The Plot Thickens (1935)
Dithery ZaSu Pitts is miscast as novelist Stuart Palmer's crime-solving schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers in The Plot Thickens. As usual, Hildegarde tries to figure out the connection between two ostensibly unrelated murders. The unifying factor turns out to be a priceless museum artifact, targeted for pilfering by a gang of international art thieves. James Gleason, a holdover from RKO Radio's previous Hildegarde Withers films with Edna May Oliver and Helen Broderick, is back as Hildegarde's friendly nemesis, Inspector Oscar Piper. The Plot Thickens was released in Great Britain as The Swinging Pearl Mystery. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- James Gleason, ZaSu Pitts, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ben Holmes
Synopsis of The Plot Thickens
Dithery ZaSu Pitts is miscast as novelist Stuart Palmer's crime-solving schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers in The Plot Thickens. As usual, Hildegarde tries to figure out the connection between two ostensibly unrelated murders. The unifying factor turns out to be a priceless museum artifact, targeted for pilfering by a gang of international art thieves. James Gleason, a holdover from RKO Radio's previous Hildegarde Withers films with Edna May Oliver and Helen Broderick, is back as Hildegarde's friendly nemesis, Inspector Oscar Piper. The Plot Thickens was released in Great Britain as The Swinging Pearl Mystery. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Plot Thickens
- James Gleason - Inspector Oscar Piper
- Owen Davis, Jr. - Robert Wilkins
- Arthur Ayleswofth - Kendall, Carter Butler
- Richard Tucker - John Carter
- Oscar Apfel - Robbins
- James Donlan - Jim
- ZaSu Pitts - Hildegarde Withers
- Louise Latimer - Alice Stevens
- Paul Fix - Joe, Carter Chauffeur
- Agnes Anderson - Dagmar
- Barbara Barondess - Marie
- Director(s):
- Ben Holmes
- Writer(s):
- Jack Townley, Clarence Upson Young
- Producer(s):
- William Sistrom
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