starring Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur
directed by John Ford
Arthur Jones (Edward G. Robinson) is a meek employee at an insurance company. He has a thing for Miss Clark (Jean Arthur), one of his coworkers. His life gets turned upside down when he is mistaken for "Killer" Manion, a criminal who recently escaped from prison.
Jones gets arrested. He's released after his boss vouches for him and the police discover that that his fingerprints don't match the ones on file for Manion. He's given a letter, explaining that he isn't Manion, to help him in case any other police officers try to arrest him. Jones life gets a little more complicated when Manion shows up at Jones' apartment. Manion forces Jones to help him.
Manion fools the police into thinking that he is Jones and kills one of his former business partners. Jones doesn't know where to turn for help but lucks out when Manion's henchmen get mixed up and mistake him for their boss.
There's a dearth of music in this movie. There was more than one moment that I felt would have been improved by some mood music.
Manion is completely different from Jones. He's much more aggressive. There were a few scenes where Manion and Jones talk. Sometimes both of them (who are both played by Edward G. Robinson) are seen on screen at the same time.
This was a fun watch. It isn't great. Robinson and Arthur have pretty good chemistry although I don't exactly buy them as a potential romantic couple.
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