Having a Wonderful Crime (1945)

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Having Wonderful Crime spotlights Michael J. Malone, the murder-solving attorney created by author Craig Rice. The film is also ostensibly based on a novel by Rice, though precious little of the original actually made it to the screen. The story begins as Malone (Pat O'Brien) brusquely informs his… More Having Wonderful Crime spotlights Michael J. Malone, the murder-solving attorney created by author Craig Rice. The film is also ostensibly based on a novel by Rice, though precious little of the original actually made it to the screen. The story begins as Malone (Pat O'Brien) brusquely informs his newlywed friends Jake and Helene Justus (George Murphy and Carole Landis) that he's not going to allow them to suck him into another murder mystery. Unfortunately for the attorney, Jake and Helene shortly afterward attend a stage magic show wherein the star magician (George Zucco) disappears for real! Their investigation leads to a resort hotel literally packed with murder suspects. When the newlyweds learn too much for their own good, it's up to Malone to come to the rescue and nab the killer. One of the suspects is played by an actress named Anje Berens, who as "Gloria Holden" previously starred in Dracula's Daughter (1936). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 10 min.
Directed By: A. Edward Sutherland
Written By: Howard J. Green, Parke Levy
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

On DVD: May 29, 1991

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
The mystery story is fair, the comedy is silly, but there's lots of energy and the whole thing sort of works in an easy-going way.

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Cast

            Pat O'Brien as Michael J. Malone

            George Murphy as Jake Justus

            Carole Landis as Helene Justus

            Lénore Aubert as Gilda Mayfair

            George Zucco as The Great Movel

            Anje Berens as Phyllis Gray

            Richard Martin as Lance Richards

            Charles D. Brown as Mr. Winslow

            Blanche Ring as Elizabeth Lenhart

            Josephine Whittell as Myra Lenhart

            Don Barclay as Bartender

            Virginia Belmont as Guest

            Tom Burton as Guest (uncredited)

            Harry Clay
            
            William "Wee Willie" Davis as Zacharias

            Edward Fielding as Dr. Newcomb

            Ellen Hall
            
            Shirley Johnson
            
            Nancy Marlowe
            
            Frank Mayo
            
            Emory Parnell as Sergeant

            Alex Pollard as Waiter

            Elaine Riley
            
            Cyril Ring as Hotel Clerk

            Lee Trent
            
            Lawrence Wheat as Butler

            Chili Williams as Bartender

            Margie Stewart
            
            Kerry Vaughn
            
            Virginia Cruzon
            
            Marilyn Gladstone
            
            Jim Jordan as Usher

            Shelby Payne
            
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