She Gets Her Man (1945)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Erle C. Kenton

Writers:

Clyde Bruckman (original screenplay)
Dick Chevillat (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

12 January 1945 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

SCREWBALL??? You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet...Till You've Seen JOAN DAVIS in 'SHE GETS HER MAN"

Plot:

Two people have been murdered in Clayton by a mysterious killer using a blow-gun. Socialite club-leader...

Cast

Joan Davis	...	Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington
William Gargan	...	'Breezy' Barton
Leon Errol	...	Officer Mulligan
Vivian Austin	...	Maybelle Clark
Milburn Stone	...	'Tommy Gun' Tucker
Russell Hicks	...	Mayor
Donald MacBride	...	Henry Wright
Paul Stanton	...	Dr. Bleaker
Cy Kendall	...	Police Chief Brodie
Emmett Vogan	...	Hatch
Eddie Acuff	...	Boze, the Photographer
Virginia Sale	...	Phoebe
Ian Keith	...	Oliver McQuestion
Maurice Cass	...	Mr. Pudge
Chester Clute	...	Charlie, in Play

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

[at a press conference]
Jane 'Pilky' Pilkington: That was a very intelligent question. Has anybody got any stupid ones?

Soundtrack:

For All We Know

A Series That Never Got the Shot

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

There were so many, MANY detective movie series during the '30s and '40s, and of such varying quality. One wonders, then, why Joan Davis, Leon Errol (both very popular in their day) and company weren't pushed for a series of their own. Granted we have only SHE GETS HER MAN to judge from, but it remains a real winner. Davis and Errol play beautifully off each other, and the denouement is actually a bit of a surprise! Too often in these comedy-thrillers, the hero or heroine are too brassy to elicit much sympathy from the audience; even comedy relief can get in the way, if the role is not properly written or cast - for instance, Lee Tracy, in DOCTOR X (1932) is so annoying, you almost hope the bogeyman will get him. On the other hand, in THE MAD GHOUL (1943) for instance, when Rbert Armstrong, as the wisecracking reporter, gets his, it's not only a surprise, but a real bummer! In SHE GETS HER MAN, a perfect balance of humor and thrills is maintained, much in the spirit (no pun intended) of HOLD THAT GHOST, and leave you wanting to see more of them doing what they do best. Bravo - well done!