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Rubber Heels
Rubber Heels

Rubber Heels

Ed Wynn, a rubber heeled "gumshoe" and Chester Conklin, the master mind of crookdom! Look at this team and scream with laughter!

Genres

Comedy

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A European royal couple come to New York to sell some of the royal family's crown jewels. A gang of international jewel thieves is planning to steal the gems, so a private detective is assigned to guard them. Unfortunately the private eye turns out to be a bumbling, inept fool--or so everyone thinks.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

70 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

11 June 1927

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ed Wynn

Ed Wynn

Homer Thrush

Thelma Todd

Thelma Todd

Princess Aline

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Tennyson Hawks

Robert Andrews

Robert Andrews

Tom Raymond

John Harrington

John Harrington

Grogan

Bradley Barker

Bradley Barker

Gentleman Joe

Armand Cortes

Armand Cortes

The Ray

Ruth Donnelly

Ruth Donnelly

Fanny Pratt

Mario Majeroni

Mario Majeroni

Prince Zibatchefsky

Truly Shattuck

Truly Shattuck

Mrs. P. Belmont-Fox

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