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Watched this just because of title.


I saw this on TCM recently and watched just only cause of the title. I was expecting a grim, noir policier, the type that RKO made in the late 40's early 50's.
Instead I get a pre-war WB programmer, a musical comedy, no less, disguised as a crime drama.
Unbelievable, corny, hackneyed storyline, but fun to watch.

The last shot at the end says it all: man gets girl, and horse, too.

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I loved the movie but I too expected a police procedural type thing. More like an early Cagney irish jolly. Great fun and all packed into 55 minutes, proper movie making!

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