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Jim Hanvey, Detective

  • 19371937
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
141
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Tom Brown, Lucie Kaye, and Guy Kibbee in Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
  • Mystery
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for wh... Read allJim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers t... Read allJim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured. It doesn't take him long to find the emerald, but he discovers that finding it was the easy part; the difficult part is getting it back to its rightful ow... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
141
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Phil Rosen
  • Writers
    • Olive Cooper(screenplay)
    • Joseph Krumgold(screenplay)
    • Eric Taylor(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Guy Kibbee
    • Tom Brown
    • Lucie Kaye
Top credits
  • Director
    • Phil Rosen
  • Writers
    • Olive Cooper(screenplay)
    • Joseph Krumgold(screenplay)
    • Eric Taylor(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Guy Kibbee
    • Tom Brown
    • Lucie Kaye
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    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Tom Brown and Lucie Kaye in Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937)
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    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • James Woolford 'Jim' Hanveyas James Woolford 'Jim' Hanvey
    Tom Brown
    Tom Brown
    • Don Terryas Don Terry
    Lucie Kaye
    • Joan Frostas Joan Frost
    Catherine Doucet
    Catherine Doucet
    • Adelaide Frostas Adelaide Frost
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    • O.R. Smithas O.R. Smith
    Edward Brophy
    Edward Brophy
    • Romoas Romo
    • (as Edward S. Brophy)
    Helen Jerome Eddy
    Helen Jerome Eddy
    • Mrs. Tom Ellisas Mrs. Tom Ellis
    Theodore von Eltz
    Theodore von Eltz
    • Dunnas Dunn
    • (as Theodor Von Eltz)
    Kenneth Thomson
    Kenneth Thomson
    • W.B. Elwoodas W.B. Elwood
    Howard Hickman
    Howard Hickman
    • Herbert Frostas Herbert Frost
    Oscar Apfel
    Oscar Apfel
    • Lambertas Lambert
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Davisas Davis
    Robert Emmett Keane
    Robert Emmett Keane
    • Editoras Editor
    Robert Homans
    Robert Homans
    • Sheriff Garrettas Sheriff Garrett
    Harry Tyler
    Harry Tyler
    • Taxi Driveras Taxi Driver
    Frank Darien
    Frank Darien
    • Peteas Pete
    Charles Williams
    • Brackettas Brackett
    Richard Beach
    • Bitas Bit
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Phil Rosen
    • Writers
      • Olive Cooper(screenplay)
      • Joseph Krumgold(screenplay)
      • Eric Taylor(adaptation)
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    User reviews7

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    8/10
    Kibbee to the Rescue!
    The bad news is that I saw the shortened 53 minutes of this Guy-Kibbee-as-a-retired-detective mystery. The good news is that I loved it. I wish they could have found the whole film and preserved it. Oh well. But it concerns a young couple who stole some emeralds as a joke and wants to return them. They go to Guy Kibbee for help, but he tells them to go home and leave him alone. He's retired. But when he finds out they've got a tail on them and that he knows the low-class mugs, he doesn't like the situation and decides to help out after all. An attempt to return the jewels goes awry with a murder and the jewels being stolen again. What makes this mystery entry so enjoyable besides Guy's usual likable disposition was the clever and snappy dialogue. I found this film because I was perusing Amazon's array of old mysteries and this had high marks. So I bought a copy not knowing that there would be missing footage. If you come across it, don't miss this Guy Kibbee rare gem. There may have been a Hugh Herbert (check him out, too,) but there was nobody like Guy Kibbee. And, here he saves the day.
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    • Release date
      • April 5, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jim, o Detective
    • Filming locations
      • Republic Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Republic Pictures (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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