
Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help locate her husband, Therme, he learns that she is really Norma Phillips, wanted by Chicago police for murder of her husband. She escapes, but Saunders borrows a corpse from the morgue to arrange her fake funeral. The trap brings the woman and Therme to the mortuary out of curiosity.... (Full plot summary below)
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Butch Saunders has been transferred to Missing Persons because he was too brutal in other police work. He regards the assignment as "kindergarten" work. When a young woman asks him to help locate her husband, Therme, he learns that she is really Norma Phillips, wanted by Chicago police for murder of her husband. She escapes, but Saunders borrows a corpse from the morgue to arrange her fake funeral. The trap brings the woman and Therme to the mortuary out of curiosity.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeTerrific, fast-paced pre-Code cynical comedy melodrama. |
| Classic Film and TelevisionMichael E. GrostOff-beat tale of police investigation benefits from supporting actors. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzSo the story's not perfect! But this was a fun programmer, fast-paced and a typical Warner's potboiler of that time period. |
| User ReviewGreg Wanother WB pre-code pic chuck full of WB stars |
| User ReviewGregory Wok good melodrama davis gets top billing but doesn't show up til 20 minutes into the film! |