'Hook, Line and Sinker' is a "1930 American pre-Code slapstick comedy" directed by Edward F. Cline. The film stars "Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey", a popular comedy duo of the era, alongside Dorothy Lee. The story follows two fast-talking insurance salesmen who help a penniless socialite turn her inherited, run-down hotel into a thriving business. However, their plans are complicated by rival gangsters, mistaken identities, and a chaotic shootout. With "witty dialogue, physical comedy, and classic Wheeler & Woolsey antics", this film was one of RKO Pictures’ biggest successes of 1930. br br Credits: br Director: Edward F.