Fast and Loose
- Synopsis
- Detective film. Nick Torrent (Morgan) owns a scrap of a priceless Shakespeare manuscript and wants to sell it; but then he is murdered and the manuscript is stolen. Joel Sloane (Montgomery) is a rare book dealer and amateur detective. As he was trying to buy the manuscript for Mr. Oates (Girardot), he is a suspect so he tries to solve the case. As the bodies pile up, Joel must solve the murders.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1939
- Duration
- 80 mins
Credits
- Director
- Edwin L. Marin
- Producer
- Frederick Stephani
- Cinematographer
- George Folsey
- Screenplay
- Harry Kurnitz
- Music
- Franz Waxman
- Art Direction
- Cedric Gibbons
- Cast
Etienne Girardot Christopher Oates Ralph Morgan Nicholas ‘Nick’ Torrent Robert Montgomery Joel Sloane Rosalind Russell Garda Sloane
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Keywords
- forgery; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery
Notes
- Notes
- A script is held by the Birmingham Shakespeare Library.
- General
- The third and final instalment of a series created by Harry Kurnitz from his book Fast Company featuring a husband and wife team, Joel and Garda Sloane, rare book dealers who were amateur detectives.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Fast and Loose". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69797 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)