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Director:

Lloyd Bacon

Writers:

Ladislas Fodor (play) &
Bernard Merivale (play) ...
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Release Date:

8 March 1941 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery | Crime more

Plot:

A high-society gent has a secret life - he writes murder mysteries and hangs out with the police attempting to solve crimes... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

well at least I liked it,... more (8 total)


Cast

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Errol Flynn ... Francis Monroe Warren II

Brenda Marshall ... Rita Warren
Ralph Bellamy ... Dr. R.L. Davis
Alan Hale ... Police Insp. Charles M. Mason
Lee Patrick ... Blondie White
Allen Jenkins ... Mr. Wilfred
Lucile Watson ... Mrs. Agatha Archer
William Frawley ... Det. 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Roscoe Karns ... Monahan
Grant Mitchell ... Wellington Carruthers
Maris Wrixon ... June Brewster
Noel Madison ... Leopold Fissue
Jack La Rue ... Ace Vernon (as Jack LaRue)
Turhan Bey ... Ahmed
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George Campeau ... Burlesque patron (scenes deleted)
Sol Gorss ... Burlesque patron (scenes deleted)
Harry Seymour ... Straight Mmn (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #6780)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The original play called "Katzenzungen" was written by Ladislas Fodor using the pseudonym W. George Selous. It was adapted into English by Bernard Merivale, with additional dialogue by Jeffrey Dell, and produced in London under the title "Blondie White." more

Quotes:

Police Insp. Charles M. Mason: Say, listen, doctor. This is very important. I want another autopsy on Fissue. And be very careful this time. It's possible he was murdered by some obscure drug that you might have overlooked.
Coroner: I'm very sorry, Inspector. But I can't make another autopsy. Why not? Because the body was cremated yesterday.
Police Insp. Charles M. Mason: All right. Then don't do it.
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Soundtrack:

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
well at least I liked it,..., 16 July 2005
8/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

The synopsis from IMDb aside, I liked this movie a lot. Probably because it was quite a departure for Flynn and because it was a rather breezy little comedy. For what this movie tried to be, it did a good job accomplishing it.

Flynn has a double life. Though a rich and socially adept man much of the time, he hides a darker side to his personality--he writes cheap mystery books that poke fun of the very sort of people that he pals around with at the expensive clubs and dinner parties. Knowing that this would ruin his reputation, he naturally keeps this from everyone--including his own family! When, quite accidentally, he stumbles on a REAL mystery, he feels compelled to prove that he really has the stuff to solve crimes--and nearly gets himself killed in the process!

Overall, the film excels due to an excellent case, a breezy and likable script and it's "fun factor"--you just can't help but enjoy the film.

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