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Fast and Loose (1939 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Fast and Loose' is a 1939 American thriller film directed by Edwin L. Marin and starring Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell and Reginald Owen. It is a sequel to the 1938 film 'Fast Company' and was followed the same year by 'Fast and Furious'. In each film, different actors played the crime-solving couple.
Plot
Rare booksellers Joel and Garda Sloane try to solve a murder, which hinges on a missing scrap of a William Shakespeare manuscript.
Cast
* Robert Montgomery as Joel Sloane
* Rosalind Russell as Garda Sloane
* Reginald Owen as Vincent Charlton
* Ralph Morgan as Nicholas "Nick" Torrent
* Etienne Girardot as Christopher Oates
* Alan Dinehart as David Hilliard
* Jo Ann Sayers as Christine Torrent
* Joan Marsh as Bobby Neville
* John Hubbard as Phil Sergeant
* Tom Collins as Gerald Torrent
* Sidney Blackmer as "Lucky" Nolan
* Donald Douglas as Inspector Forbes
* Ian Wolfe as Mr Wilkes
* Mary Forbes as Mrs Torrent
* Leonard Carey as Craddock, Mrs Torrent's butler
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "a sense of humor, a facile style, genial performances and just enough puzzlement to keep us from suspecting the least suspicious member of the cast."
References
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