noirfilm
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Although I am a fan of movies from the 1940's and 1950's I somehow had never seen this film before. This is one of those delightful comedy sleepers like "Champagne for Caesar". I happened to see it listed on the DIRECTV TCM channel view-on-demand list and downloaded it to my DVR via the internet for viewing.
The cast performance is excellent from the major players down to the minor characters.
My favorite scene is when Mrs. Blair titters and flits about as she informs the party guests that her son-in-law is going to give a singing performance.
The cast performance is excellent from the major players down to the minor characters.
My favorite scene is when Mrs. Blair titters and flits about as she informs the party guests that her son-in-law is going to give a singing performance.
Forget your pre-conceived expectations about seeing a movie about Chandler's Marlowe. Just sit back and enjoy a film where the movie-makers were playing around and having some fun. The first joke is the movie credits which have a Christmas theme--you would think a heart-warming holiday family movie was being screened. The movie relentlessly extends takes on and on to the limit although some cuts are noticeable during camera pans. Robert Montgomery is usually bad, but here he is so pitiful it is a riot. Audrey Totter comes through with the most feline performance I have ever seen. I like to watch this movie every five years or so.
Like the film "The Set-Up", this story is shown in real time. The story of a hapless ordinary guy who is pulled by a woman into a situation where he ends up in deep danger has been done in many noir and non-noir films. It's still entertaining if the couple and the villains are interesting. This and some humorous moments (like the tv viewer and the homeless man) make this film worth a viewing.