Dorothy Wilson had a delicate beauty and an understated acting manner but she was swamped in this so called romantic comedy where everyone around her - Gwen Lee, Charles Starrett and Guinn Williams - were busy madly mugging their heads off!! The movie started off promising to warm the cockles of a mystery movie lover's heart. Pretty salesgirl Dorothy Brooks (Wilson) has been lured to Mr. Dickman's apartment where he accuses her of shoplifting which he will overlook if she is "nice" to him. A struggle develops and he falls over the balcony and she then finds herself on the run, helped greatly by her friend Kitty (Lee) who installs them both at a plush hotel. From then on the emphasis is on comedy as Dorothy finds herself chased by frivolous young playboy Don Cabot (Starrett) who even though he is at the hotel to announce his engagement, now finds he cannot live without Dorothy. There is even a case of mistaken identity with Don initially believing Kitty is the girl of his dreams.
There really isn't much of a plot to this silly, mercifully short movie. Whenever Wilson is given a few paragraphs of dialogue she tries to bring a bit of dimension and believability to the story but with Lee and Williams always on hand to do what they do best (she a dumb blonde, he a goofy buddy) what can Dorothy do but fade into the background. The year after this film, in 1936, Charles Starrett signed with Columbia where he became the famous "Durango Kid" and in the same year Wilson married and soon retired for marriage and motherhood.
There really isn't much of a plot to this silly, mercifully short movie. Whenever Wilson is given a few paragraphs of dialogue she tries to bring a bit of dimension and believability to the story but with Lee and Williams always on hand to do what they do best (she a dumb blonde, he a goofy buddy) what can Dorothy do but fade into the background. The year after this film, in 1936, Charles Starrett signed with Columbia where he became the famous "Durango Kid" and in the same year Wilson married and soon retired for marriage and motherhood.
