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6.6/10   123 votes
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Director:
Lewis Seiler
Writers:
Stuart Palmer (story)
Kenneth Gamet (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 September 1941 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery | Comedy more
Plot:
An heiress seems to be cursed as each of her intended grooms meets with a horrible end. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Great fun in the traditional "B" fashion more

Cast

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Wayne Morris ... Alexander "Lucky" Downing

Brenda Marshall ... Lil Barstow

Alexis Smith ... Elinor Bentley
Alan Hale ... Norton
Lee Patrick ... Rose Fairchild
David Bruce ... Paul Myron
Helen Westley ... Grandmother Bentley
Willie Best ... Clarence
Charles Halton ... Ames Bentley
Richard Ainley ... Tennant Bentley
Roland Drew ... Hilton Fairchild
George Meader ... Mr. Dinwiddie
Clem Bevans ... Sexton at cemetery
Arthur Aylesworth ... Justice of the Peace (as Arthur Aylsworth)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank Hagney ... Ryan (scenes deleted)
Al Lloyd ... Briggs (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
71 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:Approved (PCA #7392)

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Soundtrack:
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Great fun in the traditional "B" fashion, 6 May 2000
9/10
Author: Ron Revere from west Virginia

If you are looking for a pleasant diversion that will make you laugh and be royally entertained with an old fashioned "B" mystery, this film is for you. Alexis Smith plays a gal who has been engaged to three different men, all of whom have met their demise before the wedding. The family hires Wayne Morris as a decoy fiancee in an attempt to get the murderer out in the open. The only problem is that Morris does not know that he's being used as bait. However, when he does find out his true status he decides to help trap the killer anyway. This movie is great fun with such devices as a secret panel, some funny acting relatives, and Willie Best playing his usual knee knocking, scared character. Yes, some will be offended by his characterization but, deal with it. That's the way things were done in those days. We would certainly and rightfully object if such antics were filmed today but, remember, this movie is from the early 1940s. The real identity of the killer is pretty obvious but, so what? It's a fun movie and well worth a little more than 70 minutes of your' time.

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