Review of Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?

Hal Roach goes back into the haunted mansion of "Topper Returns,", even recycling the same music and toppling Lazy Susan, just subbing kids instead of adult comics. Curley is back from his earlier adventures, this time becoming involved in murder. George Zucco is the corpse, a small town doctor involved in strange experiments on animals, including a very smart chimpanzee who knows how to dress in little boy clothes that actually fit perfectly. The spooky music from "Topper Returns" dominates the film which has a few amusing moments of slapstick but seems too much like an Our Gang spoof of "The Old Dark House". There are a few moments in the courtroom scene opening which have some originality, such as when the little girl explains the difference between right and wrong to the judge. However, when two pairs of eyes suddenly appear in a darkened alcove, it is not at all surprising to discover that they belong to the two adorable black boys who always turn up at inopportune moments.