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The Plot Thickens is a 1936 mystery film directed by William Sistrom, starring James Gleason and ZaSu Pitts, who plays the schoolteacher and amateur sleuth Hildegarde Withers from Stuart Palmer's stories. Gleason reprised his role as Hildegarde's friendly nemesis, Inspector Oscar Piper, from RKO Radio Pictures' previous Hildegarde Withers films.
Original Release
12/08/1936
US Release
12/08/1936
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Gleason | Oscar Piper |
ZaSu Pitts | Hildegarde Withers |
Owen Davis Jr. | Robert Wilkins |
Louise Latimer | Alice Stevens |
Arthur Aylesworth | Kendall |
Paul Fix | Joe |
Richard Tucker | John Carter |
Barbara Barondess | Marie |
James Donlan | Jim |
Agnes Anderson | Dagmar |
Directors
Writers
Clarence Upson Young, Jack Townley, Stuart Palmer
Cast
Name | Character |
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James Gleason | Oscar Piper |
ZaSu Pitts | Hildegarde Withers |
Owen Davis Jr. | Robert Wilkins |
Louise Latimer | Alice Stevens |
Arthur Aylesworth | Kendall |
Paul Fix | Joe |
Richard Tucker | John Carter |
Barbara Barondess | Marie |
James Donlan | Jim |
Agnes Anderson | Dagmar |
Oscar Apfel | H. G. Robbins |
Alyce Ardell | Josephine, Hildegarde's Maid |
John T. Bambury | Midget |
Billy Dooley | Gas Station Attendant |
Frank Fanning | Detective Fanning |
Mary Gordon | Woman with Bag |
Reed Howes | Museum Guard / Museum Guard in Egyptian Room |
John Indrisano | Man in Line for Inspection |
Lew Kelly | Cassidy - Policeman |
John Miltern | Mr. Gordon, Museum Guard |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Samuel J. Briskin | Executive Producer |
William Sistrom | Producer |