The most entertaining part of watching this pitiful pastiche of Dial M for Murder was associating characters and situations from Dial M with their counterparts in this one: Tony (!) Preston - the creepy husband, superficially solicitous but in reality anything but, with money troubles and a rich wife. Mrs Preston - the blonde American wife in London, whose husband married her for her money. The inspector - well, what can one say ... The phone - a vital element of the villain's plot, but eventually part of his downfall. Rex Harrison and Myrna Loy act everyone else under the table. However, Doris Day is no Grace Kelly and is totally unconvincing. Her 'breakdown' scene that some reviewers are raving about, is laughable, straight out of a sixth-form school production. Calling it 'over the top' is being kind to it. To sum up: if you want to laugh at a complete misfire that takes itself very seriously, this one is for you.
Review of Midnight Lace
