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The Plot Thickens
“HIST!...A Sizzling Crime Drammer!”
63%
Movie
1h 9m
AI Analysis
The Plot Thickens (1936) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Plot Thickens (1936) — a movie tagged as Mystery and Comedy with funny and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~69 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Plot Thickens 63% (10 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
63%
from 10 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1936-12-11
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 98108
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What is The Plot Thickens about?
A priceless Cellini silver cup is stolen from a local museum with both Hildegarde and Oscar on the case.
Is there an AI analysis for The Plot Thickens?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Plot Thickens?
The official runtime for The Plot Thickens is approximately 69 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
James Gleason
Police Insp. 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
Robbins
- A
Alyce Ardell
Josephine, Hildegarde's Maid (uncredited)
- J
John T. Bambury
Midget (uncredited)
Billy Dooley
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Frank Fanning
Detective Fanning (uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Woman with Bag (uncredited)
- R
Reed Howes
Museum Guard in Egyptian Room (uncredited)
- J
John Indrisano
Man in Line for Inspection (uncredited)
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