I really enjoyed the broad ensemble of this RKO programmer, obviously filmed on standing art decco sets of a recently completed A picture and looking pretty good for its B roots. Preston Foster as a crime novelist is consulted on a case involving a stolen jewelry collection, encountering an oddball rich family that patriarch police commissioner Samuel S. Hinds can't keep under control, with jewel loving wife Edythe Elliott and flirtatious teenager June Johnson.
Suspecting that either Foster or the pretty Whitney Bourne are behind the theft of some fakes, Hinds invites them to his home, and of course a romance brews between them. Arthur "Dagwood" Lake is also there, arguing with baby voiced Johnson but obviously in love with her, and they manage to make what could have been annoying very amusing. The real robbery is committed by Donald Meek and Cecil Kellaway, two always dependable funny men who steal every scene they're in. Thanks to the detail oriented direction of Lew Landers, this turns out to be lots of fun, showing high quality that a lot of B's lack.
Suspecting that either Foster or the pretty Whitney Bourne are behind the theft of some fakes, Hinds invites them to his home, and of course a romance brews between them. Arthur "Dagwood" Lake is also there, arguing with baby voiced Johnson but obviously in love with her, and they manage to make what could have been annoying very amusing. The real robbery is committed by Donald Meek and Cecil Kellaway, two always dependable funny men who steal every scene they're in. Thanks to the detail oriented direction of Lew Landers, this turns out to be lots of fun, showing high quality that a lot of B's lack.