A newsman links his fiancee's millionaire father to a chorus girl's murder.A newsman links his fiancee's millionaire father to a chorus girl's murder.A newsman links his fiancee's millionaire father to a chorus girl's murder.
Dan Dailey
- Whitney King
- (as Dan Dailey Jr.)
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- GoofsWhen Claymore goes to leave his office at the beginning of the picture, he doesn't close the coat closet door all the way. But, in the next shot of his secretary, the closet door is fully closed.
- Quotes
Hal Thorne: [to his secretary] I want Ronnie - find him if you have to look behind every skirt in town.
- SoundtracksFishing for Suckers
(1941)
Music and Lyrics by Earl K. Brent (as Earl Brent)
Played during the opening credits
Played by the nightclub band and sung and danced by Dan Dailey (uncredited) and Virginia Grey (uncredited)
Featured review
melodrama
Calvin Claymore (Frank Morgan) is a tycoon trying to pass a humanitarian bill for Nazi occupied Europe. He is opposed for helping the enemy. He gets drawn to a nightclub and becomes attached to showgirl Mary Morgan. Their encounter was set up by a blackmailer. When she turns up murdered, the blackmailer frames him for it.
Morgan's politics is naive at best and wrong at worst. The audience would know it soon enough. His political position actually bugs me a lot and the other side isn't that helpful either. They are debating about the effects without trying to fix the root cause. In the end, that part isn't necessary to the blackmail. He would still be after his money with or without the issue. As for Calvin, he is still the cause of his own problem no matter how much of a gentleman he tries to be. He willingly gets hooked. He has no one to blame but himself. Well, it's in the title. It's all melodrama.
Morgan's politics is naive at best and wrong at worst. The audience would know it soon enough. His political position actually bugs me a lot and the other side isn't that helpful either. They are debating about the effects without trying to fix the root cause. In the end, that part isn't necessary to the blackmail. He would still be after his money with or without the issue. As for Calvin, he is still the cause of his own problem no matter how much of a gentleman he tries to be. He willingly gets hooked. He has no one to blame but himself. Well, it's in the title. It's all melodrama.
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- Nov 2, 2023
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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