The film begins with Jeanie (Helen Chandler) throwing a brick through a store window. No, she's not angry about anything...she's hungry and homeless and figures that at least in jail she'll have a place to sleep and a meal. The arresting officer, Brian Murphy (Charles Bickford), can see that she's no criminal and does something extraordinary...he gives her the key to his apartment and tells her to make herself at home. Then, he helps her get on her feed and get a job....no strings attached whatsoever. He's just a really nice guy. However, he's also a bit dim in that he doesn't realize that Jeanie is smitten with him and he rejects her advances. Eventually, she runs off with a real jerk...anyone to spite Murphy. What's next? Murder!!
This film is like many Pre-Code pictures in that its moral compass is NOT like it would be in the Post-Code era. No, it has unmarried folks cohabitating, it has them talk about sex (without actually coming right out and saying it) and there's a character who curses. Definitely NOT what many would expect from an older film...but still extremely well written and enjoyable.
This film is like many Pre-Code pictures in that its moral compass is NOT like it would be in the Post-Code era. No, it has unmarried folks cohabitating, it has them talk about sex (without actually coming right out and saying it) and there's a character who curses. Definitely NOT what many would expect from an older film...but still extremely well written and enjoyable.