Melvyn Douglas and Flo Rice are Joel and Garda, owners of a rare book business. Similar to Thin Man series, they are a husband and wife team solving mysteries. In this case, the insurance company hires them to figure out whats going on in the book market. Soooo similar to Thin Man... husband and wife flirt relentlessly. they drink. they smoke. they bicker in a friendly fashion. They even have Joel playing tricks on wifey to make sure she goes home while hubby goes off to do some dangerous sleuthing. So much talking. Both film series made by MGM. CLEARLY they were trying to capitalize on a good formula! Shepperd Strudwich is "Ned", accused of moidah. Julia, the secretary seems to be playing a role in all of this, played by Claire Dodd. Dodd would only make films a couple years more, quitting to raise a family. Rice would also quit Hollywood just a couple years later. The plot here is in-consequential... its all pretty bland. they run circles around the police department and solve the big case. Whatever. No big deal. nothing new to see here. Its a fine film, just another copy of the original.
Review of Fast Company
