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I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Memorable, crazy movie

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

A comedy with Jean Parker, Veda Ann Borg, Tim Ryan (who has been a worthy scriptwriter and didn't really have the look of an actor), E. Gargan as the humbled, submissive copper, Fowley as the lover of the widow: one of Beaudine's best hours ever, a smart movie, deliciously played, sampling loveliest scenes comes across as useless, since this comedy charms in its entirety. Jean offers an awesomely funny role, as she's irresistibly joyful, wholesome and dynamic.It's also the movie where Kitty O'Day starts her solving mysteries; she's an irresistible, lovely person.The audiences are teased with an undressing scene.Beaudine could be proud of this movie. It's better than 'Midnight Manhunt', and way sexier, classier and lovelier.Jean was perhaps the best actress from her league, and here she seemed pleased with her role.Jean and Veda Ann both have made movies with Sekely, and both have been in movies with Carradine.

What would you do if you discovered your boss dead, murdered in their own shower? Most people would simply file for unemployment, but not Kitty O'Day (Jean Parker), the nosy secretary who seems to be around every time a new corpse is discovered, even when she is found hiding in the tub with one whom she had no idea that they were there. Along with co-worker Peter Cookson, she gets in over her head searching for the killer, annoying the heck out of the police detectives who make the Keystone cops look like Serpico. A good majority of the film is spent on slapstick, putting Parker, Cookson and one of the dumb detectives out on a skyscraper window ledge. Minus this footage and other attempts at comedic interludes, the film would run about 40 minutes. Perennial tough girl Veda Ann Borg adds some spark as the boss's cheating wife, but the majority of the film is so ridiculously structured that even at just over an hour, it is a mystery how the viewer didn't fall asleep, tune out or hit the fast forward button.

"Detective Kitty O'Day" is not a great mystery (the murderer is fairly easy to spot after a point, especially when the other suspects keep getting bumped off!), but it doesn't need to be: it's the comedy that primarily carries this picture, and it carries it well. The dialogue is snappy and the pacing is breezy. More specifically, just about every line uttered by the clueless but good natured cop played by Ed Gargan is funny to very funny ("I wanted to get you out of that hot closet before you sophisticated!"). Jean Parker is absolutely adorable as the title character: beautiful, spunky, brave, and deeply devoted to her boyfriend; near the end, she's not afraid to get physical with the bad guys using her handbag as a weapon! The "official" DVD print of the movie, included in a "Poverty Row" collection with two others, has a couple of bad splices, but they don't detract much. *** out of 4.

I just finished watching this movie on a compilation DVD distributed by Retromedia Entertainment - available for rental on Netflix. Quite entertaining with a nice performance by the handsome Peter Cookson, but the true bright spot was the performance by Jean Parker. The film was marred by some silly slapstick and weak humor - but still worth watching.The copy of the film was in fairly good condition overall, but had some breaks in continuity. I look forward to seeing more films starring Miss Parker.This sort of film is of interest to film history buffs as a typical product of one the lesser known Hollywood studios - Monogram Pictures.