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  • Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998)
  • 92 min | Drama
Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998)
92 min | Drama

It's the post WWI era Toronto. Despite Prohibition, Daniel Small continues to operate Corman Distilleries, while his son, Ambrose Small, has just sold his chain of theaters for $1 million. Daniel acquired Corman from the family of ...See moreIt's the post WWI era Toronto. Despite Prohibition, Daniel Small continues to operate Corman Distilleries, while his son, Ambrose Small, has just sold his chain of theaters for $1 million. Daniel acquired Corman from the family of Ambrose's wife, Theresa Small. Theresa being wealthy from the liquor business is ironic due to her temperance stance. The sale of the theaters doesn't sit well with Ambrose's business manager, Jack Doughty, to who the theaters represented his livelihood. Immediately following the sale, Ambrose disappears without a trace. Initially, Theresa doesn't want the police involved since she believes he is just out carousing, while his business associates believe he has met with some foul play. Increasingly, the public, especially the anti-Catholic forces, believe devout Catholic Theresa had Protestant Ambrose murdered so that she could funnel his money into the Catholic church. Believing her husband still alive, Theresa hires the young Cole Willis to find Ambrose. Cole is a junior detective with the Tratt Detective Agency, which handles much of the security for the Small family businesses. Edgar Tratt originally hired Cole as a favor to his father and acts as Cole's mentor. As Cole enters into his investigation, he believes that some people know more than they let on about Ambrose's disappearance, whether it be Jack, who absconded with $100,000 of the Small's money, Jack's slatternly wife Vivian Doughty, or Theresa herself, the latter despite Cole's growing attraction to her. Written by Huggo See less
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Raymond Storey (written by) | Fred McClement (inspired by the book "The Strange Case of Ambrose Small")
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31 cast members
Name Known for
Wendy Crewson
Theresa Small Theresa Small   See fewer
Joel Keller
Cole Willis Cole Willis   See fewer
Leon Pownall
Inspector Mitchell Inspector Mitchell   See fewer
Shawn Doyle
Hammond Hammond   See fewer
Leslie Yeo
Daniel Small Daniel Small   See fewer
Shannon Lawson
Vivian Doughty Vivian Doughty   See fewer
Cedric Smith
J.J. Gallagher J.J. Gallagher   See fewer
Art Hindle
Ambrose Small Ambrose Small   See fewer
Eric Peterson
Jack Doughty Jack Doughty   See fewer
Michael Murphy
Edgar Tratt Edgar Tratt   See fewer
Yoav Dekelbaum
Yosef Dolgoy Yosef Dolgoy   See fewer
Susannah Hoffmann
Shayna Francov Shayna Francov   See fewer
Richard Blackburn
Thomas Flynn Thomas Flynn   See fewer
Michael Caruana
Walter (as Michael Coruana) Walter (as Michael Coruana)   See fewer
Brad Garrick
Tink (as Bradley Garrick) Tink (as Bradley Garrick)   See fewer
Nicky Guadagni
Sister Rosaria Sister Rosaria   See fewer
Richard McMillan
Rainville Rainville   See fewer
Alexandre Beaulieu
Marjorie Marjorie   See fewer
Matthew G. Taylor
Broken Nosed Cop (as Matt Taylor) Broken Nosed Cop (as Matt Taylor)   See fewer
Jim York
Bank Manager Bank Manager   See fewer
Louise Nicol
Mrs. MacKinney (as Louise Nichol) Mrs. MacKinney (as Louise Nichol)   See fewer
Richard Bauer
Reporter #1 Reporter #1   See fewer
Nigel Hamer
Reporter #2 Reporter #2   See fewer
Camillo Eugene Natale
Foreman (as Cam Natale) Foreman (as Cam Natale)   See fewer
Andy Pandoff
Man #2 Man #2   See fewer
Beverly Murray
Insane Woman Insane Woman   See fewer
Bruce Beaton
Patron Patron   See fewer
Maggie Murphy
Orphan (uncredited) Orphan (uncredited)   See fewer
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