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Plot

Fast and Loose was the second of MGM's brief "B" series based on Harry Kurnitz' husband-wife team of bookdealing sleuths, Joel and Garda Sloane. In Fast Company, the first of the series, Melvyn Douglas and Florence Rice played the Sloanes; in this second entry, the characters are portrayed by Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. The murder victim this time is a celebrated rare book collector, and the motive is a missing first edition of Paradise Lost. The supporting cast included several likely suspects, including old reliable Ralph "Anything I Can Do to Help?" Morgan. Fast and Loose might have been faster and looser had it been shorter than 80 minutes.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
80min.
Distributor(s):
MGM
Director(s):
Edwin L. Marin
Starring:
Robert Montgomery , Rosalind Russell , Reginald Owen , Ralph Morgan , Etienne Girardot
Themes:
Amateur Sleuths
Tone:
Easygoing,Humorous,Light,Witty
Keywords:
amateur,art,artifact,book,clue,collector,detective,document,duo,estate,help,husband,killing,library,missing,priceless,rare,robbery,search,tycoon,weekend