Police Lt. Kenny Williams (Melvyn Douglas) is torn between his obligations to his job, and his fiancé Maxine Carroll (Joan Blondell) who just happens to be the mayor's secretary. His job and his fiancé are both very demanding of his time and are constantly at odds. It seems that every time Kenny and Maxine have a date, he is called away.
Lately there have been a string of murders and the press has dubbed the evil-doer "The Phantom Slugger." This keeps Kenny busy.
Can he solve the case AND satisfy Maxine with a ring on her finger?
Random Notes:
This is a poor imitation of the Thin Man series. The tone of the film is wildly uneven and there's no chemistry between the stars. They're obviously trying way too hard to make this into a similar success.
There's a mildly funny sequence where it is decided that one of the force's detectives must dress in drag and hang out on the street hoping to lure the murderer out of hiding. It was cute.
The ending is really stupid.
*shrug*
Lately there have been a string of murders and the press has dubbed the evil-doer "The Phantom Slugger." This keeps Kenny busy.
Can he solve the case AND satisfy Maxine with a ring on her finger?
Random Notes:
This is a poor imitation of the Thin Man series. The tone of the film is wildly uneven and there's no chemistry between the stars. They're obviously trying way too hard to make this into a similar success.
There's a mildly funny sequence where it is decided that one of the force's detectives must dress in drag and hang out on the street hoping to lure the murderer out of hiding. It was cute.
The ending is really stupid.
*shrug*
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