A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.A respected investment advisor has a double life as a mystery writer and becomes involved in the real murder of a shady client.
- Ace Vernon
- (as Jack LaRue)
- Burlesque Patron
- (scenes deleted)
- Burlesque Patron
- (scenes deleted)
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
- Burlesque Patron
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe original play called "Katzenzungen" was written by Ladislas Fodor using the pseudonym W. George Selous. It was adapted into English by Bernard Merivale, with additional dialogue by Jeffrey Dell, and produced in London under the title "Blondie White".
- GoofsOn the label for the Novocain at the dentist's office, epinephrine is misspelled 'epinephin'.
- Quotes
Leopold Fissue: [after Warren has turned down Fissue's proposal of laundering money on stolen diamonds] Nothing is impossible, Mr. Warren, if the necessity of doing it is great enough.
Francis Monroe Warren II: Aren't you being a little presumptious?
Leopold Fissue: Not at all. I'm merely suggesting that you're going to take my account and help me.
Francis Monroe Warren II: Why am I?
Leopold Fissue: Because, Mr. Warren, men like ourselves whose lives are... well... how should I say... uh, rather... complicated don't dare offend anyone, do they?
- ConnectionsReferences The Maltese Falcon (1931)
- SoundtracksLove Me
(uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Jack Scholl
Sung by Lee Patrick and chorus at the burlesque theater
Pretty soon Francis is involved in a real murder mystery involving stolen diamonds, a burlesque queen, threatening letters from an anonymous person, and clues that seem to point back to his own wife as a suspect. On top of everything, his wife and mother-in-law become suspicious of his behavior and have him followed, with the detective drawing all the wrong conclusions.
This is a very different kind of role for Flynn, but he brought to it all of the things that made his swashbuckling films such fun. As Robin Hood he was continually laughing in the face of danger, here he just grins at it, but he still seems to get the upper hand in every situation - always suave and in control. If you want to watch something that is just plain fun I highly recommend this one.
- AlsExGal
- Dec 27, 2010
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1