Joel & Garda Sloan, a husband and wife detective team, who also sell rare books in New York, take a vacation to Seaside City. At Seaside, Joel's pal, Mike Stevens is managing and preparing for their beauty pageant. Joel is made one of the judges plus he has invested $5,000 in it, to Garda's dismay. Eric Bartell, promoter, arrives to dupe Stevens. When Ed Connors, New York racketeer arrives, Bartell is mysteriously murdered. Joel and Garda set out to investigate the murder.
Genres:
Franchot Tone as Joel Sloane
Ann Sothern as Garda Sloane
Ruth Hussey as Lily Cole
Lee Bowman as Mike Stevens
Allyn Joslyn as Ted Bentley
John Miljan as Eric Bartell
Bernard Nedell as Ed Connors
Mary Beth Hughes as Jerry Lawrence
Cliff Clark as Sam Travers
James Burke as Clancy
Frank Orth as Captain Joe Burke
Margaret Roach as Emmy Lou
Gladys Blake as Miss Brooklyn
Granville Bates as Chief Miller
Ernie Alexander as Singer at Party (uncredited)
C. Bakaleinikoff as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Muriel Barr as Miss St. Louis (uncredited)
Patsy Bedell as Miss Conshohocken (uncredited)
Arthur Belasco as Detective (uncredited)
Mel Blanc as Hiccups (voice) (uncredited)
Anne Borglum as Miss Los Angeles (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey as Night Clerk (uncredited)
Harry Brown as Second Man Sweating in Elevator (uncredited)
Bill Cartledge as Page (uncredited)
Jack Chapin as Stagehand (uncredited)
Rube Demarest as Piano Player and Singer at Party (uncredited)
Lester Dorr as Day Clerk (uncredited)
Yvonne Duval as Miss Boston (uncredited)
Sam Finn as Connors' Henchman Who Discovers Lion (uncredited)
James Flavin as Policeman Guarding Entrance (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher as Brash Bellboy (uncredited)
Jack Foss as Railroad Station Clerk (uncredited)
Caroline Frasher as Counter Clerk (uncredited)
Inna Gest as Miss San Antonio (uncredited)
Eddie Gribbon as Hennessy, a Policeman (uncredited)
Edward Hearn as Turnkey (uncredited)
Tom Herbert as Man Sweating in Elevator (uncredited)
Marilyn Hope as Miss Hartford (uncredited)
Claire James as Gladys, Miss Grand Rapids (uncredited)
Lois Lindsay as Miss Springfield (uncredited)
Buddy Messinger as First Elevator Boy (uncredited)
Harold Minjir as Director of Pageant (uncredited)
Hans Moebus as Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Newlan as Angry Room Service Giant (uncredited)
George Noisom as Elevator Boy at Seaside City Hotel (uncredited)
Tom O'Grady as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Claire Owen as Grace, the Receptionist (uncredited)
Bert Roach as Bartender (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore as Singer at Party (uncredited)
Clarice Sherry as Florabelle Higgins, Miss Tulsa (uncredited)
Will Stanton as Waiter (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan as Policeman (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan as Connors' Henchman (uncredited)
William Tannen as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Phillip Terry as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Ray Turner as Porter (uncredited)
Joe Yule as One of the Actors (uncredited)
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