Bizarre comedy-thriller-romance-musical. The comedy is fairly weak, the romance is too quick, and the musical is no threat to "Singin' In The Rain". It is the thriller part that works best this time, mainly thanks to a supremely creepy, first-class performance by the usually lovable Roland Young; a cold-blooded murder right in the opening sequence is quite jolting to witness in a Bob Hope picture. The cinematography is particualry drab in this one, or maybe there just aren't many good copies in circulation anymore; in any case, this drabness also adds to the thriller elements, particularly near the end. **1/2 out of 4.
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