Fast and Furious

Name: Fast and Furious
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Released: 1939-10-06
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Cast: Franchot Tone, Ann Sothern, Ruth Hussey, Lee Bowman, Allyn Joslyn

1939·Movie

·1h 13min·NR·

Comedy Crime

GoodGoodWatch score

6.1

–83%

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About

Crime doesn't pay with these two super sleuths on the job!

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.

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Directed by:

Busby Berkeley

Written by:

Harry Kurnitz

Produced by:

Frederick Stephani

Composed by:

Daniele Amfitheatrof, C. Bakaleinikoff

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Questions about Fast and Furious

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is Fast and Furious worth watching?

GoodGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.1).

Is Fast and Furious a sequel?

Yes: it's movie 3 of 3 in its series, after Fast and Loose (1939).

What tropes does Fast and Furious use?

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TV Tropes lists 57 tropes for it, including Non-Action Big Bad, Bookends, and "Not So Different" Remark.