Muss 'em Up (1936)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 13, 1936Release Date
Muss 'em Up (1936)
1h 10m
Running Time
February 13, 1936Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Preston Foster
Tippecanoe 'Tip' O'Neil
Margaret Callahan
Amy Hutchins
Alan Mowbray
Paul Harding
Ralph Morgan
Jim Glenray - Paul's Brother in Law
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
'Red' Cable
Charles Vidor
Director
Maxie Rosenbloom
Snake
Erwin S. Gelsey
Writer
Molly Lamont
Nancy Harding
James Edward Grant
Writer
John Carroll
Gene Leland
Florine McKinney
Corinne
Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Joseph H. August
Cinematographer
Robert Middlemass
Inspector Brock
Noel Madison
Tony Spivali, Gambler
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Muss 'Em Up is a 1936 American mystery detective film directed by Charles Vidor from a screenplay by Erwin Gelsey. RKO Radio pictures premiered the film in New York City on February 1, 1936, with a nationwide opening on February 14. The film stars Preston Foster and Margaret Callahan, with a supporting cast which includes Alan Mowbray, Ralph Morgan, Big Boy Williams, and Maxie Rosenbloom.