Director James Flood brings nothing to this Warner B. Although the two leads are, as you might expect, dynamite, the attempt to merge their fast-talking screwball relationship with one of Warner Brother's socially conscious dramas does not work. Perhaps a little more screen time might have resulted in a movie that lets both sides of the story work, but at sixty-two minutes, there's nothing for anyone to do but talk fast enough to get the story out; plus the triviality of the 'social evil' with the seriousness imputed to it is a serious misstep.
It is a pity because the cast, as usual with Warner's B production, is top notch. and the writing credits are nothing to be sneered at. A rare misfire.
It is a pity because the cast, as usual with Warner's B production, is top notch. and the writing credits are nothing to be sneered at. A rare misfire.