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Director:
Writers:
Stuart Palmer (story)
John Grey (screenplay)
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Release Date:
24 September 1937 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The screen's funniest sleuth and sleuthess...on the trail of another crime!
Plot:
Oilice Inspector Oscar Piper and Hildegared Withers attend the opening night of a Broadway play in New York City... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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James Gleason ... Inspector Oscar Piper
Zasu Pitts ... Hildegarde Withers
Marjorie Lord ... June Preston
George Shelley ... Bert
Joan Woodbury ... Rita Marlowe
Frank M. Thomas ... Jeff 'Pop' Plummer
Tom Kennedy ... Detective Casey
Alan Edwards ... Ricky Rickman
Alden 'Stephen' Chase ... Tommy Washburn (as Alden Chase)
Eddie Marr ... Edward C. 'Windy' Bennett (as Edward Marr)
Ada Leonard ... Lil - Showgirl
Barbara Pepper ... Alice - Showgirl
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Runtime:
63 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Victor System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #3562) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

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weak character, good plot, 2 February 2005
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Author: oldmovieman from NYC

Schoolmarm Hildegarde Withers (Zasu Pitts) and her friend Inspector Oscar Piper (James Gleason) go out for a night on Broadway. Naturally, no evening on the town can take place without murder, not when Hildegarde and the Inspector are around. This entry in the series is played more broadly for laughs than its predecessors but not much more than typical for the B-level crime movies of the day. The problem here, from my perspective, is that Zasu Pitts's character is so different from the great Edna May Oliver's that only the name appears to be the same. Edna May's Hildegard Withers was a feisty old girl who basically ran the Inspector's case for him despite his grousing. Zasu plays her standard ditz and the movie suffers for it. It's hard to imagine the Inspector putting up with her; moreover, some of the slapstick seems forced. On the other hand, this entry is saved by a very clever plot with plenty of false leads and twists. The film might have played better as a straight mystery rather than mystery/comedy. By the way, the lovely Marjorie Lord gets an early turn here as a singer/hoofer type.

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