Rather by chance, Norman (Lew Ayres), son of a senator, crosses paths with lovely Sue (June Knight), and when he learns she's heading from New York City to San Francisco by bus, he decides to buy a ticket for the same bus - much to the distress of his chaperone Murphy (Arthur Vinton), who's sole purpose it is to keep Norman from womanizing. What Norman of course doesn't know is that Sue is only going to San Francisco to be with her lover Steve (Alan Dinehart), who's on the same bus. However, Steve's on the bus with his wife Nita (Minna Gombell), which forces Sue to lay low - and thus be all the more exposed to the advances of Norman, which are a bit bumbling and annoying at first, but gradually she falls for his charms - much to the distress of Steve. Eventually, Nita finds out about his affair with Sue, so during a stop at a Denver department store, he shoots her with bow and arrow, then places her in a store window as a mannequin to make sure the body isn't found till much later. When asked about his wife, Steve says she has stayed behind in Denver to visit friends - but it's not long before Nita's body is found and she's traced back to the bus. The bus is stopped by police and an inquiry is made. Unsurprisingly, Steve tries to throw Sue under the bus as she has not only had a motive but is also an expert archer, as she has demonstrated during an earlier stop. And now it's up to Norman's unexpected ingenuity to prove her innocent and prove Steve's guilt - which has much to do with his past as a shop window dresser. And in the end of course Norman gets the girl.

Despite a vicious murder at the center of it, this is actually a rather lightweight movie with a very comedic tone and many humourous subplots and is really centered more around the journey itself - with the many sights seen along the way (including Niagara Falls) - than around the crime. And as it is, the film's mildly amusing and carried by a likable ensemble for sure. Now true, the film is hardly memorable and doesn't stick out from too many other similar films of its time, but it's at least an entertaining time capsule.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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