After unwittingly selling a life insurance policy to a gangster who receives death threats, a naïve insurance salesman must keep him alive to avoid paying-up the benefits.After unwittingly selling a life insurance policy to a gangster who receives death threats, a naïve insurance salesman must keep him alive to avoid paying-up the benefits.After unwittingly selling a life insurance policy to a gangster who receives death threats, a naïve insurance salesman must keep him alive to avoid paying-up the benefits.
Ernie Alexander
- Clerk
- (uncredited)
Gladys Blake
- First Stenographer
- (uncredited)
John Butler
- Taxi Driver
- (uncredited)
Bobby Callahan
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMr. Sloan tells Henry to "bring 'em back alive", and to hire "Frank Buck" if necessary in relation to finding Gus before the mob gets to him. Sloan is referring to the real Frank Buck who was well-known at the time as a big-game hunter and a supplier of animals to circuses and zoos. The line "bring 'em back alive" was the title of his first best-selling book about his exploits.
- GoofsThe main and trip odometers on Lila's car read the same when she drives into Upper Tuxton and later when Henry drives the car there.
- Quotes
Henry Twinkle: Mr. Sloan, about that raise...
Buckley Sloan: Yes, Twinkle?
Henry Twinkle: Well, under the circumstances, I don't think I'm exactly entitled to it.
Buckley Sloan: That's mighty white of you. Get out!
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Twinkle, Twinkle!-- a Different Lew Ayers
Remind me not to ride an elevator with Twinkle (Ayers), that is, unless I feel like having a good laugh. The movie's a bouncy slice of screwball, but what else could it be with a lead named Henry Twinkle. Seems his insurance salesman gets a big boost by selling a fat insurance policy to racketeer Fender (Nolan). Trouble is he doesn't know Fender's a bad guy who's probably got a short life expectancy. Thus, Twinkle better keep him breathing otherwise it's a weighty insurance payoff for the company and a demotion for our hero.
Ayers does surprisingly well as the addled Twinkle who fortunately packs a punch in his right hand; certainly not what you'd expect from the dead-serious Dr. Kildare. The first part is pretty funny as Twinkle bumbles his way along the insurance route with sweetie secretary Mary (Johnson). However, the lighter mood eventually gives way to more serious developments and a heavier feeling. Nonetheless, Ayers manages to carry the screwball idea through thick and thin. Credit too, a familiar supporting cast of Nolan, Lawrence, Pendleton, and others who cook up a sprinkling of menace along with a pinch of tongue-in-cheek. The girls, Johnson and Grey manage gamely in what amounts to stereotype roles. At the same time, director Fenton keeps things moving in apt fashion, such that the plot- heavy parts don't pall.
Overall, the flick's a fairly nifty little slice of leading man amusement, courtesy MGM and a pixilated Lew Ayers.
Ayers does surprisingly well as the addled Twinkle who fortunately packs a punch in his right hand; certainly not what you'd expect from the dead-serious Dr. Kildare. The first part is pretty funny as Twinkle bumbles his way along the insurance route with sweetie secretary Mary (Johnson). However, the lighter mood eventually gives way to more serious developments and a heavier feeling. Nonetheless, Ayers manages to carry the screwball idea through thick and thin. Credit too, a familiar supporting cast of Nolan, Lawrence, Pendleton, and others who cook up a sprinkling of menace along with a pinch of tongue-in-cheek. The girls, Johnson and Grey manage gamely in what amounts to stereotype roles. At the same time, director Fenton keeps things moving in apt fashion, such that the plot- heavy parts don't pall.
Overall, the flick's a fairly nifty little slice of leading man amusement, courtesy MGM and a pixilated Lew Ayers.
- dougdoepke
- Nov 7, 2017
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- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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