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Jim Hanvey, Detective is a 1937 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown and Lucie Kaye. It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. It is loosely based on the short story collection of the same name by novelist Octavus Roy Cohen.
Jim Hanvey, Detective: Directed by Phil Rosen. With Guy Kibbee, Tom Brown, Lucie Kaye, Catherine Doucet. Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home.
- (170)
- Action, Crime, Mystery
- Phil Rosen
- 1937-04-05
Dec 3, 2009 · Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) Hanvey is a detective who's hired by an insurance company to find a missing emerald. He finds it, when he tries to turn it in, serious complications arise.
Aug 10, 2021 · Jim Hanvey was Octavus Roy Cohen’s third detective creation, first published in the Saturday Evening Post. Cohen’s expert use of dialogue and slang of the day imbues his characters with quirky charm and humor—especially the humble, respectful, likable detective himself.
Detective James Wilford Hanvey is importuned by Continental Insurance Co. officials Davis and Lambert to investigate the previous night's theft of Adelaide Frost's emerald necklace. Jim grumpily turns down their offer of a $1,000 fee, telling them that he wants to stay in the country.
- Phil Rosen, George Blair
- Guy Kibbee
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured.
Jim Hanvey is a genial but top-notch detective who has retired to his country home. An insurance company hires him to find a missing emerald so they won't have to pay out the $100,000 for which the jewel is insured.
