Criminal Ace Connors agrees to return to New York and stand trial for stealing $500,000 worth of bonds so he can serve a light five-year sentence and enjoy his loot (safely stowed away in ...
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Lucille Ball | ... | Ricki Woodner | |
| John Hodiak | ... | Ace Connors | |
| Lloyd Nolan | ... | Bob Simms | |
| Hugo Haas | ... | Señor Rodriquez | |
| Lenore Ulric | ... | Señora Maria Ynez | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Fly Feletti | |
| Lloyd Corrigan | ... | Dwight Chandwick | |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Jacques Dufour | |
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David Cota | ... | José |
| Clarence Muse | ... | Porter | |
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Criminal Ace Connors agrees to return to New York and stand trial for stealing $500,000 worth of bonds so he can serve a light five-year sentence and enjoy his loot (safely stowed away in the cover of a cook book) when he gets out. Detective Bob Simms is tasked with escorting Connors back to New York. With five days for the cross-country trip, Connors plans for stops in Texas and New Orleans to have a few final days of fun before he goes to prison. Ricki Woodner, a con artist who met Connors at his hotel, is persuaded by Fly Feletti (a bitter colleague of Connors) to get close to Connors and take the bonds. She joins Connors and Simms on the train and Ricki and Ace start falling for each other. Feletti wants the bonds and keeps an eye on Ricki to make sure she doesn't double-cross him. After a romantic detour into Mexico, Ace, Ricki, and Simms head to New Orleans for the Mardi Gras celebration, with Feletti close behind. Written by Jimmy L.
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4 June 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Ralph Blane and George Bassman
Performed by David Cota (uncredited)
[José sings the Spanish language song while Maria, Ricki, Ace and Bob are having dinner together]
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This film failed at the box office, resulting in a loss to MGM of $252,000 ($3.5M in 2018) according to studio records. See more »Goofs
Simms states he was unaware they had crossed into Mexico, so the train did not stop for customs on either side of the border, which is highly unlikely. See more »Soundtracks
Dangerous (Peligrosa)Written by Ralph Blane and George Bassman
Performed by David Cota (uncredited)
[José sings the Spanish language song while Maria, Ricki, Ace and Bob are having dinner together]
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Oil paintings and oil wells. Ricki ( Lucy) and her friend "Ace" are somehow involved in selling things. John Hodiak is "Ace" Connors, and he and Ricki are trying to sell oil wells or paintings, but neither one seems to be authentic, so the buyers back out, and then there are the mysterious missing bonds. Elisha Cook is the dark horse "Feletti". It's all very 1940s noirish, with Lucy all dolled up in fancy costumes, and many things are only partially explained. They all meet on a train when Bob Simms (Lloyd Nolan), is bringing Connors in for justice. Simms tells Ricki why they are on the train, and tries to get her on his side. Then, they end up on the Mexican side of the border. Now, they are all at a Mardi Gras party. Wow, they sure have a lot of adventures for someone on their way to Sing Sing; it's all in good fun as we wait to see if Simms, Feletti, or someone else will find the stolen bonds. You have to really pay attention or you'll miss important details. It's more of a get-away adventure than a who-dunnit. It's okay, but not a lot of meat on the bones of this story. This was a couple years before I Love Lucy. They hardly ever show this one, but her best films were Long Long Trailer, Big Street, Fuller Brush Girl, and Meet the People. Hodiak had just done Hitchcock's Lifeboat, and Harvey Girls.
Directed by Jules Dassin, nominated for two Oscars for "Pote tin Kyriaki" 1960. He had also directed Rififi and Topkapi, and was harassed by the House Unamerican Activities Committee in the 1950s. Looks like this is the only time Dassin and Lucy worked on a project together.