Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, and Ralph Bellamy star in this lightweight comedy mystery, which has Flynn as a mystery writer who's writing under a pseudonym, so that he can keep his money-making habit from his society friends and his uppity mother-in-law, Lucile Watson. Somehow or else, he of course gets drawn into a real live murder investigation. The cast is full of recognizable faces, like Alan Hale, Allen Jenkins, Lee Patrick, Roscoe Karns, Grant Mitchell, and William Frawley. It seems pretty innocuous and fun, but its formulaic style does get a bit much, with the murderer pretty obvious. Most viewers, especially the ladies, will be pleased to see Flynn looking very dapper and very easy on the eyes, but by the end you'll wish it was better.
Review of Footsteps in the Dark
