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Madcap debutante Melsa Manton finds a body in a deserted house. Of course, the police don't believe her. Stung by Peter Ames's front page editorial decrying her "prank," Melsa enlists seven fellow debs to help her investigate. The wisecracking young ladies proceed to run circles around the police, the suspects, and the press. Written by
Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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Trivia
Katherine Hepburn turned down the role of Melsa Manton after the poor box-office of Bringing Up Baby.
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Goofs
When Melsa first calls the police at the beginning of the movie. The police cars are rushing to the Lane mansion. As they pass "Jones Drug Co" and "Barber Shop" the signs are backwards (mirror images).
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Quotes
Dora Fenton:
You know, psychiatrists say hate's just a step away from love.
Helen Frayne:
Yeah, but it's the lull in between that drives you crazy.
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Crazy Credits
During the opening credits, a flashlight lights up each page of credits.
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References
Having Wonderful Time (1938)
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Soundtracks
"Home on the Range"
Music by
Daniel E. Kelley (1904)
Lyrics by Brewster 'Bruce' Higley (1873)
Sung a cappella by James Burke
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This movie, a warmup for Stanwyck and Fonda for the later The Lady Eve, is entirely enjoyable. A lighthearted piece of fluff, true, but everybody is having such a good time that it becomes totally infectious. Stanwyck, a rich deb, while walking her dogs in the middle of night, stumbles over a murdered man who disappears when she summons the police, of course. Fonda, a news editor/reporter, castigates her in print, and she threatens to sue. They, in the time-honored tradition of Hollywood comedy/mysteries, jointly, and sometimes separately and at loggers head, try to solve the mystery and find the murderer. Stanwyck is aided by a cohort of fellow debutantes, who do things helter-skelter en masse. The scene when Stanwyck sics 'em on Fonda ("Get him, girls"), with Fonda crawfishing as they advance, alone is worth the price of admission, as is the final avowal of love and proposal of marriage.