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The Girl in the Case

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6.0/10 • 4

1944-04-201h 5m

MysteryComedy

SH-H-H-H!

William Warner is a lawyer who is famous for his skill at opening any kind of lock, making him a valuable commodity. William is unknowingly enlisted by German spies who want him to open a chest containing a secret formula. This leads to a madcap adventure involving spies, the police and lots of picked locks!

Directors
William Berke
Writters
Joseph Hoffman

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  1. Edmund Lowe

    Edmund Lowe

    William Warner

  2. Janis Carter

    Janis Carter

    Myra Warner

  3. Robert B. Williams

    Robert B. Williams

    Malloy (as Bob Williams)

  4. Richard Hale

    Richard Hale

    John Heyser

  5. Stanley Clements

    Stanley Clements

    Tuffy

  6. Tom Kennedy

    Tom Kennedy

    Watchman (uncredited)

  7. Kaye Dowd

    Kaye Dowd

    Secretary (uncredited)

  8. Dusty Anderson

    Dusty Anderson

    Beautiful Girl (uncredited)

  9. Harry 'Snub' Pollard

    Harry 'Snub' Pollard

    Witness (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Nov 28, 2023

6/10

I rather enjoyed this quirky and quickly paced wartime thriller. "Warner" (Edmund Lowe) is a renowned lawyer who also dabbles, successfully, in a bit of locksmithery. Indeed, he is regularly called upon by companies and authorities alike to help them out when locks needs "unlocking". His skills are also on the radar of some devious Nazi spies who want to try and trick him into opening a safe in which some secret documents are securely stashed. Can he, and his increasingly involved wife "Myra" (Janis Carter) stay one step of the fifth columnists and, probably for him, not fall down the fire escape, or off the window ledge, or end up in a big chest or in jail with $25,000 of dodgy loot? The production is a bit basic and there's a bit too much dialogue, but when Lowe and Carter are sharing the screen together, there's enough comedy chemistry to raise a smile or two before the predicable denouement. This is typical WWII feel-good fayre, but some effort has gone into the story and the characters and it's certainly at the better end of the genre.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
chestsecret formula