A huge cast of familiar faces are one of the only assets here, tossed together in this unfunny comedy about a trained dog who escapes from his master's voice and follows accountant Farley Granger home where his wife (Shelley Winters) assumes that the friendly pup to be an anniversary present. Granger is determined to get the dog back to its rightful owners which leads to a string of murders involving stolen money. Granger, of course, becomes a top suspect, perplexing the police because he really has no purpose in being involved.
Winters and Granger share a nice chemistry with Margalo Gilmore as her stereotypical nasty mother who obviously hates Granger and constantly reminds him of her generosity of having them in her house. Bad guys played by Elisha Cook Jr., Hans Conreid, Sheldon Leonard, Marvin Kaplan, Francis L. Sullivan and Lon Chaney Jr. all seem to serve a purpose of being killed off in unique ways. The cops, played by William Demerast and Allen Jenkins are as stereotypically dumb as they come.
As for Archie, the cute pooch, there's no doubt that he's adorable, but he's also a trouble-maker, getting Granger in more hot water with the mother-in-law from hell over eating raw bacon and even locking Granger out of the apartment. So when the dog takes Granger's dinner more than one time, you really can't blame him for picking the pooch up and taking a bite out of him. The screenwriters were barking up the wrong tree when they thought that this was funny.
Winters and Granger share a nice chemistry with Margalo Gilmore as her stereotypical nasty mother who obviously hates Granger and constantly reminds him of her generosity of having them in her house. Bad guys played by Elisha Cook Jr., Hans Conreid, Sheldon Leonard, Marvin Kaplan, Francis L. Sullivan and Lon Chaney Jr. all seem to serve a purpose of being killed off in unique ways. The cops, played by William Demerast and Allen Jenkins are as stereotypically dumb as they come.
As for Archie, the cute pooch, there's no doubt that he's adorable, but he's also a trouble-maker, getting Granger in more hot water with the mother-in-law from hell over eating raw bacon and even locking Granger out of the apartment. So when the dog takes Granger's dinner more than one time, you really can't blame him for picking the pooch up and taking a bite out of him. The screenwriters were barking up the wrong tree when they thought that this was funny.