You Never Can Tell

Retired army dog King inherits a fortune from his eccentric millionaire owner. But someone poisons him for his fortune. He gets to go back to earth as a human detective to bring his killer to justice and protect the kind woman who used to look after him.

Cast

Dick Powell

as Rex Shepherd

Peggy Dow

as Ellen Hathaway

Joyce Holden

as Goldie Harvey

Charles Drake

as Perry Collins

Albert Sharpe

as Grandpa Hathaway

Lou Polan

as Sergeant Novak

Frank Nelson

as Lieutenant Gilpin

William Vedder

as Nicholas

Frank Gerstle

as Detective

Anthony George

as Louie Luisetti

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