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Commercial photographer Steve Jackson (Richard Arlen) sees rich
socialite Kay (Fay Wray) climb out of the skilight of the apartment
building he lives in, wearing little other than her underwear, and even
though it's none of his business and she treats him like dirt, he helps
her out with a nice dress so she can get back home without creating a
commotion. The next day he learns the owner of the apartment Kay has
escaped from has been murdered, and she is now refering to him as her
alibi and calls him her fiancé ... even though on superficial
examination, the two seem to hate each other's guts. But Steve has a good
heart and doesn't believe she is a murderer, so he plays a long - not a
good idea, because the brother of the deceased is known (but unconvicted)
gangster Rusty Morgan (Marc Lawrence), who has vowed to kill whoever has
killed his brother, and he is not exactly convinced that Steve and Kay are
innocent. Eventually, Steve and Kay warm up to one another, and even
though she is little more than a spoilt brat, Kay wants to show gratitude,
so she gets Steve an assignment with a big company via Rodney Hunter (Leon
Ames), an old flame of hers who is still in love with her. The deal falls
through eventually though (not Rodney's fault), which somehow spoils
Steve's mood, and when he learns the deal was Kay's idea in the first
place, he feels hurt in his pride, and he and Kay have a major quarrel ...
upon which Kay decides to leave the country for France with Rodney. It is
then that the police finds conclusive proof that Kay has been with the
deceased has been with Kay on the evening he was killed, and now that she
is leaving the country, that's almost like admitting her guilt. Steve
rushes to the boat she's already on that is to sail in a matter of minutes
to persuade her to do nothing stupid ... when Rusty Morgan enters the
scene, Rusty Morgan, who has now found conclusive proof to the actual
killer of his brother - Rodney, a bankrupted former stock broker who has
been borrowing money from the mob but who wanted to marry Kay as his
cashcow, and when he learned she had something going on with Rusty's
brother (she was just modelling for him, actually), he killed him. Rusty
locks Steve and Kay away, then shoots Rodney dead - and when the police
arrives mere moments later, he gives himself up without resistance. And
Steve and Kay? Since they're already on board, they decide to take this
trip to France, the land of love ... Quite entertaining B
murder mystery/romantic comedy that might not be a masterpiece of any
sort, but that does everything right nevertheless: It's well-written, and
even though the killer is easy to spot the way to his capture is an
interesting one, it's full of colourful characters, and the cast is
uniformly on top of their game, and they all know how to do comedy. Well
worth a look - at least!
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