Chasing Ambulances And Skirts
Dennis O'Keefe is an ambulance chaser, a lawyer who pursues victims of accidents to sue people, and sometimes even gins up victims when none are available. He's a thorn in the side of the bar association and of the local streetcar company. So they hire Ann Morriss to pose as one of O'Keefe's "victims", find out the details of how he operates, and use that to put him out of business.
It's like a feature-length Crime Does Not Pay with a sense of humor. The two leads are a bit too theatrical in their performances, but the usual memorable MGM supporting cast includes Lewis Stone, Nat Pendleton, Henry O'Neill, Ruth Gillette, and John Qualen to provide some pathos, drama and comedy. Miss Morriss would soon become a supporting player. She would marry Edward Marin, this movie's director in 1940, and live to the age of 74, dying in 1994.
It's like a feature-length Crime Does Not Pay with a sense of humor. The two leads are a bit too theatrical in their performances, but the usual memorable MGM supporting cast includes Lewis Stone, Nat Pendleton, Henry O'Neill, Ruth Gillette, and John Qualen to provide some pathos, drama and comedy. Miss Morriss would soon become a supporting player. She would marry Edward Marin, this movie's director in 1940, and live to the age of 74, dying in 1994.
- boblipton
- Apr 1, 2024