Review of Dressed to Kill

Private eye Michael Shayne is about to get married but instead gets side tracked by a double murder in an hotel next to a theatre. A lively and solid entry in the Michael Shayne series with Lloyd Nolan in good form as Shayne. The plot makes sense and it is enhanced by some cracking dialogue. The supporting actors include Henry Daniell as an actor under suspicion, Erwin Kalser as the hard of hearing theatre porter, Milton Parsons as the lugubrious red herring and William Demarest as the excitable police inspector; all of whom add to the entertainment. Director Eugene Forde keeps the momentum going nicely to make the 74 minutes most enjoyable.