A sea captain receives $40,000 from a crook, and the crooks try to steal it from him.A sea captain receives $40,000 from a crook, and the crooks try to steal it from him.A sea captain receives $40,000 from a crook, and the crooks try to steal it from him.
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Sheila Bromley
- Lorraine Matthews
- (as Sheila Mannors)
Herschel Mayall Jr.
- Steve - Henchman
- (as J Herschel Mayall)
Richard Cramer
- Detective Hogan
- (as Dick Cramer)
Gladden James
- Newspaper Worker
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
George Magrill
- George
- (uncredited)
George Morrell
- Green Eagle Maitre'd
- (uncredited)
Fred Parker
- Joe - Green Eagle Janitor
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe earliest documented telecast of this film took place in Los Angeles Saturday 4 February 1950 on KNBH (Channel 4).
- Quotes
[Lorraine frets when a black cat crosses their path]
Captain Matthews: Well, just a few minutes with this man Conrad and we'll be back out on the ocean - where there are no black cats.
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Highly enjoyable
$40,000 is the main topic of this movie. It moves around quite a bit, and even spends some time in a large sausage. I assume the $40,000 is in $5,000 notes, as it is a very small bundle for such a large amount.
The vocal styles and interesting manner (including the rather strange dance-like movements in some scenes) of almost every actor is fun to watch. Plenty of action as well as the comic elements.
Beware; many of the characters are masters at soft knock-out blows. A light tap, and the person is rendered unconscious for some time. Haha.
There are the "clacky" fist-fights (you know, the odd, light clacking sound of someone getting punched in these old movies as opposed to the explosive deep bass sound of a punch in some modern movies), a very well-done comic piano and vocal performance by the deli bloke (far more entertaining than the one on the David Letterman show for sure), and even chimney-climbing! It's also a lot of fun seeing (and trying to identify) all these old cars from the 1930s.
I consider the writing above average for a movie of this kind and of this era. Certainly worth the hour of enjoyment it brings.
There are other comic/crime dramas from this era. This is certainly one of the more amusing and entertaining ones.
8/10
The vocal styles and interesting manner (including the rather strange dance-like movements in some scenes) of almost every actor is fun to watch. Plenty of action as well as the comic elements.
Beware; many of the characters are masters at soft knock-out blows. A light tap, and the person is rendered unconscious for some time. Haha.
There are the "clacky" fist-fights (you know, the odd, light clacking sound of someone getting punched in these old movies as opposed to the explosive deep bass sound of a punch in some modern movies), a very well-done comic piano and vocal performance by the deli bloke (far more entertaining than the one on the David Letterman show for sure), and even chimney-climbing! It's also a lot of fun seeing (and trying to identify) all these old cars from the 1930s.
I consider the writing above average for a movie of this kind and of this era. Certainly worth the hour of enjoyment it brings.
There are other comic/crime dramas from this era. This is certainly one of the more amusing and entertaining ones.
8/10
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- joebridge
- Dec 6, 2006
Details
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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