Ronnie Jackson is a lowly baby photographer who secretly fantasizes about being a private detective. When a lovely baroness actually mistakes him for one and asks him to help locate her missing husband, Baron Montay, Ronnie finds himself agreeing. Several days later he is on death row whiling away the hours until his execution by recounting to a group of reporters the bizarre tale of how he ended up there.
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Stars: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre, Lon Chaney Jr., John Hoyt, Charles Dingle
Crew: Elliott Nugent (Director), Edmund Beloin (Screenplay), Jack Rose (Screenplay), Bob Hope (Writer), Daniel Dare (Producer), Robert Emmett Dolan (Original Music Composer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Hope Enterprises, Paramount
Runtime: 87 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 19, 1947
IMDb: 4.3
Keywords:amateur detective, spoof
