For a moment I thought I was looking at Marilyn Monroe and Tyrone Power as the married Cowell's. That's not surprising since it's 1956 and Hollywood's ablaze with ersatz Marilyns. This blonde sexpot (Knudsen), however, is one greedy vixen who's got hubby (Reed) wrapped around her little finger while she picks his pocket. In fact, it seems everyone's got his or her hand in his wallet. Those two seedy derelicts (Newton & Silver) who see him murder his business partner (Delevanti) even blackmail him into letting them move into his lavish digs. Good thing he's got a big bucks business what with all these parasites sucking him dry.
Newton hams it up enough to provide the series trademark black humor, along with a diminutively amusing Silver. There's some mild suspense as we wonder how husband Cowell will get out of his predicament, especially with wife Cowell who loves him as much as his current wallet-size will buy. I guess I was hoping he would find a way out, since he seemed more a weak victim than a real culprit. Anyway, it's a colorful entry, even though I thought the ending a little flat.
Newton hams it up enough to provide the series trademark black humor, along with a diminutively amusing Silver. There's some mild suspense as we wonder how husband Cowell will get out of his predicament, especially with wife Cowell who loves him as much as his current wallet-size will buy. I guess I was hoping he would find a way out, since he seemed more a weak victim than a real culprit. Anyway, it's a colorful entry, even though I thought the ending a little flat.