What were they thinking?
Groucho, Frank Sinatra and Jane Russell had some of the most distinctive personalities in Hollywood. All three of these performers are plonked into a generic B movie which makes little to no use of their distinctive talents. Any generic "Hollywood types" could have handled these roles.
Imagine Sinatra playing a meek bank teller with no hope for the future, and no sex appeal. Imagine Jane Russell playing a demure, yes demure, old maid. Imagine Groucho playing a millionaire/Italian Waiter who apparently does not notice Jane Russell's two ...greatest assets.
The plot is bland, incredibly bland, and totally preposterous. By the time the mystery of the missing bank funds is discovered you really no longer care.
The fact that this movie was filmed in 1948 and not even released for three years, until 1951, shows what the Studio thought of the film.
There is really only one reason to see this film. If you are a fan of the three lead actors it is worth seeing. Folks who are not fans of the cast... well, there are far better B movies to watch...
Groucho, Frank Sinatra and Jane Russell had some of the most distinctive personalities in Hollywood. All three of these performers are plonked into a generic B movie which makes little to no use of their distinctive talents. Any generic "Hollywood types" could have handled these roles.
Imagine Sinatra playing a meek bank teller with no hope for the future, and no sex appeal. Imagine Jane Russell playing a demure, yes demure, old maid. Imagine Groucho playing a millionaire/Italian Waiter who apparently does not notice Jane Russell's two ...greatest assets.
The plot is bland, incredibly bland, and totally preposterous. By the time the mystery of the missing bank funds is discovered you really no longer care.
The fact that this movie was filmed in 1948 and not even released for three years, until 1951, shows what the Studio thought of the film.
There is really only one reason to see this film. If you are a fan of the three lead actors it is worth seeing. Folks who are not fans of the cast... well, there are far better B movies to watch...