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Director: John Ford
Genres: Comedy of Errors, Crime Comedy, Comedy
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Summary:
The film that revived Edward G. Robinson's career after a string of flops, along with A Slight Case of Murder (1938), it was one of the few comedies on his lengthy list of credits. The gangster-comedy was unusual in the composition of its writing staff, which included frequent Frank Capra collaborators Robert Riskin and Jo Swerling, as well as tough-guy scribe W... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Edward G. Robinson - (Arthur Ferguson Jones)
Edward G. Robinson - (Killer Mannion)
Jean Arthur - (Wilhelmina "Bill" Clark)
Wallace Ford - (Mr. Healy)
Arthur Hohl - (Detective Sgt. Mike Boyle)
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Review:
Considering the heavy-handed horseplay that Ford often included in his films as comic relief, the deftness of his touch in this masterful farce comes as something of a surprise. The old story of the worm turning is framed in the familiar form of the repressed character and his doppelganger, the evil twin. Ford directs and cuts the scenes with... Continue >>

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