- Country: USA
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Short
- Release: 1948-06-26
- Director: Richard L. Bare
- Writers: David Swift , Richard L. Bare
- Language: English
- Stars: George O’Hanlon , Art Gilmore , Kit Guard , Charles Horvath , Fred Kelsey , Donald Kerr , Lila Leeds , George Magrill , Charles Marsh , Philo McCullough
- Runtime: 11 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: So You Want to Be a Detective , So You Want to Be a Detective (United States of America)
- Plot: Joe McDoakes imagines himself as a private detective on a murder case. Throughout the film, he spars verbally with narrator Art Gilmore.
- IMDB:tt0126048
So You Want to Be a Detective Cast · · · ALL
Richard L. Bare
Director
George O’Hanlon
Joe McDoakes (a.k.a. Phillip Snarlow)
Art Gilmore
Narrator (voice)
Lila Leeds
Veronica Vacuum (uncredited)
Kit Guard
Barroom Thug (uncredited)