Summaries

Willie Harrington is a wimpy small-town bookkeeper at a bank who unwittingly gets involved with the country's toughest gangster and his gang, and he gets suspected of being the leader of the gang. Hiis wife, Millie, files for divorce when she learns of his suspected-affiliation with the gangsters. The police have an all-out manhunt going for him, while he is being held by the gangsters in their hideout.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • song
  • singer
  • singing
  • damsel in distress
  • b movie
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Crime
Release date Apr 11, 1935
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 2m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

A comedy of errors with Charles Butterworth playing his usual confused milktoast self, who is mistakenly identified as a secret criminal mastermind.

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