
Film
Muss 'em Up
1936 · 1h 10m · Crime · Mystery
It's a gripping chapter in our great war on the underworld!
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Overview
Famous private detective Tip O'Neil is summoned by telegram to the estate of old friend Paul Harding, but finds the telegram was sent by Paul's attractive secretary, Amy Hutchins. Paul admits his dog was shot by extortionists to show they mean business, and shows Tip some threatening notes they sent. That night, Paul's ward, Corinne, is kidnapped by two gangsters and her driver is found dead the next morning. The kidnappers contact Tip demanding $200,000, which is delivered according to instructions. Awaiting the return of Corrine, Tip learns her fiancé, Gene Leland, is an ex-convict, and he also investigates why a thug, Maratti, was found prowling around the grounds, and why Paul's brother-in-law, Jim Glenray, was seen leaving the estate late the night before. And when the chauffeur is murdered with Amy's gun as he was about to confess some complicity, Tip has to piece together various clues to pinpoint the culprits.
Cast

Preston Foster
Tip O'Neil

Margaret Callahan
Amy Hutchins

Alan Mowbray
Paul Harding

Ralph Morgan
Jim Glenray

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
'Red' Cable

Maxie Rosenbloom
Snake

Molly Lamont
Nancy Harding

John Carroll
Gene Leland

Florine McKinney
Corinne

Robert Middlemass
Inspector Brock

Noel Madison
Tony Spivali, Gambler

Maxine Jennings
Cleo

Harold Huber
Maratti

Clarence Muse
William

Paul Porcasi
Luigi Turseniani, Head of the Mob

Ward Bond
John Doe, a Gangster
Crew
- Charles VidorDirector
- Erwin S. GelseyScreenplay
- James Edward GrantNovel
- Pandro S. BermanProducer
- J. Roy HuntDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- February 13, 1936
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- NR
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery
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