Ronald Coleman -- oh, so suave, so debonair, so -- so FORMIDABLE -- hold together this otherwise routine B movie about a jewel thief who tries to reform but must commit one more burglary for a good friend.
It's pretty clumsy because, of course, it's an early sound movie. Footsteps thump, a burglar alarm pounds your tympani with mallets, speakers stutter, the staging is obvious.
But, withal, it's kind of fun. I understand Ronald Coleman was a movie icon during the 30s. I know several guys born in that period and named "Ronald." I don't swoon over him the way ladies did but he's a likable enough actor with a voice that's easy to parody.
It's a diverting bon-bon, worth seeing but not worth dwelling on.
It's pretty clumsy because, of course, it's an early sound movie. Footsteps thump, a burglar alarm pounds your tympani with mallets, speakers stutter, the staging is obvious.
But, withal, it's kind of fun. I understand Ronald Coleman was a movie icon during the 30s. I know several guys born in that period and named "Ronald." I don't swoon over him the way ladies did but he's a likable enough actor with a voice that's easy to parody.
It's a diverting bon-bon, worth seeing but not worth dwelling on.