Summary
A woman rents a gloomy basement apartment in Greenwich Village thinking it will provide the perfect atmosphere for her mystery writer husband to create his next book. They soon find themselves in the middle of a real-life mystery when a corpse turns up in their apartment.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 67
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than most comedies, −12 min on the typical 100
typical 10088Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1942
December 10, 1942
84 years ago
Genres
ComedyMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
39 people
Loretta YoungNancy Troy
Brian AherneJeff Troy
Jeff DonnellAnne Carstairs
William WrightScott Carstairs
Sidney TolerInspector Hankins
Gale SondergaardMrs. Devoe
Donald MacBrideBolling
Lee PatrickPolly Franklin
Don CostelloEddie Turner
Richard GainesLingle
Frank BakerMinor Role (uncredited)
William BenedictMessenger Boy (uncredited)
James BurkePat Murphy (uncredited)
George ChandlerTaxi Driver (uncredited)- RCRalph CurlyDetective (uncredited)
John DilsonMedical Examiner (uncredited)
Eddie DunnMatthews (uncredited)
Ralph DunnHenderson (uncredited)- JFJimmie FoxChuck, Second Mover (uncredited)
Harry HarveyTaxi Driver (uncredited)
Grace HayleIrate Tenant at Bruhl's Address (uncredited)
Cy KendallLouis Kauffman (uncredited)
Douglas LeavittCoal Man (uncredited)
George LloydElectrician (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Richard Wallace Director
- William Mull Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Jack Henley Screenplay
- Richard Flournoy Screenplay
- Kelley Roos Novel
Production · 1
- Samuel Bischoff Producer
Camera · 1
- Joseph Walker Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Charles Nelson Editor
Sound · 4
- Werner R. Heymann Music
- Sidney Cutner Orchestrator
- Morris Stoloff Music Director
- Lambert E. Day Sound Engineer
Art · 3
- Joseph Kish Interior Designer
- Robert Peterson Art Direction
- Lionel Banks Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Frank Ryan Dialogue Coach
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