands on the Clock (1941)

No Hands on the Clock poster
Directed by
Frank McDonald
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a mystery with a comedic tone. The film follows his efforts to solve a crime while dealing with eccentric characters and light complications.

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What happens

No Hands on the Clock is a 1941 American comedy mystery film directed by Frank McDonald starring Chester Morris as detective Humphrey Campbell. The cast also included Jean Parker and Rose Hobart. It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and released by Paramount Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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