Private detective Van Heflin and police inspector Sam Levene butt heads in this lighthearted murder mystery set in and around the train station. Heflin is assisted by his wife; the interaction between Heflin's "Rocky" and Virginia Grey's "Butch" sparkles but, alas, only in little bits at a time—this screenplay moves along much too swiftly to allow a lot of character development. But that's okay; what dialog is here is snappy, concise and often delivered at a rapid-fire pace.
No tears are shed for stage star Mida King (played by Patricia Dane mainly in flashbacks). Mida has been murdered—and everyone had a motive. But how was it done? And by whom? It takes Heflin just over an hour to sort it out.
This is a quickie, all right, but script, acting, direction are all smoothly proficient. No one will confuse this MGM product with something from a poor sister studio like, say, Monogram.
No tears are shed for stage star Mida King (played by Patricia Dane mainly in flashbacks). Mida has been murdered—and everyone had a motive. But how was it done? And by whom? It takes Heflin just over an hour to sort it out.
This is a quickie, all right, but script, acting, direction are all smoothly proficient. No one will confuse this MGM product with something from a poor sister studio like, say, Monogram.