Summaries

Sassy manicurist Eve Fallon is recruited as an even more brassy reporter and she helps police detective boyfriend Danny Barr break a jewel theft ring and solve the murder of a baby.

Dan Barr is a flatfoot on the trail of jewel robbers. Eve Fallon is his girl of 5 years. We meet them spitting and sparring, but never doubting they're in love. Eve is a manicurist, with an eye for news. Soon after we meet her, she's out of the beauty salon and into the news-room as an ace reporter. With Eve's help, Dan nabs one of the jewel gang members, Cortig, whose stray bullet killed a baby in the park. A spooked witness and a slick lawyer get Cortig off. Disgusted with the lack of justice, Dan quits the force to find his own justice. Eve, likewise, quits the paper and returns to her job as manicurist. While giving a manicure, Eve unwittingly discovers that a prominent local citizen is the jewel gang's leader. All the while, Dan is hot on the trail. Their trails merge and the case is solved.—Debbie Dunlap <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • lie
  • jealousy
  • stolen jewels
  • manicurist
  • killing a baby
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Romance
Release date Apr 2, 1936
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Paramount Pictures Walter Wanger Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 17m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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