Now or Never (1935)
6/10
Reliable pictures sure was reliable entertainment.
20 May 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This entertaining B picture really takes advantage of its opportunity to go out on the streets of Los Angeles on a Sunday morning (when nobody is up) to film a series of car chases involving the two characters played by Richard Talmadge, one a hard-working businessman and the other a jewel thief. The presence of a look alike confuses the pretty Janet Chandler, a nice rich girl involved with the nice businessman, confused when Talmadge the jewel thief shows up at her home. With the help of her Butler Tom Ricketts, she figures out the truth, calling her boyfriend's office and being told that no such person works there. We end up on the streets of the city for several car chases where everything is resolved in a timely manner.

Made the same year as another Richard Talmadge crime drama ("Never Too Late", which also took advantage of the location), this once again shows off his acrobatic abilities, but not as much as the other film. There are some cliched gangsters whom the jewel thief is trying to doublecross, and while the plot becomes a bit convoluted here and there, overall it is entertaining and fun.
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