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25 July 1936 (USA) moreTagline:
NOW LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE MATES OF THE MOBSTERS! (original ad - all caps) moreUser Comments:
Pitching too straight for a screwball moreCast
(Credited cast) | Pat O'Brien | ... | Lee Laird |
| Margaret Lindsay | ... | Judith Maroc Roberts |
| Robert Armstrong | ... | Gene Ferguson |
 | Cesar Romero | ... | Gene Maroc |
| Dick Foran | ... | Thomas Duncan McKay |
| Joe King | ... | Wilcox |
| Dick Purcell | ... | Louie |
| Addison Richards | ... | Warden Williams |
| Hal K. Dawson | ... | Daugherty |
| Harry Hayden | ... | Justice of the Peace |
| Al Bridge | ... | Swartzman |
| Kenneth Harlan | ... | G-Man |
| Selmer Jackson | ... | Duffield |
| William Pawley | ... | Correlli |
| Paul Graetz | ... | Mr. Schultz - Tailor |
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Finland:K-16Fun Stuff
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Errors in geography: In the car scene when Corelli is chasing Maroc, a road sign reads, "Palm Beach 71 Mi", but the scene is full of California-style mountains, unlike the flat swampland of 1930s St. Lucie county Florida. moreFAQ
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Released the same year as MGM's LIBELED LADY, this light Warner's crime drama shares a lot of plot points, tries for a comic take on the subject, but fails, in no small part because Pat O'Brien does not display the diffident feyness that William Powell brought to his role, in part because Margaret Lindsay lacks a light touch but mostly, I fear, because the screenwriters and director Nick Grinde can't quite bring off the material -- certainly Pat O'Brien was capable of handling comedy material and there is a lot of strong comic supporting actors. It's odd to see Cesar Romero, who could have played his role as a gangster with great comic timing, play it straight. The two best comedians are Al Bridge and Harry Hayden, in two almost invisible roles -- both later members of Preston Sturges' stock company.
But screwball was still finding its way at this point, and Nick Grinde was not the director to help it along. Too bad.