Heiress Sarah Farley (Gene Tierney) is annoyed that a reporter has been writing some gossip pieces about her. To her surprise a nice young man (Tyrone Power) she has met at a resort turns out to be the reporter Thomas Tyler.
She aims to ruin his career by falsely claiming they got married. Much to-and-fro will follow, but you know it will end in a kiss.
Somewhat predictable but an amiable little story. There is nothing wrong with the film it just lacks any bite or a spark.
Master criminal The Bat steals a necklace from under the police's noses, he then goes into the countryside. Pausing only to rob a bank, he then goes to a lonely country mansion to terrify the occupants including Miss van Gorder (Grayce Hampton) and Dale (Una Merkle). The police in the form of Chester Morris turn up to investigate, but who is The Bat?
This is a remake of the 1926 film The Bat, though this one has sound. It is a bit of a silly romp with plenty of overacting and nonsense but an enjoyable watch.
This is one of the few films in the Magnifilm wide-screen format which didn't catch on. The film is also cited by Batman's creator as being part of the inspiration for the character.
After their moonshine making father (Mark Miller) is killed in a police chase, his daughters (Jane Anne Johnson and Kathy McHaley) take over the still and aim to get revenge. They discover that the federal agents who caused the police trouble were fake and an evil rich businessman Stanley Adams is looking to get his hands on Miller's land. The girls get the help of a dirt biker Warren Oates with their search for revenge.
The grubby setting and cheap rough camerawork at times suits the story. A fine B-movie. One of the stunt bikers was Steve McQueen (though he was wearing a helmet but not recognisable) who took the job as he was bored!
Eve (Jan Wiley) is an exotic dancer who is arrested after her lewd (apparently) is reported to the police. In reality her dance was pretty tame even for the day, but her arrest was arranged as a publicity stunt by her agent (Phil Warren).
Bail bondsman Hoffman (Eddie Dunn) thinks Eve can pass herself off as a missing heiress. When she is introduced to the family she finds not everyone is delighted to see her...
After the dance at the start there isn't much else in the sleaze department to report, what you do get is a rather mediocre melodrama. The highlight of the film is a short cameo by Cheerio Meredith who plays a drunk.
Singer Della (Judith Allen) witnesses a murder and is forced by the killer to go on the run with him, thus the police think she is an accomplice. She stows away on board a cargo ship captained by Storm (Harry Carey) - not the best name for a ship captain you'd think?
She persuades the captain, who is painted as a "notorious woman hater" after his wife left him in the past, to let her stay (somewhat easily). First Mate Jim (Milburn Stone) falls in love with her, Della's troubles are by no means yet over. She is forced to hide out in a hide out in the South Seas which is obviously a brothel.
A decent little film, Jim and Della make a good couple which makes you care about them. The cast do a reasonable good job out of a rather flimsy plot.