1939 mystery-comedy, dir. W. S. van Dyke, William Powell, Myrna Loy:
IMDb /
allmovie. Everyone wanted
the old man dead.
All right, the magic is starting to fade now, and this is the
last outing for original screenwriters Frances Goodrich and Albert
Hackett. But there's still fun to be had here, even if everything
stops for the dance sequence; and the gangsters are eminently
practical, being much more interested in making money than in murder.
This is probably the weakest of the films, but it still has its
moments, like a meeting of gangsters disguised as a small children's
birthday party.
Say, you didn't snatch that kid did you? We don't want the heat on
this party.
Naw, I got it legitimate! I rented it for a buck!
I talk about this film further on
Ribbon of Memes.
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