Private Detective 62(1933)
It's a pleasure to have your home wrecked by a man like him.
A former government agent in France, who has failed at an assignment and been disavowed, is deported back to the USA, where he can only find work at a low-rent detective agency. He soon gets involved with a woman with ties to a crooked gambling club owner, who is a client of his agency.
Movie: Private Detective 62
Top 10 Billed Cast
Donald Free
Janet Reynolds
Dan Hogan
Amy Moran
Tony Bandor
Helen Burns
Whitey
Harcourt S. Burns
Cab Driver
Tracey (Uncredited)
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