Nurse in white uniform Joan Blondell is bored, bored, bored at the hospital, and so she is thrilled when given an assignment to care for the rich old lady at that big spooky house. There was just a suicide in that house - or was it a murder?
Blondell reports for duty and is quickly pulled aside by handsome young police detective George Brent, who urges her to keep her eyes open for suspicious characters - he wants her to be his deputy. Am I a copper now?, she wants to know. You're Miss Pinkerton, Brent announces. They giggle a bit and set off to investigate.
The flirting between Blondell and Brent is kind of fun if maybe a little too cute. The rest of the picture is mainly a lot of people sneaking around in the dark, often being followed by other people also sneaking around in the dark. The suspects include the usual - the family doctor, the lawyer, the butler, a pair of young lovers.
The plot really has no great surprises but there are some suspenseful moments, and Blondell's enthusiastic performance is easy to watch.
One great scene: The picture opens with a quick expository bit in which a newspaper editor (played by a very young Lyle Talbot) takes the details of the recent death-at-the-mansion over the phone and repeats them for our benefit as he jots them down. In about ten seconds, we are given an entire back story needed to follow the plot from here. Talk about efficient scene setting!
Blondell reports for duty and is quickly pulled aside by handsome young police detective George Brent, who urges her to keep her eyes open for suspicious characters - he wants her to be his deputy. Am I a copper now?, she wants to know. You're Miss Pinkerton, Brent announces. They giggle a bit and set off to investigate.
The flirting between Blondell and Brent is kind of fun if maybe a little too cute. The rest of the picture is mainly a lot of people sneaking around in the dark, often being followed by other people also sneaking around in the dark. The suspects include the usual - the family doctor, the lawyer, the butler, a pair of young lovers.
The plot really has no great surprises but there are some suspenseful moments, and Blondell's enthusiastic performance is easy to watch.
One great scene: The picture opens with a quick expository bit in which a newspaper editor (played by a very young Lyle Talbot) takes the details of the recent death-at-the-mansion over the phone and repeats them for our benefit as he jots them down. In about ten seconds, we are given an entire back story needed to follow the plot from here. Talk about efficient scene setting!