Banned by some (but not all) local censor Boards around the country, including New York City and state)and the Catholic Church ,when first released as "The Sunset Strip Case", as being a bit on the racy side with some slang dialogue that got by the MPPDA,including some stripping going on on Sunset Strip.

Sherlock Holmes: You'd hardly thank me for theorizing over it.

Det. Insp. Atherly Jones: What I always say, Dear Mister Holmes, An ounce of practice is worth a ton of theory

Sherlock Holmes: Yes, Yes I've heard you say it.

Nora Marco: Why isn't he in B-E-D?

Douglas Fairbanks Rosenbloom: Because I want more to E-A-T, you old C-O-W.

Benjamin Button: You can be as mad as a mad dog at the way things went. You could swear, curse the fates, but when it comes to the end, you have to let go.

Philo Vance: Well, if you knew Archer Coe, you would know that suicide would be almost a psychological impossibility for him.

Dist. Atty. Markham: Psychological, bosh! Now two and two make four, don't they?

Philo Vance: How do you know you have two and two?

Dr. Leonard Gillespie: The operation was a success but the patient died.

Josephine: What's in the basket?

Duane Bradley: [laughs] My brother!

Emily Jenkins: What does she want?

Edward Sullivan: To know what your idea of hell is... and make you live there.

Gay Keane: Have you ever realized what a lot you can learn from photographs?

Sir Simon Flaquer: The social footsteps of time.

Bugs Bunny: Eh, pardon me, doc. Fresh out of carrots.

Arthur Sherlock Holmes: Get a crossword, Watson. There's several moments to lose.

Charles Spottswoode: What happened backstage? Were you able to see the Canary.

Philo Vance: No luck Charles. She's about as hard to get out of that judging room, as she is in that swing.

Granny Ruth: The wolves are once again at our door! Our rights are being invaded by sideshow mentality.

[Duane has reattached his mutant Siamese Twin brother]

Granny Ruth: Sewing him back on like that wasn't the answer, Duane.

Raymond T. Marcus is listed as the writer for this movie but that was an alias used by writer Bernard Gordon. Gordon co-wrote this movie with Julian Zimet. Since these two were on the Hollywood Black List they could not be credited.