Dangerous Blondes (1943)

Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) an his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes, prefer solving crimes rather than writing about them, and they get a chance when killings plague the fashion ... See full summary »

Director:

Leigh Jason

Writers:

Richard Flournoy (screenplay), Jack Henley (screenplay),

Stars:

Allyn Joslyn, Evelyn Keyes, Edmund Lowe

Cast

Credited cast:
Allyn Joslyn	...	Barry Craig
Evelyn Keyes	...	Jane Craig
Edmund Lowe	...	Ralph McCormick
John Hubbard	...	Kirk Fenley
Anita Louise	...	Julie Taylor
Frank Craven	...	Inspector Joseph Clinton
Michael Duane	...	Harry Duerr
Ann Savage	...	Erika McCormick
William Demarest	...	Detective Gatling
Hobart Cavanaugh	...	Edward E. 'Pop' Philpot
Frank Sully	...	Detective Joe Henderson
Robert Stanford	...	Jim Snyder
Lynn Merrick	...	May Ralston
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jack Ryan	...	Cop

Storyline

Mystery writer Barry Craig (Allyn Joslyn) an his wife Jane (Evelyn Keyes, prefer solving crimes rather than writing about them, and they get a chance when killings plague the fashion photography studio of Ralph McCormick (Edmund Lowe, after his secretary, Julie Taylor(Anita Louise, reports an attempt to murder her there. Isabel Fleming (Mary Forbes, the aunt of Ralph's wife, Erika ('Ann Savage' , is stabbed, and the evidence points to Madge Lawrence (Bess Flowers, an older model and an apparent suicide. Police Inspector Joseph Clinton (Frank Cravendeclares the case closed...but then Erika is murdered.

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Plot Keywords:

secretary | suicide | mystery writer | killing | murder | 

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Taglines:

IT'S Murder WITH A Wink!

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Reckless Lady

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final film project of Dwight Frye.

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Quotes

Detective Gatling: [unable to answer the quiz show question, "Who invented the machine gun?"] I know that as well as I know my own name!

User Reviews

Routine with Compensations

A lively cast and kinetic pacing keep this otherwise routine little mystery worth watching. It's one of those amateur sleuth films with bumbling cops that were popular at the time, and which the later TV cop series Dragnet (1951-1959) did so much to try to correct. Still, the comedic undertone of the movie is pretty effective, thanks mainly to Demarest, Joslyn, and especially the perky Keyes. The mystery itself is not very involving since the suspects get little screen time or character development. It's just sort of a hat rack to hang the various hijinks on.

The world's slowest elevator is a funny little touch along with its Spanish-American War operator. And for old movie buffs there's a brief appearance by cult figure Ann Savage (Erika), known mainly for her savage role in the cheapo classic Detour (1945). For wartime audiences, I'll bet the movie was a great bit of escape, and for digital era viewers, it still holds a measure of fun if you're not expecting too much.