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MysteryComedy

The Girl in the Case

- 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!

Release Date : 1944-04-20

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Columbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Edmund Lowe

Character Name : William Warner

Original Name : Edmund Lowe

Gender : Male

Janis Carter

Character Name : Myra Warner

Original Name : Janis Carter

Gender : Female

Robert B. Williams

Character Name : Malloy (as Bob Williams)

Original Name : Robert B. Williams

Gender : Male

Richard Hale

Character Name : John Heyser

Original Name : Richard Hale

Gender : Male

Stanley Clements

Character Name : Tuffy

Original Name : Stanley Clements

Gender : Male

Tom Kennedy

Character Name : Watchman (uncredited)

Original Name : Tom Kennedy

Gender : Male

Kaye Dowd

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Kaye Dowd

Gender : Female

Dusty Anderson

Character Name : Beautiful Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Dusty Anderson

Gender : Female

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Character Name : Witness (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Gender : Male

Carole Mathews

Character Name :

Original Name : Carole Mathews

Gender : Female

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-28

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.