Baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, on death row in San Quentin, tells reporters how he got there: taking care of his private-eye neighbor's office, Ronnie is asked by the irresistible Baroness Montay to find the missing Baron.
There follow confusing but sinister doings in a gloomy mansion and a private sanatorium, with every plot twist a parody of thriller cliches.
What are the villians really after? Can Ronnie beat a framed murder rap?
Summary written by Rod Crawford {puffinus@u.washington.edu} imdb.com
redited cast:
Bob Hope....Ronnie Jackson
Dorothy Lamour....Carlotta Montay
Peter Lorre....Kismet
Lon Chaney Jr. ....Willie (as Lon Chaney)
John Hoyt....Dr. Lundau
Charles Dingle ....Major Simon Montague
Reginald Denny ....James Collins
Frank Puglia ....Baron Montay
Ann Doran ....Miss Rogers
Willard Robertson ....Prison Warden
Jack La Rue ....Tony
Charles Arnt ....Crawford
Director: Elliott Nugent
Producer: Daniel Dare
Production Company: Hope Enterprises, Paramount Pictures
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Keywords: Comedy
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