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Also known as Noose Hangs High

1948 film by Charles Barton

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6.9

Two window washers who are mistaken by Nick Craig, a bookie, as the messengers he sent for to pick up $50,000. Now the person he sent them to sent two of his men to get the money back but they found out about it. So they try to mail to Craig but a mix up has the money sent somewhere else and the woman who got it spent it. Now Craig needs the money to pay off one of his clients.

Released: 1948-04-0577 minDir: Charles BartonComedy

Cast

  • Bud Abbott as Ted Higgins
  • Lou Costello as Homer Hinchcliffe
  • Joseph Calleia as Nick Craig
  • Leon Errol as Julius Caesar 'J.C.' McBride
  • Cathy Downs as Carol Blair
  • Mike Mazurki as Chuck

Themes

  • gambling debt
  • gangster
  • mistaken identity
  • black and white
  • psychiatrist
  • dentist
  • horse racing
  • gambler
  • window washers
  • toothache

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

1,224 votes

Year
1948
Runtime
77 min
Genres
Comedy
Rated
Not Rated

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Daniel Taradash
Cast member
Fritz Feld
Cinematographer
Charles Van Enger
Duration
77
FilmAffinity ID
793769
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publication date
1948-01-01
title
The Noose Hangs High
distributed by
Eagle-Lion Films
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