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  • So You Won't Talk (1940)
  • Approved
    69 min | Comedy, Crime
So You Won't Talk (1940)
Approved
69 min | Comedy, Crime

"Whiskers," the timid book reviewer on a metropolitan daily newspaper is fired, along with his girlfriend, switchboard-operator Lucy Walters. They agree to meet for dinner to discuss a book Whiskers is writing. Deciding to change his ...See more"Whiskers," the timid book reviewer on a metropolitan daily newspaper is fired, along with his girlfriend, switchboard-operator Lucy Walters. They agree to meet for dinner to discuss a book Whiskers is writing. Deciding to change his appearance as well as his ways, Whiskers has his beard shaved off at a barber shop. As he is leaving, he notices people shrinking from him in fear; without his whiskers, he is the exact image of "Brute" Hanson, a gang-leader just released from prison. He runs into "Dude" Heath, a Hanson henchman, and when he fails to recognize him, Dude thinks he has gone stir-crazy. Dude telephones Maxine Carewe, Hanson's sweetheart. Henchmen Dude, Maxie and "Dopey" kidnap Whiskers. He is knocked out and awakens in Maxine's apartment clad in pajamas. He leaps from the bathroom window, finds a raincoat, galoshes and umbrella in the basement and takes a taxicab to Lucy's apartment. Meanwhile, Hanson's gangland rival, "Bugs" Linaker, decides to kill Hanson. Since he is hot and on the spot, Hanson disguises himself with a beard and soon friends and enemies alike are unaware of which man is whom. Written by Les Adams See less
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Richard Flournoy (original screenplay)
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Updated Oct 3, 1940

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Oct 3, 1940 (United States)

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42 cast members
Name Known for
Joe E. Brown
Whiskers / 'Brute' Hanson Whiskers / 'Brute' Hanson   See fewer
Frances Robinson
Lucy Walters Lucy Walters   See fewer
Vivienne Osborne
Maxie Carewe Maxie Carewe   See fewer
Bernard Nedell
Bugs Linaker Bugs Linaker   See fewer
Tom Dugan
'Dude' Heath 'Dude' Heath   See fewer
Eddie Acuff
Lounger (uncredited) Lounger (uncredited)   See fewer
Luis Alberni
Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Anderson
Eddie (uncredited) Eddie (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Andrews
Press Foreman (uncredited) Press Foreman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bruce Bennett
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Sam Bernard
Larry (uncredited) Larry (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Byron
Jerry (uncredited) Jerry (uncredited)   See fewer
Chick Chandler
Lounger (uncredited) Lounger (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Coke
Lounger (uncredited) Lounger (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Conlin
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Dunn
Police Lieutenant (uncredited) Police Lieutenant (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Egan
Henchman (uncredited) Henchman (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Fiske
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
M.J. Frankovich
Stage Manager (uncredited) Stage Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Harrison Greene
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Hickman
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
William Lally
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Laughton
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Lawrence
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
George McKay
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Milan
Handsome Man (uncredited) Handsome Man (uncredited)   See fewer
James Millican
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles R. Moore
Bootblack (uncredited) Bootblack (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Norton
Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Rae O'Day
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Rita Owin
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Gerald Pierce
Newsboy (uncredited) Newsboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Sande
Cop (uncredited) Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Sanford
Stagehand (uncredited) Stagehand (uncredited)   See fewer
Cy Schindell
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen Troy
Flo (uncredited) Flo (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles C. Wilson
Johnson (uncredited) Johnson (uncredited)   See fewer
Evelyn Young
Pretty Lady (uncredited) Pretty Lady (uncredited)   See fewer
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