An heiress uses a photographer as an alibi when she is accused of a murder she didn't commit. Fay Wray is an heiress who foolishly poses for a drunken artist. When he falls asleep after trying to take advantage of her she escapes through a sky light. She's seen by a Photographer who brings her into his studio in the same building and they begin a love hate (mostly hate) relationship. When the artist turns up dead, and turns out to be the brother of a notorious gangster, all eyes are focused on Wray who tries to cover herself by saying she's engaged to the photographer. Comedy and murder ensue as everyone tries to figure out who did what to whom. Okay comedy/mystery is heavy on the comedy and less so on the mystery. Its often loud and shrill as the leads do the will they or won't they dance around each other to the extent that the mystery seems to get lost at times. I liked it I didn't love it. To me the problem is that the leads are poorly written coming off more shrill then charming. Not bad, but not something I really need visit again. Worth a shot, if only to see the under appreciated Wray in a "romantic comedy" Director: ALBERT S. ROGELL. Screenplay: Michael L. Simmons. Story: Robert T. Shannon. Photography: Henry Freulich. Film editor: Richard Fantl. Art directors: Lionel Banks, Stephen Goosson. Costumes designed by Robert Kalloch. Music director: Morris Stoloff. Producer: Wallace McDonald.<br/><br/>Copyright 26 October 1937 by Columbia Pictures Corp. New York opening at the Rialto, 29 October 1937. U.S. release: 3 November 1937. 7 reels. 68 minutes. At present available only on VHS.<br/><br/>COMMENT: Despite the title, this is actually not much of a murder mystery. It's actually a screwball, romantic comedy - and a very amusing and pleasant one at that! <br/><br/>And despite the movie's short running time which would seem to indicate that it was intended as a "B" attraction, a really fine cast and crew have been assembled here - and all on the foundation of a really clever script developed by Michael L. Simmons from an original by that screen story specialist, Robert T. Shannon.
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