This B-movie certainly will not be appearing on anyone's "must-see" list, though despite its silly plot and silly acting, there's something rather enjoyable about this cheesy little film. The movie stars a lot of familiar B-actors--William Gargan, Ann Savage and especially Leo Gorcey and George Zucco (the unofficial king of B baddies). There's even an appearance by the toupee-less George E. Stone---all great folks for lovers of these low budget films like myself.
The film begins with the apparent murder of Stone--though he sure seemed resilient and seemed to linger forever! Later, though, when he is 100% DEAD, his body turns up and then disappears. Three reporters (Gargan, Savage and Gorcey) get mixed up in this and the cops suspect they had something to do with the killing. Of course, they didn't and it's pretty obvious that Zucco has something to do with this--mostly because Zucco ALWAYS is the bad guy!! So, it's up to these rather dumb reporters (especially Gorcey, who is practically subhuman) to find out who's responsible, convince the cops they didn't do it AND get the story.
It's all very enjoyable nonsense. As for Gorcey, this is a rare non-Bowery Boys role and you'll either love him here or hate him--he certainly is not a subtle guy. I liked the way he masticated the English language. Oddly, however, despite being a dominant person in the first half of the film, he's barely in the last. Mostly, it's Savage and Gargan who carry this silly bit of enjoyable fluff. I say enjoyable because despite its limitations, it DID entertain and made me laugh--and that's all most B's were really intended to do.
The film begins with the apparent murder of Stone--though he sure seemed resilient and seemed to linger forever! Later, though, when he is 100% DEAD, his body turns up and then disappears. Three reporters (Gargan, Savage and Gorcey) get mixed up in this and the cops suspect they had something to do with the killing. Of course, they didn't and it's pretty obvious that Zucco has something to do with this--mostly because Zucco ALWAYS is the bad guy!! So, it's up to these rather dumb reporters (especially Gorcey, who is practically subhuman) to find out who's responsible, convince the cops they didn't do it AND get the story.
It's all very enjoyable nonsense. As for Gorcey, this is a rare non-Bowery Boys role and you'll either love him here or hate him--he certainly is not a subtle guy. I liked the way he masticated the English language. Oddly, however, despite being a dominant person in the first half of the film, he's barely in the last. Mostly, it's Savage and Gargan who carry this silly bit of enjoyable fluff. I say enjoyable because despite its limitations, it DID entertain and made me laugh--and that's all most B's were really intended to do.