A news magazine hires an out-of-town photographer and the antics begin. Some comic relief.A news magazine hires an out-of-town photographer and the antics begin. Some comic relief.A news magazine hires an out-of-town photographer and the antics begin. Some comic relief.
Jack Chefe
- Maitre D'
- (uncredited)
Charles Delaney
- Joe Jackson
- (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
- Henry - Waiter
- (uncredited)
Edward Earle
- Dist. Atty. Merkle
- (uncredited)
Kit Guard
- Butch - Cab Driver
- (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
- Newspaper Photographer
- (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
- Newspaper Reporter
- (uncredited)
Spec O'Donnell
- Messenger
- (uncredited)
Hugh Prosser
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
- GoofsThe developed Tucker pictures, shown 19 minutes into the film, supposedly taken by Pat, were all from the wrong angle.
- Quotes
Sonny Tucker: There's nothing wrong in working. My grandfather did.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Scenes from a Gay Marriage (2012)
- Soundtracks(I've Got Spurs) Jingle Jangle Jingle
Written by Joseph J. Lilley (as Joseph Lilley) and Frank Loesser
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"A trick chick from Flick"
What starts off looking fairly formulaic for movies of the period, turns into an interesting flick with some different twists. I won't say more because much of the enjoyment is seeing the twists unfold. While Paramount was part producer and distributor of this film, it's obviously of a lesser grade – B or something else. The cast doesn't have any big names. The technical quality is low-grade, and the writing and directing could have been much better.
But, the acting is mostly quite good with a plot that soon develops beyond the usual fare. So, I'm surprised that Paramount couldn't build this one up a bit more. Still, it was the middle of World War II and many of the top actors, writers and technicians were off at war. There was a lot of interest about this time in stories about the war, so the studios can be excused for not putting their all in many of their smaller films.
I do think that labeling this a comedy as well as a crime film is misleading. The comedy is so little and quickly overshadowed by the mystery. But, it's fine as a drama and crime or mystery flick. The quote in my heading is a line from the film.
But, the acting is mostly quite good with a plot that soon develops beyond the usual fare. So, I'm surprised that Paramount couldn't build this one up a bit more. Still, it was the middle of World War II and many of the top actors, writers and technicians were off at war. There was a lot of interest about this time in stories about the war, so the studios can be excused for not putting their all in many of their smaller films.
I do think that labeling this a comedy as well as a crime film is misleading. The comedy is so little and quickly overshadowed by the mystery. But, it's fine as a drama and crime or mystery flick. The quote in my heading is a line from the film.
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- SimonJack
- Feb 9, 2014
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- La foto acusadora
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- Runtime1 hour 3 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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