Erroll Flynn is a staid broker married to Brenda Marshall. He lives a secret life as a mystery novelist, whose latest pseudonymous book is set in a satirical variation of the upper crust. This has his mother-in-law in a snit. Flynn swaps yarns with police inspector Alan Hale, who invites him along on a case.
I did not find it particularly appealing. Part of the problem is that it's a comedy-mystery, and in this period, Warner Brothers comedies weren't funny, they were frantic. There's a long sequence in which Flynn pretends to be a Texan for Code-compliant stripper Lee Patrick, and it goes on forever, as does this movie at 96 minutes. I'm sure that you'll instantly pick out the murderer on no evidence, as I did.
I did not find it particularly appealing. Part of the problem is that it's a comedy-mystery, and in this period, Warner Brothers comedies weren't funny, they were frantic. There's a long sequence in which Flynn pretends to be a Texan for Code-compliant stripper Lee Patrick, and it goes on forever, as does this movie at 96 minutes. I'm sure that you'll instantly pick out the murderer on no evidence, as I did.