Kildane (Rod Cameron) and Prentiss (Broderick Crawford) are rival private investigators and both men are separately hired to bring back Mr Hampton's (Samuel S Hinds) daughter. Penelope Hampton (Ella Raines) has disappeared and her father is concerned that she has eloped with a boyfriend. Who can bring back Penelope and claim the $15,000 reward....?
This film is OK but I'm afraid it is nothing more than that. Despite some occasional humorous touches, eg, the way that everyone who works at the hotel has the same ghastly generic way of speaking to guests (very relevant to today's ghastly focus on the "customer experience"), the script doesn't contain enough humour. It's all a bit boring. Rod Cameron is far too smug in the lead role and he reminded me of Randolph Scott (this is not a good thing as he was equally annoyingly smug in his romantic lead roles). The film does have a twist at the end which you won't guess and it leaves you feeling happy. However, the journey there is all a bit of a waste of time. Shame.
This film is OK but I'm afraid it is nothing more than that. Despite some occasional humorous touches, eg, the way that everyone who works at the hotel has the same ghastly generic way of speaking to guests (very relevant to today's ghastly focus on the "customer experience"), the script doesn't contain enough humour. It's all a bit boring. Rod Cameron is far too smug in the lead role and he reminded me of Randolph Scott (this is not a good thing as he was equally annoyingly smug in his romantic lead roles). The film does have a twist at the end which you won't guess and it leaves you feeling happy. However, the journey there is all a bit of a waste of time. Shame.