This is a solid film noir entry from the mid-1940's with a well known cast but it was made as clearly an double feature type of film by FOX. Lucille Ball is pretty good as the star in a serious & glamorous role as the secretary to a private detective who has been in trouble and get s framed into more serious trouble in this feature.
William Bendix is a sort of elusive type of man who wears bright white suits while trailing after Lucy's boss. The film does a film film noir type of quality to it. Fox did put more budget into this one than the typical under-card being produced at RKO at the time.
The biggest twist in this one is at the end when the girl (Lucy) gets the guy, her boss. Uusally in this type of film, the hero gets away by his wits and gets the girl. This one in a obvious ploy has Lucy help with the wits and she becomes more than the typical glamor girl in this plot.
The most satisfactory piece of this film is seeing Lucy doing something different than the comedy we are most comfortable with, and coming off as satisfactory in the process.
William Bendix is a sort of elusive type of man who wears bright white suits while trailing after Lucy's boss. The film does a film film noir type of quality to it. Fox did put more budget into this one than the typical under-card being produced at RKO at the time.
The biggest twist in this one is at the end when the girl (Lucy) gets the guy, her boss. Uusally in this type of film, the hero gets away by his wits and gets the girl. This one in a obvious ploy has Lucy help with the wits and she becomes more than the typical glamor girl in this plot.
The most satisfactory piece of this film is seeing Lucy doing something different than the comedy we are most comfortable with, and coming off as satisfactory in the process.