A newspaper publisher sends his future son-in-law to handle a job that ends up with unexpected trouble.A newspaper publisher sends his future son-in-law to handle a job that ends up with unexpected trouble.A newspaper publisher sends his future son-in-law to handle a job that ends up with unexpected trouble.
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Beverly Lloyd
- Penny Blake
- (as Beverly Loyd)
Thomas E. Jackson
- Chief McClure
- (as Thomas Jackson)
Fred Aldrich
- Hood at Burlesque House
- (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
- Woman with Dog
- (uncredited)
Eddie Bartell
- Bagsy - Burlesque Clown
- (uncredited)
Arthur Berkeley
- Stagehand
- (uncredited)
Mimi Berry
- Ginger
- (uncredited)
Phil Bloom
- Audience Member
- (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
- Pedestrian
- (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
- Judge J.J. Bellinger
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaFilmed in 1946, including two sessions of retakes and additional scenes, but not released until 1948.
- ConnectionsFollowed by As You Were (1951)
Featured review
A nice post-war version of the William Tracy series
William Tracy played Sergeant Doubleday in a cute series of films made during both WWII and the Korean War. I especially liked TANKS A MILLION, though they were all very good for B-pictures with very modest budgets. In this case, though, the war is over and Doubleday and his annoying friend, Sergeant Ames have found domestic jobs--Doubleday as a crime reporter and Ames as a cop. The only reason Doubleday got the job is that his future father-in-law hates him and wants to either see him get beaten up or chased away by local mobsters. Ames is, quite frankly, an idiot and makes a real mess of it as a cop. Both men work together at times to try to uncover who the mob leaders are, but almost get themselves killed in the process. There is a lot of slapstick, but apart from the overlong ending, it is handled expertly and the film is quite engaging. In fact, if the end hadn't just degenerated into a way too long fight sequence, the film could have easily earned a score of 8. Likable characters, good writing and a breezy script make this a fun little film that is well worth seeing.
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- planktonrules
- Apr 7, 2007
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- Runtime55 minutes
- Color
- Color(Cinecolor, original 35 mm prints)
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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