A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.
Emmett Vogan
- Lorimer
- (as Emmet Vogan)
Louise Bates
- Woman Outside Crime Scene
- (uncredited)
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Office Boy
- (uncredited)
Mary Blake
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- Police Sergeant
- (uncredited)
Romaine Callender
- Old Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Wallis Clark
- City Editor
- (uncredited)
Dora Clement
- Nurse Katie - Actress in Play
- (uncredited)
Clyde Courtright
- Doorman at Beauty Parlor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOn the map of Manhattan that George is doodling on, what is now Roosevelt Island (in the East River) is labeled Welfare Island. It was named that from 1921 to 1973, for the several hospitals there. It was renamed Roosevelt Island in 1973, in honor of FDR.
- GoofsWhile playing pool the level of Joel McCrea's beer goes from half-full to almost full.
- Quotes
Claire Peyton: [looks around the room] My, how the Ritz has shrunk.
- ConnectionsFeatured in One Rogue Reporter (2014)
- SoundtracksIt's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary
(1912) (uncredited)
Written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams
Sung a cappella by soldiers in the play
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Wacky offbeat comedy/mystery has some bright moments...
An overly confident crime reporter (JOEL McCREA) and a clever actress (JEAN ARTHUR) must match wits against an even more clever art thief (REGINALD OWEN) who poses as a theatrical producer to cover his real proclivities as a thief. His theater is staging a play with heavy military artillery to disguise the noise of his thieves blasting a tunnel into the bank.
Some crisp dialog and some nice performances aren't enough to conceal that this is pretty flimsy material. Still, it does manage to show that both McCrea and Arthur had a natural flair for light material tinged with a hint of mystery.
Unfortunately, the script involving stolen art work and the attempted theft of the Sunburst Diamond from a bank vault, doesn't permit either one to create more than one-dimensional characters and after an original start, the story runs out of wacky ideas and turns serious before it reverts to comedy again.
McCrea and Arthur play their roles as though they were imitating the Nick and Nora Charles brand of humor in comedy with mystery. With stronger material, this would have worked. THOMAS MITCHELL is good as a newspaper man who fires and hires McCrea in moments of great exasperation.
It's light stuff and highly forgettable except for the charm of the two stars.
Some crisp dialog and some nice performances aren't enough to conceal that this is pretty flimsy material. Still, it does manage to show that both McCrea and Arthur had a natural flair for light material tinged with a hint of mystery.
Unfortunately, the script involving stolen art work and the attempted theft of the Sunburst Diamond from a bank vault, doesn't permit either one to create more than one-dimensional characters and after an original start, the story runs out of wacky ideas and turns serious before it reverts to comedy again.
McCrea and Arthur play their roles as though they were imitating the Nick and Nora Charles brand of humor in comedy with mystery. With stronger material, this would have worked. THOMAS MITCHELL is good as a newspaper man who fires and hires McCrea in moments of great exasperation.
It's light stuff and highly forgettable except for the charm of the two stars.
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- Purple and Fine Linen
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- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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