Hook, Line and Sinker

Hook, Line and Sinker

Riding a Cyclone of Laughs Through a Broadway Hotel

1930 · 75 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Romance

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.

Directed by Edward F. Cline · Written by Tim Whelan

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