Despite having Pat O'Brien, Carole Landis and George Murphy in "Having Wonderful Crime", the film is pretty bad. It's a comedy that simply tries too hard to be kooky--and ends up being very shrill instead.
The film begins with the three leads at a magic show. However, something weird happens--the magician disappears and does NOT reappear in the show! Later, the three come upon a lady in distress--not knowing it's the magician's assistant. From here, they're pulled into a very loud and annoying mystery.
Throughout this film, time and again, folks behave in ways that simply defy sense. For example, after just meeting the lady assistant, the four check into a hotel--and the lady as O'Brien's wife!!! Why? Did this make sense in any way? Nope....but this sort of thing happens again and again--and during all this, there is LOTS of yelling, lots of running about at full speed and lots of dopey behavior by Landis' character. The bottom line is that this film comes off as half-baked and silly--and not the least bit satisfying. Avoid unless you are a masochist.
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